Security News > 2019 > January > Build the wall... around your DNS settings, US govt IT staff urged by Homeland Security amid domain hijackings

2019-01-23 04:05
Anyone still at their posts, please stop these address takeovers... please, helloo? Anyone there? America's Homeland Security has urged US government departments and federal agencies to shore up their DNS control panels after hackers successfully stormed the barricades.…
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