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Oblivious DNS
2018-04-18 11:29

Interesting idea: ...we present Oblivious DNS (ODNS), which is a new design of the DNS ecosystem that allows current DNS servers to remain unchanged and increases privacy for data in motion and at...

Android Trojan Spreads via DNS Hijacking
2018-04-17 13:03

An Android Trojan masquerading as popular mobile applications is propagating via smartphones roaming between Wi-Fi networks, Kaspersky Lab warns. read more

Cybercriminals Hijack Router DNS to Distribute Android Banking Trojan
2018-04-16 14:33

Security researchers have been warning about an ongoing malware campaign hijacking Internet routers to distribute Android banking malware that steals users' sensitive information, login...

Oblivious DNS could protect your internet traffic against snooping
2018-04-10 18:09

DNS is prone to snooping of personal data, but four Princeton researchers think they've found a way to encrypt everyone's traffic without any changes to the current DNS system.

Sorry spooks: Princeton boffins reckon they can hide DNS queries
2018-04-10 02:02

'Oblivious DNS' decouples users from the sites they visit The Domain Name System (DNS) is a plain-text service that lets anyone who can see “the wire” capture a user's DNS traffic and work out...

Cloudflare launches privacy-protecting DNS service
2018-04-03 20:28

If you’ve been offline during the weekend you might have missed Cloudflare announcing a new privacy-oriented consumer DNS service, hosted at the following IP addresses: 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. With...

Cloudflare Launches Publicly DNS-Over-HTTPS Service
2018-04-02 17:28

Clouldflare launches DNS-over-HTTPS service called 1.1.1.1 that it says will be a “privacy-first” DNS service for consumers.

How to Make Your Internet Faster with Privacy-Focused 1.1.1.1 DNS Service
2018-04-02 13:48

Cloudflare, a well-known Internet performance and security company, announced the launch of 1.1.1.1—world's fastest and privacy-focused secure DNS service that not only speeds up your internet...

Cloudflare Launches Free Secure DNS Service
2018-04-02 13:13

Cloudflare Launches Globally Available Secure Free DNS Resolver Cloudflare launched a new free service, designed to improve both the speed and the security of the internet, on April Fool's Day...

Mozilla Tests DNS over HTTPS: Meets Some Privacy Pushback
2018-03-26 13:15

Mozilla is testing a method of securing DNS traffic via HTTPS, but is faced with some privacy resistance.