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Buggy routers are all over the internet, say researchers

Buggy routers are all over the internet, say researchers

Home, SOHO units don't need DNS.
Richard Chirgwin Aug 30 2022 12:08PM Security
Large amount of IoT gear menaced by unpatched DNS vulnerability

Large amount of IoT gear menaced by unpatched DNS vulnerability

Maintainer can't fix bug in uClibc and uClibc-ng libraries.
Juha Saarinen May 4 2022 6:55AM Security
ACSC offers free protective DNS service to federal, state gov agencies

ACSC offers free protective DNS service to federal, state gov agencies

AUPDNS to automatically block high-risk traffic.
Justin Hendry Oct 14 2021 2:53PM Security
Maintenance error caused Facebook's six-hour outage

Maintenance error caused Facebook's six-hour outage

Undisclosed command triggered meltdown.
Sheila Dang Oct 6 2021 7:01AM Networking
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp reconnecting after nearly six-hour outage

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp reconnecting after nearly six-hour outage

Still not 100 percent back online.
Subrat Patnaik, Eva Mathews and Sheila Dang Oct 5 2021 11:34AM Networking
All Facebook sites and services vanish from the Internet

All Facebook sites and services vanish from the Internet

Routes to social network disappear.
Juha Saarinen Oct 5 2021 6:30AM Networking
Failed DNS server restarts caused Salesforce outage

Failed DNS server restarts caused Salesforce outage

Configuration change "exposed a design issue in the shutdown process".
Juha Saarinen May 22 2021 1:07PM Networking
NAME:WRECK vulnerabilities could impact 100 million servers, IoT devices

NAME:WRECK vulnerabilities could impact 100 million servers, IoT devices

Patches and mitigations available.
Staff Writer Apr 13 2021 2:52PM Networking
Code defect behind Easter outage for Azure

Code defect behind Easter outage for Azure

Recovery time from overloading exceeded service goals.
Juha Saarinen Apr 6 2021 6:59AM Cloud
'Massive messaging storm' takes out Telstra's DNS infrastructure

'Massive messaging storm' takes out Telstra's DNS infrastructure

Walks back on earlier claims of denial-of-service attack.
Ry Crozier Aug 2 2020 12:40PM Security
Researchers warn of unfixable DNS denial of service NXNSAttack

Researchers warn of unfixable DNS denial of service NXNSAttack

Most major DNS resolvers need patching to mitigate against NXNSAttack.
Juha Saarinen May 20 2020 12:58PM Security
TPG suffers Australia-wide internet problems

TPG suffers Australia-wide internet problems

DNS outage appears to be root cause.
Ry Crozier Jan 29 2020 1:04PM Telco/ISP
Azure outage turned off Australia for breakfast

Azure outage turned off Australia for breakfast

DNS issue brought down services for a few hours this morning.
Simon Sharwood May 3 2019 12:35PM Cloud
ACSC to deploy protective DNS service for govt, critical infrastructure

ACSC to deploy protective DNS service for govt, critical infrastructure

Initially for up to 15 Aussie organisations.
Justin Hendry Mar 5 2019 11:46AM Security
Use DNS security extensions to foil ongoing attacks: ICANN

Use DNS security extensions to foil ongoing attacks: ICANN

DNSSEC deployment remains low despite clear and present danger.
Juha Saarinen Feb 23 2019 11:55AM Security
US govt orders security measures for DNS hijack emergency

US govt orders security measures for DNS hijack emergency

Iran blamed for "almost unprecedented scale" attacks compromising web and email traffic.
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2019 10:39AM Security
SaaS provider Zoho disappears after domain rego is pulled

SaaS provider Zoho disappears after domain rego is pulled

Chief executive pleads with domain registrar on social media.
Juha Saarinen Sep 25 2018 10:59AM Networking
AWS threatens to kill Signal's cloud account

AWS threatens to kill Signal's cloud account

Domain fronting considered abusive.
Juha Saarinen May 2 2018 10:08AM Security
Lack of ISP readiness halts DNS secure key change

Lack of ISP readiness halts DNS secure key change

No new date for key rollover.
Juha Saarinen Sep 28 2017 1:03PM Networking
APNIC backs resilience feature for global domain name system

APNIC backs resilience feature for global domain name system

Any DNS resolver could step in as a root name server.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2017 6:40AM Telco/ISP

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