Attackers could exploit the flaws to increase resource usage, trigger an unexpected program exit, or terminate the named process.
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‘DangleGeddon’: AI Could Weaponize Forgotten DNS Records at Global Scale
Researchers warn that AI could turn dangling DNS takeovers into a nation-state weapon capable of disrupting governments, banks and global supply chains.
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Silent Ransom Group Uses DNS Fast Flux in Attacks
Focusing on hacking law firms in the US, the ransomware group relies on fast flux to hide its C&C infrastructure.
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‘Underminr’ Vulnerability Lets Attackers Hide Malicious Connections Behind Trusted Domains
The stealthy vulnerability impacts roughly 88 million domains and can be exploited to bypass DNS filtering and hide command-and-control traffic.
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Google Adds Rust DNS Parser to Pixel Phones for Better Security
The parser is meant to mitigate the entire class of memory safety bugs in the low-level environment.
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BIND Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Specially crafted domains could be used to cause out-of-memory conditions, leading to memory leaks in the BIND resolvers.
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Internet Infrastructure TLD .arpa Abused in Phishing Attacks
Abusing DNS record management controls, the threat actor hides the location of malicious content via Cloudflare.
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BIND Updates Address High-Severity Cache Poisoning Flaws
The vulnerabilities allow attackers to predict source ports and query IDs BIND will use, and to inject forged records into the cache.
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Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware via ISP-Level DNS Poisoning
Chinese group StormBamboo spotted delivering Windows and macOS malware by compromising an ISP and using DNS poisoning.
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Over 35k Domains Hijacked in ‘Sitting Ducks’ Attacks
Threat actors have hijacked over 35,000 domains in five years because DNS providers fail to properly verify domain ownership.
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