Security News

More than 800K DrayTek routers vulnerable to DNS reprogramming attack
2018-05-22 15:57

Nearly all of the 800,000+ DrayTek routers currently in operation are subject to an exploit allowing an attacker to change its DNS settings. Update your firmware now.

Attackers Change DNS Settings of DrayTek Routers
2018-05-21 17:03

Attackers have been targeting a zero-day vulnerability in routers made by DrayTek to change their DNS settings and likely abuse them in future attacks. read more

DNS-Hijacking Malware Targeting iOS, Android and Desktop Users Worldwide
2018-05-21 15:03

Widespread routers' DNS hijacking malware that recently found targeting Android devices has now been upgraded its capabilities to target iOS devices as well as desktop users. Dubbed Roaming...

Two Vulnerabilities Patched in BIND DNS Software
2018-05-21 04:40

Updates announced on Friday by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) for BIND, the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS) software, patch a couple of vulnerabilities. While attackers may be...

New DNS encryption tools accelerate privacy online
2018-05-02 12:39

Brand new Domain Naming Service (DNS) Cloudflare is gaining firm ground among internet users. Unlike many other DNS providers, Cloudflare positions itself as a strictly privacy-oriented service....

DNS Threat Mitigation
2018-04-30 18:18

Andrew Wertkin of BlueCat Networks Outlines What Enterprises Need to Do NowDNS is not well understood as a signal and control point in cybersecurity, says Andrew Wertkin of BlueCat Networks, who...

MyEtherWallet users robbed after successful DNS hijacking attack
2018-04-25 20:00

Unknown attackers have managed to steal approximately $150,000 in Ethereum from a number of MyEtherWallet (MEW) users, after having successfully redirected them to a phishing site posing as...

Russian hackers take down Amazon DNS, steal $160K in cryptocurrency
2018-04-25 12:24

The two-hour event is the third recorded BGP hijack of Russian origin in the last 12 months. Maybe it's time to consider alternatives to BGP.

MyEtherWallet.com turns into Someone Else's EtherWallet amid AWS DNS network hijack
2018-04-24 19:04

BGP takeover redirects traffic from Amazon to crooks Crooks today hijacked internet connections to Amazon Web Services systems to ultimately steal $28m in alt-coins from online cryptocurrency...

Whitepaper: DNS Threat Intelligence vs. AI Network Security
2018-04-24 13:52

The Domain Name System (DNS) turns a user-friendly domain name into an IP address that computers use to identify each other. DNS is unencrypted by default. Most security vendors still heavily rely...