DNS cache poisoning occurs when an attacker hacks into a domain name server, one of the machines that translate URLs such as www.techweb.com into the appropriate IP address. The attacker then "poisons ...

There has been a long history of attacks on the Domain Name System ranging from brute-force denial-of-service attacks to targeted attacks requiring specialized software. In July 2008 a new DNS ...

Security vulnerabilities discovered in the open-source Pingora framework have triggered renewed scrutiny of infrastructure software used to route vast volumes of internet traffic, after researchers ...

NS1, a domain name system (DNS) and traffic management provider, is taking on “DNS cache poisoning” attacks with new DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) capabilities built into its platform. DNS ...

The creator of the Metasploit hacking toolkit has become the victim of a cache poisoning attack that targets a DNS bug HD Moore has been owned. That’s hacker talk, meaning that Moore, the creator of ...

Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the DNS software used to route messages between computers on the Internet. The attack code was released Wednesday by ...

Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet. The attack code was released ...

In brief: Last year, Volexity detected and responded to an incident involving systems infected with malware linked to the Chinese hacking group StormBamboo. Initially, suspicions pointed to a ...

Altogether, Apple issued 18 security updates affecting both Tigard and Leopard operating systems, versions 10.4 and 10.5 respectively, which fixed holes in ATS, BIND, ClamAV, Directory Services, ...

Always use FQDN's for host names on machines that can be taken outside the company net. This includes things like Windows Server Update Services.<BR><BR>Using non-dotted domain names outside a company ...

Someone posted details of a novel negative SEO attack that they said appeared to be a Core Web Vitals performance poisoning attack. Google’s John Mueller and Chrome’s Barry Pollard assisted in ...