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Ukraine Asks ICANN To Remove Russian Domains
Digital fightback by Ukraine sees official letter to internet domain body ICANN, requesting removal of Russian domains from global web
Microsoft 365 Restored After Outage
Problems with Microsoft 365 and Teams have been resolved Microsoft confirms, after outage on Thursday for thousands of people
Google Chrome Follows Firefox Lead With DoH Option
Three months after Firefox turned on privacy feature called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), Google's Chrome browser gets same feature, but only if ISPs support it
Mozilla Turns On DoH By Default For US Firefox Users
Mozilla Foundation has turned on its privacy feature called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for American users of the Firefox browser
Russia ‘Successfully Tests’ Sovereign Internet – Report
Russian pursuit of “sovereign internet” sees the country test its Internet unplugged from rest of the world
Google Follows Firefox Lead With Chrome DoH Test
Google confirms it will test DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Chrome 78, days after Mozilla makes Firefox announcement
Mozilla Strengthens Privacy With DoH Switch On
Another move to strengthen its privacy credentials, as Mozilla gradually switches on DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for its Firefox browser
President Putin Signs Bill To Isolate Internet In Russia
Controversial law will route Russian web traffic through points controlled by Russian government
Thousands Protest At Russian Internet Restrictions
Over 15,000 people protest in Moscow after Russian government moves to tighten control of Internet
Russian Telcos Consider Experimental Disconnection From Global Internet
The exercise would allow telcos to simulate how their networks would function if Russia were cut off from the worldwide network
NCSC Programme Blocks 30 Million Phishing Emails In One Month
The National Cyber Security Centre's 'Active Cyber Defence' strategy has blocked millions of scam emails imitating government addresses
IBM Quad9 DNS Service Offers Rogue Site Protection
Big Blue and partners deliver Quad9 DNS privacy and security service for malicious website protection
Software ‘Feature’ Sent Plain-Text Passwords Across The Internet
The developer of a popular Mac tool has fixed an issue that caused sensitive data to be sent out unencrypted to DNS servers
WikiLeaks Hacked By Saudi-Based OurMine
OurMine group claims Wikileaks 'hack' after it managed to poison its DNS web address
Researcher Takes Over .IO Domain After Technical Blunder
A technical mistake allowed a security researcher to temporarily take control of nameservers for the .io domain, highlighting ongoing DNS risks
GoDaddy DNS Outage Knocks Customer Websites Offline
The Internet domain registrar and web hosting company appears to be fixing the issues
New Android Switcher Trojan Spreading Through Wi-Fi Routers
The trojan hijacks DNS servers and replaces them with malicious versions to re-direct web traffic
‘Sophisticated’ DNS Attack Used IoT Gadgets To Target Dyn
The DDoS attack was unusual in its scale and was backed up by a large Mirai IoT botnet, Dyn says
Massive Cyber-Attack Shows Risk Of Poor Security On Network Nodes
ANALYSIS: While the details regarding the sources and methods of the Oct. 21 DDoS attack that took down vast areas of the internet are still unclear, insecure endpoints are the likely culprit
US To Cede Control Of DNS With ICANN Independence
Independence day for the Internet will be on 1 October, as the United States surrenders control of Icann
Internet Optimiser Dyn Raises £35m In New Funding
Internet performance management vendor Dyn cashes in on healthy 2016 outlook
Mystery Surrounds DDoS Attacks On Janet/DNS Servers
Janet network suffers DDoS attack, days after a similar attack targets the Internet's core DNS servers
Cisco Warns Of Appliance Vulnerabilities
Cisco warns customers of potential denial of service and DNS vulnerabilities in its kit
BIND Flaw Opens Door To Hacker Attacks On DNS
Patch now! BIND flaw is being exploited by hackers and websites can be taken offline, researchers warn
5 DNS Attack Vectors You Need To Be Wary Of – And How To Defend Against Them
Chris Marrison, consulting solutions architect, Infoblox, explains how to protect your organisation against some of the most sneaky and damaging DNS attacks
Router Hack Inserts Ads And Porn Into Websites
Fraud scheme uses router hack to intercept Google Analytics tags and replace them with smut and adverts
Apple iTunes, App Store Recovers After Outage
Normal service resumes after outage of the Apple iTunes and App store is blamed on DNS fault
DDoS Attack Takes Down Rackspace For Almost 12 Hours
London, Chicago, and North Virginia data centres targeted
Microsoft Cybercrime Shutdown Hit Users Says DDNS Provider
In its efforts to knock out sub-domains it believes were used to control widespread, Microsoft infuriates a US-based DNS provider