Collaborate Disseminate
To be able to know if a user is using quad9 by browsing https://on.quad9.net/, I was expecting the same technique as DNS leak test to be used (see How does dnsleaktest.com find my DNS provider).
However, it does not seem like https://on.qu… Continue reading How does "on.quad9.net" know whether a user is using quad9?
Hackers exploited a flaw to hijack cryptocurrency domains that were migrated from Google Domains to Squarespace.
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DeFi apps on Squarespace are vulnerable to a DNS hijacking attack that redirects users to malicious sites. Over… Continue reading DeFi Hack Alert: Squarespace Domains Vulnerable to DNS Hijacking
For context, i use my own computer on my own internet access, only thing is i log into my google account as a user, now i flushed my DNS history, can my school still see my history?
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I have home network set up to use piHole and piHole uses 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 as DNS resolvers. This, however, doesn’t prevent ISP snooping on my DNS traffic, as DNS traffic is UDP unencrypted, as I understand it. What measures can I implem… Continue reading How can I prevent ISP DNS snooping when using piHole
There was something of a mystery this week, with the c.root-servers.net root DNS server falling out of sync with it’s 12 siblings. That’s odd in itself, as these are the …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Drama at the C-Level, Escape Injection, and Audits
Microsoft is working on a promising-looking protocol to lock down DNS.
ZTDNS aims to solve this decades-old problem by integrating the Windows DNS engine with the Windows Filtering Platform—the core component of the Windows Firewall—directly into client devices.
Jake Williams, VP of research and development at consultancy Hunter Strategy, said the union of these previously disparate engines would allow updates to be made to the Windows firewall on a per-domain name basis. The result, he said, is a mechanism that allows organizations to, in essence, tell clients “only use our DNS server, that uses TLS, and will only resolve certain domains.” Microsoft calls this DNS server or servers the “protective DNS server.”…
By Deeba Ahmed
Hackers are hiding malicious messages in everyday internet traffic! Learn how DNS tunneling works and how to protect yourself from this sneaky cyberattack. Stop hackers from scanning your network and tracking your clicks.
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Threat actors are using DNS tunneling to track victims’ interaction with spam and to scan network infrastructures.
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I’m using AdguardHome as a DNS server to filter a lot of stuff. As an upstream DNS, I use a bind server which acts as a local root server (as described at https://localroot.isi.edu). This server is in my house and has my public IP address … Continue reading Avoid leaking IP address of my home DNS server