Security News
![GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers](/static/build/img/news/alt/mac-stats-small.jpg)
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...](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/breach-statistics-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/Phishing-small.jpg)
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?](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/antivirus-stats-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-costs-scaled-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/breach-statistics-small.jpg)
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](/static/build/img/news/alt/password-statistics-small.jpg)
Is Mozilla’s enthusiasm for DNS-over-HTTPS getting out of hand?