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EU launches EU-based, privacy-focused DNS resolution service

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EU launches EU-based, privacy-focused DNS resolution service 2025-06-09 at 17:38 By Zeljka Zorz DNS4EU, an EU-based DNS resolution service created to strengthen European Union’s digital sovereignty, has become reality. What is DNS? The Domain Name System (DNS) “translates” human-readable domain names into IP addresses and back, and is essential for accessing websites. Most users use […]

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DNS: The Secret Weapon CISOs May Be Overlooking In the Fight Against Cyberattacks

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DNS: The Secret Weapon CISOs May Be Overlooking In the Fight Against Cyberattacks 2025-04-08 at 18:04 By Danelle Au While often relegated to a purely functional role, DNS offers unparalleled opportunities for preemptive defense against cyberattacks. The post DNS: The Secret Weapon CISOs May Be Overlooking In the Fight Against Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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US, Allies Warn of Threat Actors Using ‘Fast Flux’ to Hide Server Locations

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US, Allies Warn of Threat Actors Using ‘Fast Flux’ to Hide Server Locations 2025-04-04 at 15:29 By Ionut Arghire US and allied countries warn of threat actors using the “fast flux” technique to change DNS records and hide malicious servers’ locations. The post US, Allies Warn of Threat Actors Using ‘Fast Flux’ to Hide Server

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UK NCSC offers security guidance for domain and DNS registrars

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UK NCSC offers security guidance for domain and DNS registrars 2025-03-27 at 16:48 By Zeljka Zorz The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released security guidance for domain registrars and operators of Domain Name System (DNS) services. “DNS registrars have an important role to help counter domain abuses throughout their lifecycle,” the NCSC says.

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ExtensionHound: Open-source tool for Chrome extension DNS forensics

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ExtensionHound: Open-source tool for Chrome extension DNS forensics 2025-01-30 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz Traditional monitoring tools reveal only traffic from the Chrome process, leaving security teams uncertain about which extension is responsible for a suspicious DNS query. ExtensionHound solves this by analyzing Chrome’s internal network state and linking DNS activity to specific extensions. ExtensionHound

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Safeguarding the DNS through registries

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Safeguarding the DNS through registries 2024-11-20 at 07:16 By Help Net Security The integrity of our online ecosystem heavily relies on domain registries, which serve as the foundation for secure and trusted digital experiences. However, threats like Domain Name System (DNS) abuse– manifesting as phishing, malware, and botnets – jeopardize this security. Such abuses harm

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Cybercriminals hijack DNS to build stealth attack networks

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Cybercriminals hijack DNS to build stealth attack networks 2024-11-15 at 16:05 By Help Net Security Hijacking domains using a ‘Sitting Ducks attack’ remains an underrecognized topic in the cybersecurity community. Few threat researchers are familiar with this attack vector, and knowledge is scarce. However, the prevalence of these attacks and the risk to organizations are

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Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware via ISP-Level DNS Poisoning

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Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware via ISP-Level DNS Poisoning 2024-08-05 at 16:47 By Eduard Kovacs Chinese group StormBamboo spotted delivering Windows and macOS malware by compromising an ISP and using DNS poisoning. The post Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware via ISP-Level DNS Poisoning appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Chinese hackers compromised an ISP to deliver malicious software updates

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Chinese hackers compromised an ISP to deliver malicious software updates 2024-08-05 at 13:46 By Zeljka Zorz APT StormBamboo compromised a undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) to poison DNS queries and thus deliver malware to target organizations, Volexity researchers have shared. Malware delivery via automatic software updates StormBamboo (aka Evasive Panda, aka StormCloud), a Chinese-speaking threat

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Over 35k Domains Hijacked in ‘Sitting Ducks’ Attacks

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Over 35k Domains Hijacked in ‘Sitting Ducks’ Attacks 2024-08-02 at 12:01 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors have hijacked over 35,000 domains in five years because DNS providers fail to properly verify domain ownership. The post Over 35k Domains Hijacked in ‘Sitting Ducks’ Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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BIND 9.20 released: Enhanced DNSSEC support, application infrastructure improvements

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BIND 9.20 released: Enhanced DNSSEC support, application infrastructure improvements 2024-07-25 at 10:01 By Help Net Security BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an open-source DNS software system with an authoritative server, a recursive resolver, and related utilities. BIND 9.20, a stable branch suitable for production use, has been released. According to the current software release

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Hackers Exploit Flaw in Squarespace Migration to Hijack Domains

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Hackers Exploit Flaw in Squarespace Migration to Hijack Domains 2024-07-16 at 15:02 By Ionut Arghire Hackers exploited a flaw to hijack cryptocurrency domains that were migrated from Google Domains to Squarespace. The post Hackers Exploit Flaw in Squarespace Migration to Hijack Domains appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Attackers Use DNS Tunneling to Track Victim Activity, Scan Networks

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Attackers Use DNS Tunneling to Track Victim Activity, Scan Networks 2024-05-14 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors are using DNS tunneling to track victims’ interaction with spam and to scan network infrastructures. The post Attackers Use DNS Tunneling to Track Victim Activity, Scan Networks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Ethereum Name Service founder reveals Vitalik Buterin’s fateful grant intervention

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Ethereum Name Service founder reveals Vitalik Buterin’s fateful grant intervention 2024-03-19 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Gareth Jenkinson Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin played a pivotal role in making the development of the Ethereum Naming Service possible. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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KeyTrap DNS Attack Could Disable Large Parts of Internet: Researchers

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KeyTrap DNS Attack Could Disable Large Parts of Internet: Researchers 2024-02-14 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs Patches released for a new DNSSEC vulnerability named KeyTrap, described as the worst DNS attack ever discovered. The post KeyTrap DNS Attack Could Disable Large Parts of Internet: Researchers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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PolarDNS: Open-source DNS server tailored for security evaluations

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PolarDNS: Open-source DNS server tailored for security evaluations 21/11/2023 at 08:36 By Mirko Zorz PolarDNS is a specialized authoritative DNS server that allows the operator to produce custom DNS responses suitable for DNS protocol testing purposes. What can you do with PolarDNS? PolarDNS can be used for testing of: DNS resolvers (server-side) DNS clients DNS

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The 3 key stages of ransomware attacks and useful indicators of compromise

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The 3 key stages of ransomware attacks and useful indicators of compromise 08/11/2023 at 09:02 By Help Net Security For SOC teams to be able to defend their organization against ransomware attacks, they need to have the right security toolset, but also an understanding of the three primary ransomware attack stages. In this article, we

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Reinforcing cybersecurity: The network’s role to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks

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Reinforcing cybersecurity: The network’s role to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks 19/10/2023 at 07:34 By Help Net Security It’s always DNS. That’s what the famous internet meme popular among sysadmins says anyway. It’s funny because while clearly, every network issue doesn’t resolve to some funky DNS issue, too many network admins have banged their

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DIY attack surface management: Simple, cost-effective and actionable perimeter insights

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DIY attack surface management: Simple, cost-effective and actionable perimeter insights 16/10/2023 at 11:46 By Help Net Security Modern-day attack surface management (ASM) can be an intimidating task for most organizations, with assets constantly changing due to new deployments, assets being decommissioned, and ongoing migrations to cloud providers. Assets can be created and forgotten about, only

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Galxe replacing 110% of funds users lost in recent front-end hack, over $400K

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Galxe replacing 110% of funds users lost in recent front-end hack, over $400K 11/10/2023 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph By Derek Andersen The platform was the victim of a phishing scam that routed users to a website that drained their wallets after they approved a transaction. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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