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Zero-day attack fingered for global DNS crashes

Zero-day attack fingered for global DNS crashes

Internet Systems Consortium releases temporary patch.
Tom Brewster Nov 21 2011 11:30AM Security
BIND 9 DNS crashes, 0day suspected

BIND 9 DNS crashes, 0day suspected

Temporary patch released.
Tom Brewster Nov 18 2011 9:47AM Security
Firmware update blamed for Office365 outage

Firmware update blamed for Office365 outage

Caused Office365, Windows Live, Azure platform management to cut out.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2011 4:43PM Networking
Is Microsoft's Office365 vulnerable?

Is Microsoft's Office365 vulnerable?

Comment: Microsoft still uncertain on root cause of outage.
Brett Winterford Sep 13 2011 3:25PM Security
Death worm phones home over DNS

Death worm phones home over DNS

The Windows Morto worm uses DNS TXT records to contact servers.
Angela Moscaritolo Sep 1 2011 10:19AM Security
Call for banks to blacklist spammers

Call for banks to blacklist spammers

Experts argue that industry should take point on anti-spam efforts.
Darren Pauli May 31 2011 9:27AM Security
US wrongly suspends 84,000 websites

US wrongly suspends 84,000 websites

Bungled action sacrifices free speech in pursuit of child abusers.
Liam Tung Feb 17 2011 9:27AM Security
WikiWars: blow by blow

WikiWars: blow by blow

Assange out on bail; Aussie spies spooked by cyberwar; Google joins pariah cloud providers.
Staff Writers Dec 17 2010 12:05AM Security
Black Hat: Internet gets 'biggest upgrade since World Wide Web'

Black Hat: Internet gets 'biggest upgrade since World Wide Web'

DNS Security Extensions could cripple man-in-the-middle attacks.
Iain Thomson Jul 30 2010 1:27PM Security
OpenDNSSEC service goes live

OpenDNSSEC service goes live

Encrypts Domain Name System traffic.
Shaun Nichols Feb 11 2010 6:58AM Security
Twitter attacked by 'Iranian Cyber Army'

Twitter attacked by 'Iranian Cyber Army'

Micro-blogging service inaccessible during early hours of Friday morning.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 21 2009 8:38AM Security
Google gets into the DNS business

Google gets into the DNS business

Free web directory service.
Shaun Nichols Dec 5 2009 9:21AM Software
Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space

Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space

Attacker could gain free reign over principal production domain.
Dan Kaplan Nov 5 2009 11:03AM Security
More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered

More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered

Despite conventional wisdom, Mac malware remains alive and well.
Dan Kaplan Aug 25 2009 11:33AM Security
Apple issues BIND patch

Apple issues BIND patch

On the heels of updates for Mac OS X and the Safari browser, Apple has issued a patch for its implementation of BIND, the popular software for DNS servers.
Chuck Miller Aug 14 2009 3:15PM Security
DNS-changing trojan hits Apple Macs

DNS-changing trojan hits Apple Macs

A domain naming system (DNS) changing trojan that targets Apple Macs is spreading disguised as a MacCinema Installer.
Dan Raywood Aug 13 2009 12:32PM Security
Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks

Irish ISP Eircom hit by multiple attacks

The Irish ISP is experiencing an unprecedented volume of traffic that officials believe is the result of multiple DNS poisoning attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 21 2009 10:22AM Security
ICANN security group calls for end to 'wildcarding'

ICANN security group calls for end to 'wildcarding'

Could lead to instability.
Phil Muncaster Jun 24 2009 6:42AM Telco/ISP
Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users

Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users

Virus researchers have spotted a new variant of a Mac trojan that attempts to change a victim computer's DNS settings.
Dan Kaplan Jun 22 2009 11:03AM Security
Vulnerability discovered that could allow 'man-in-the-middle' attacks on Windows DNS servers

Vulnerability discovered that could allow 'man-in-the-middle' attacks on Windows DNS servers

A Microsoft vulnerability has been detected that affects the DNS server and Web Proxy Autodiscovery (WPAD) Protocol registration.
SC Australia Staff Mar 17 2009 10:48AM Security

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