Shadowserver fights amplified DDoS attacks 

Shadowserver fights amplified DDoS attacks

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 22 May 2013 2:44 PM
Fingers recursive DNS servers.
DNS DDoS attacks boom 

DNS DDoS attacks boom

In Networks - By Juha Saarinen, 17 May 2013 10:53 AM
Millions of open resolvers need to be closed.
Industry groups issue web, mobile messaging best practices  

Industry groups issue web, mobile messaging best practices

In Risk - By Danielle Walker, 29 October 2012 7:52 AM
Mobile, malware and phishing covered.
Millions of DSL modems hacked in Brazil 

Millions of DSL modems hacked in Brazil

In Networks - By Juha Saarinen, 3 October 2012 7:45 AM
Admin vulnerability.
Go Daddy denies DDoS, blames internal glitch 

Go Daddy denies DDoS, blames internal glitch

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 12 September 2012 7:32 AM
Hacker posts files to 'prove' attack
Scores of websites downed in GoDaddy DNS attack 

Scores of websites downed in GoDaddy DNS attack

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 11 September 2012 9:49 AM
Company hands beleaguered DNS to VeriSign.
Four-month extension approved in DNSChanger case 

Four-month extension approved in DNSChanger case

In Networks - By Marcos Colon, 8 March 2012 9:31 AM
Enterprises gain extra time to remove trojan.
Thousands of sites cut off by OpenDNS gaffe 

Thousands of sites cut off by OpenDNS gaffe

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 6 January 2012 1:41 PM
Flags Google CDN as phishing.
BIND 9 DNS crashes, 0day suspected 

BIND 9 DNS crashes, 0day suspected

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 18 November 2011 9:47 AM
Temporary patch released.
Is Microsoft's Office365 vulnerable? 

Is Microsoft's Office365 vulnerable?

In Cloud - By Brett Winterford, 14 September 2011 11:32 AM
Comment: Microsoft still uncertain on root cause of outage.
Death worm phones home over DNS 

Death worm phones home over DNS

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 1 September 2011 10:19 AM
The Windows Morto worm uses DNS TXT records to contact servers.
Call for banks to blacklist spammers 

Call for banks to blacklist spammers

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 31 May 2011 9:27 AM
Experts argue that industry should take point on anti-spam efforts.
US wrongly suspends 84,000 websites 

US wrongly suspends 84,000 websites

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 17 February 2011 9:41 AM
Bungled action sacrifices free speech in pursuit of child abusers.
WikiWars: blow by blow 

WikiWars: blow by blow

In Hackers - 17 December 2010 12:05 AM
Assange out on bail; Aussie spies spooked by cyberwar; Google joins pariah cloud providers.
Black Hat: Internet gets 'biggest upgrade since World Wide Web' 

Black Hat: Internet gets 'biggest upgrade since World Wide Web'

In Cloud - By Iain Thomson, 30 July 2010 1:27 PM
DNS Security Extensions could cripple man-in-the-middle attacks.
Twitter attacked by 'Iranian Cyber Army' 

Twitter attacked by 'Iranian Cyber Army'

In Messaging - By Rosalie Marshall, 6 January 2010 10:12 AM
Micro-blogging service inaccessible during early hours of Friday morning.
Hacker grinches launch DDoS attack against Amazon, others 

Hacker grinches launch DDoS attack against Amazon, others

In Hackers - By Andrew R, 29 December 2009 5:00 PM
Sites shut down on Christmas Eve.
Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space 

Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 5 November 2009 11:03 AM
Attacker could gain free reign over principal production domain.
More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered  

More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 25 August 2009 11:33 AM
Despite conventional wisdom, Mac malware remains alive and well.
Apple issues BIND patch 

Apple issues BIND patch

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 14 August 2009 3:15 PM
On the heels of updates for Mac OS X and the Safari browser, Apple has issued a patch for its implementation of BIND, the popular software for DNS servers.
DNS-changing trojan hits Apple Macs 

DNS-changing trojan hits Apple Macs

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 13 August 2009 12:32 PM
A domain naming system (DNS) changing trojan that targets Apple Macs is spreading disguised as a MacCinema Installer.
Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks 

Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 21 July 2009 10:22 AM
The Irish ISP is experiencing an unprecedented volume of traffic that officials believe is the result of multiple DNS poisoning attacks.
ICANN security group calls for end to 'wildcarding' 

ICANN security group calls for end to 'wildcarding'

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 24 June 2009 10:19 AM
Could lead to instability.
Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users 

Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 22 June 2009 11:03 AM
Virus researchers have spotted a new variant of a Mac trojan that attempts to change a victim computer's DNS settings.
Vulnerability discovered that could allow 'man-in-the-middle' attacks on Windows DNS servers 

Vulnerability discovered that could allow 'man-in-the-middle' attacks on Windows DNS servers

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 17 March 2009 10:48 AM
A Microsoft vulnerability has been detected that affects the DNS server and Web Proxy Autodiscovery (WPAD) Protocol registration.
Microsoft patches for GDI, DNS vulnerabilities 

Microsoft patches for GDI, DNS vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 11 March 2009 10:31 AM
Microsoft has pushed out three patches -- one deemed "critical" -- to resolve eight vulnerabilities.
New style of DNS amplification can yield powerful DDoS attacks 

New style of DNS amplification can yield powerful DDoS attacks

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 5 February 2009 11:49 AM
A new class of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which can overwhelm even mainstream targets, is imminent, a security researcher warned this week.
New DNS changing malware detected 

New DNS changing malware detected

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 12 December 2008 11:13 AM
Trend Micro has detected a new DNS changing form of malware, which poisons other hosts on the local subnet installing a rogue Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server ...
One in four public DNS servers insecure 

One in four public DNS servers insecure

In Web/client - By Dave Bailey, 11 November 2008 10:19 AM
One in four public-facing domain name system (DNS) servers on the internet are still vulnerable to the Kaminsky flaw, according to the fourth annual survey of DNS servers by ...
Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical 

Security group: Vulnerability disclosure is impractical

In Applications - By Mark Mayne, 30 October 2008 9:36 AM
An advisory group contends that the scramble over Dan Kaminsky's DNS flaw discovery proves that full disclosure is simply not feasible.
DNS cache poisoning on the rise 

DNS cache poisoning on the rise

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 8 October 2008 9:48 AM
A new threat that poisons DNS caches has been identified.
Apple fixes another DNS vulnerability 

Apple fixes another DNS vulnerability

In Applications - By Sue, 18 September 2008 12:53 PM
Apple released a security update for its Mac OS X to fix several security issues, most notably for the notorious DNS cache poisoning problem and a vulnerability within ...
Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw 

Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw

In Applications - By Liz Tay, 27 August 2008 11:41 AM
Researchers have developed a browser security system that protects against the recently-revealed DNS vulnerability and other Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks.
Physicist hacks DNS patch 

Physicist hacks DNS patch

In Web/client - By Aharon Etengoff, 11 August 2008 8:37 AM
A Russian physicist has successfully hacked an emergency patch designed to fix a recently discovered DNS vulnerability.
Kaminsky delivers DNS dirt 

Kaminsky delivers DNS dirt

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 8 August 2008 10:39 AM
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has delivered his much-anticipated report on the DNS flaw he discovered earlier this year.
BLACK HAT: DNS flaw could spread beyond the browser 

BLACK HAT: DNS flaw could spread beyond the browser

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 7 August 2008 4:57 PM
DNS cache poisoning is not just for web browsers anymore. According to researcher Dan Kaminsky, there are a variety of programs that make requests of DNS servers, including ...
Icann releases DNS flaw FAQ and online test tool 

Icann releases DNS flaw FAQ and online test tool

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 7 August 2008 4:55 PM
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the availability of an online FAQ and online tool to help raise awareness for the recently ...
Apple misses mark on DNS patch 

Apple misses mark on DNS patch

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 6 August 2008 9:52 AM
Leopard remains vulnerable to cache poisoning, say researchers.
Apple patches DNS hole 

Apple patches DNS hole

In Applications - By Stewart Meagher, 4 August 2008 9:35 AM
Apple has released a security patch which fixes a much-publicised flaw in Domain Name Server (DNS) security, which could have allowed cache-poisoning attacks.
DNS flaw causes security scramble 

DNS flaw causes security scramble

In Web/client - By Clement James, 1 August 2008 9:54 AM
The DNS cache poisoning, has got security firms scrambling to provide protection.
First DNS attacks reported 

First DNS attacks reported

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 28 July 2008 10:14 AM
The first attacks to on the Kaminsky DNS vulnerability have been reported.
DNS flaw details heighten urgency to patch 

DNS flaw details heighten urgency to patch

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 July 2008 9:37 AM
When researcher Dan Kaminsky reveals details behind the major DNS protocol vulnerability next month at Black Hat, it may not be such a surprise anymore.
Multiple vendors cooperate to issue DNS design flaw fix 

Multiple vendors cooperate to issue DNS design flaw fix

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 July 2008 9:41 AM
A DNS design flaw, which could have allowed remote attackers to silently hijack web sessions, prompted Tuesday's release of an unprecedented multivendor patch.
Study: Corrupted DNS resolution attacks grow with use of open servers 

Study: Corrupted DNS resolution attacks grow with use of open servers

In Web/client - By Jack Rogers, 17 December 2007 9:30 AM
Malicious DNS redirection at the server level is growing with the proliferation of open-recursive DNS servers, according to a new joint research paper.
Microsoft addresses 19 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday  

Microsoft addresses 19 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 May 2007 9:36 AM
Microsoft today released seven patches - all critical - addressing 19 vulnerabilities, including a promised fix for the well-publicised but sparsely exploited zero-day DNS ...
Microsoft to release seven patches including DNS fix 

Microsoft to release seven patches including DNS fix

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 4 May 2007 10:43 AM
Microsoft today announced it will release seven Patch Tuesday fixes next week, including one for a flaw in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service.
Microsoft: DNS patch likely for May Patch Tuesday 

Microsoft: DNS patch likely for May Patch Tuesday

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 1 May 2007 9:28 AM
Microsoft will likely have a fix available for a sparsely attacked flaw in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service as part of the 8 May Patch Tuesday distribution, according ...
Microsoft works against the clock to ready DNS fix 

Microsoft works against the clock to ready DNS fix

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 20 April 2007 9:49 AM
While stopping short of a guarantee, a prominent Microsoft security researcher said this week that the software superpower is working around the clock to have a patch for the ...
Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw 

Variants of Rinbot worm attack Windows Server DNS flaw

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 18 April 2007 9:51 AM
Variants of the Rinbot worm are exploiting the Windows Server DNS Service vulnerability, researchers said today.
Exploits for Windows Server DNS flaw released 

Exploits for Windows Server DNS flaw released

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 17 April 2007 6:45 AM
Exploits for a vulnerability in Windows Server 2000 and 2003 DNS Service have been publicly released, but stack-based buffer attacks on the flaw remain limited, according to ...
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