DNS security is under serious threat from cyberattackers and domain overseer ICANN wants internet companies to do something about it.
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Russian ISPs plan internet disconnection test for entire country
Russia’s major ISPs plan to temporarily disconnect servers from the internet, effectively cutting the country off from the outside world.
US gov declares emergency after wave of domain hijacking attacks
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an emergency directive tightening DNS security after a recent wave of domain hijacking attacks targeting government websites.
Google’s Intra app secures older Androids with encrypted DNS
DNS encryption is the Next Big Thing in web encryption and Google doesn’t want Android users to miss out.
Mozilla faces resistance over DNS privacy test
Is Mozilla’s enthusiasm for DNS-over-HTTPS getting out of hand?
Cloudflare mistakes own 1.1.1.1 DNS for DDoS attack
When is a DDoS attack not a DDoS attack? When it’s caused by your own recently-launched DNS service.
How ODNS keeps your browsing habits secret
Oblivious DNS keeps your DNS traffic private without retooling the internet
Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 promises to make DNS more secure
On April Fools’ Day Cloudflare launched a new public DNS (Domain Name System) service using the memorable network address 1.1.1.1.
Syrian Electronic Army attacks the Washington Post again, hijacks mobile site
Part of the mobile website of the Washington Post was compromised briefly on Thursday by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacker group, in an attack that redirected traffic to a site with anti-US and anti-media messages.
Google forgets one little “Yes/No” setting, leaks private WHOIS data
Even Google can make data leakage mistakes, as network security expert group Talos recently noticed. Just one tiny little Yes/No setting that went wrong…