Security News

New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records
2025-03-27 16:58

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that leverages the Domain Name System (DNS) mail exchange (MX) records to serve fake login pages that...

UK NCSC offers security guidance for domain and DNS registrars
2025-03-27 14:47

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...

Microsoft fixes Entra ID authentication issue caused by DNS change
2025-02-25 20:17

Microsoft has fixed an issue that caused Entra ID DNS authentication failures when using the company's Seamless SSO and Microsoft Entra Connect Sync. [...]

ExtensionHound: Open-source tool for Chrome extension DNS forensics
2025-01-30 05:00

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...

MikroTik botnet uses misconfigured SPF DNS records to spread malware
2025-01-15 20:04

A newly discovered botnet of 13,000 MikroTik devices uses a misconfiguration in domain name server records to bypass email protections and deliver malware by spoofing roughly 20,000 web domains. [...]

ZLoader Malware Returns With DNS Tunneling to Stealthily Mask C2 Comms
2024-12-11 14:07

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the ZLoader malware that employs a Domain Name System (DNS) tunnel for command-and-control (C2) communications, indicating that the...

Hackers Leveraging Cloudflare Tunnels, DNS Fast-Flux to Hide GammaDrop Malware
2024-12-06 07:03

The threat actor known as Gamaredon has been observed leveraging Cloudflare Tunnels as a tactic to conceal its staging infrastructure hosting a malware called GammaDrop. The activity is part of an...

Safeguarding the DNS through registries
2024-11-20 05:00

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)...

Cybercriminals hijack DNS to build stealth attack networks
2024-11-15 13:52

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...

Increasing Awareness of DNS Hijacking: A Growing Cyber Threat
2024-11-06 21:56

Read more about DNS hijacking and how organizations can prevent it.