Security News

GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers
2018-10-01 13:03

Chinese cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a widespread, ongoing malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100,000 home routers and modified their DNS settings to hack users with...

How to nab a HTTPS cert for a stranger's website: Step one, shatter those DNS queries...
2018-09-06 10:01

Domain validation systems fooled by boffins Updated Researchers in Germany have discovered how to obtain HTTPS security certificates for web domains they don't own – even if the certs are...

Week in review: DNS interception, critical Apache Struts flaw, cybersecurity career pathing
2018-08-26 19:21

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The importance of career pathing in the cybersecurity industry A major issue facing our industry right now is a...

How to enable DNS over TLS in Android Pie
2018-08-23 17:46

Jack Wallen shows you how to use the new Private DNS feature in Android Pie, which allows DNS over TLS for a more secure experience.

How often are users’ DNS queries intercepted?
2018-08-21 19:46

A group of Chinese researchers wanted to find out just how widespread DNS interception is and has presented the result of their large-scale study to the audience at the Usenix Security Symposium...

NCC Group Releases Open Source DNS Rebinding Attack Tool
2018-08-20 12:30

Cyber security and risk mitigation company NCC Group has released a new open source tool designed to make it easier for penetration testers and others to perform DNS rebinding attacks. read more

How's that encryption coming, buddy? DNS requests routinely spied on, boffins claim
2018-08-20 07:03

Uninvited middlemen may be messing with message Most people's DNS queries – by which browsers and other software resolve domain names into IP addresses – remain unprotected while flowing over the...

Kaspersky VPN Bug Leaked DNS Lookups
2018-08-13 10:15

A recently patched security vulnerability in the Kaspersky VPN application for Android resulted in DNS queries being exposed even after the user connected to a virtual server. read more

D-Link Routers In Brazil Fall To DNS Tampering
2018-08-13 08:18

Remotely Exploitable Software Vulnerabilities To Blame For HijackingCybercriminals in Brazil have capitalized on older vulnerabilities in D-Link routers for financially motivated phishing attacks....

Mozilla faces resistance over DNS privacy test
2018-08-07 12:26

Is Mozilla’s enthusiasm for DNS-over-HTTPS getting out of hand?