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Turkey becomes first nation to block Google DNS, claims Twitter is groveling at its feet
2014-03-24 20:20:21| Extremetech
Turkey's Prime Minister has lashed out against Twitter by shutting down access to Google DNS and locking out Twitter's IP address. This is going just about as well as you'd expect.
Bitcointalk.org warns passwords in danger after DNS attack
2013-12-02 14:16:07| InfoWorld: Top News
A popular bitcoin discussion forum warned on Monday that some user passwords may have been intercepted after the site's DNS (Domain Name System) registrar was breached. An attacker found a flaw in Bitcointalk.org's domain name registrar, a company based in Japan called Anonymous Speech, wrote an administrator for the forum who goes by the nickname "Theymos." Anonymous Speech could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Network Solutions reports more DNS problems
2013-10-23 13:47:28| InfoWorld: Top News
Network Solutions said Tuesday it was trying to restore services after another DNS (Domain Name System) problem. The latest issue comes two weeks after a pro-Palestinian hacking group redirected websites belonging to several companies whose records were held by Network Solutions, owned by the company Web.com.
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Network Solutions investigating DNS hijack
2013-10-09 13:50:46| InfoWorld: Top News
Network Solutions is investigating an attack by a pro-Palestinian hacking group that redirected websites belonging to several companies. Owned by Web.com, Network Solutions registers domain names, provides hosting services and sells other website-related administration services.
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3 types of DNS attacks and how to deal with them
2013-08-29 13:30:31| InfoWorld: Top News
DNS servers work by translating IP addresses into domain names. This is why you can enter CIO.com into the browser to visit our sister site, instead of trying to remember 65.221.110.97. When DNS is compromised, several things can happen. However, compromised DNS servers are often used by attackers one of two ways. The first thing an attacker can do is redirect all incoming traffic to a server of their choosing. This enables them to launch additional attacks, or collect traffic logs that contain sensitive information.