The Web Software Cloudflare freed up 100TB of RAM behind its 1.1.1.1 DNS without adding a single server Five Rust code changes cut typical DNS cache entries from 953 bytes to 420 bytes By Skye Jacobs, August 29, 2026, 11:41 AM 21 comments
Security Software Windows Server is getting new network safety capabilities with DNS over HTTPS The feature has been available on client Windows editions for quite some time By Alfonso Maruccia, June 12, 2026, 12:07 PM
Google Mobile Google adds Rust to Pixel 10 modem to block attacks at one of Android's weakest points Rust-based DNS parser means to harden cellular modem security By Skye Jacobs, April 15, 2026, 5:19 AM
Security Microsoft Hackers are turning home routers into tools to spy on Microsoft 365 users Russian cyber-spies are back with a vengeance By Alfonso Maruccia, April 9, 2026, 2:08 PM 9 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Doom now runs over DNS, loading from nearly 2,000 text records 1,966 lines of TXT code, no installer, no files written to the disk By Daniel Sims, March 30, 2026, 10:14 PM
The Web Amazon reveals a single point of failure brought down AWS taking thousands of services with it Regulators increasingly view AWS and its peers as critical systems requiring stronger safeguards By Cal Jeffrey, October 27, 2025, 3:43 PM
Security The Web Hackers are now hiding malware in DNS, and using AI to reassemble it Exploiting the DNS service to turn malware into a truly invisible threat By Alfonso Maruccia, July 17, 2025, 12:02 PM
Security The Web Hackers exploited an ISP to launch sophisticated DNS poisoning attack against customers It happened last year, but DNS attacks continue to be a major concern By Skye Jacobs, August 7, 2024, 7:34 AM
Security Microsoft Microsoft's 'Zero Trust DNS' could finally rid Windows of widespread DNS vulnerabilities A much-needed boost to Windows cybersecurity By Zo Ahmed, May 6, 2024, 3:17 PM 12 comments
Security Software ExpressVPN disables security feature that was leaking DNS requests to third-party servers Split tunneling mode is temporarily unavailable while programmers look into the issue By Alfonso Maruccia, February 12, 2024, 12:57 PM
The Web Security Mozilla begins rolling out DNS encryption by default for Firefox users As long as you live in the US By Cohen Coberly, February 25, 2020, 5:04 PM 16 comments
The Web Security Google to implement encrypted DNS, but ISPs want Congress to block it EFF supports, but wants DNS to remain decentralized By Cal Jeffrey, September 30, 2019, 11:22 AM
Security The Web EFF: Encrypted DNS could help close the biggest privacy gap on the Internet Why are some groups fighting against it? By Max Hunter, September 26, 2019, 6:48 AM 7 comments
Security The Web Meet Godlua, the first known malware that leverages DNS over HTTPS A backdoor written in Lua that uses DoH to obscure its DNS traffic By Eric Hamilton, July 3, 2019, 3:33 PM
Software Microsoft Windows 10 issue is blocking some users from updating or downloading the OS The issue may or may not be Microsoft's fault By Isaiah Mayersen, February 3, 2019, 11:01 AM 13 comments
Mobile Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 DNS service comes to mobile, offering faster, more private web browsing Via an easy-to-use app By Rob Thubron, November 12, 2018, 5:24 AM
The Web Security Hackers make off with $13,000 in Ethereum with a BGP/DNS one-two punch Users who got taken ignored unsigned certificate warnings By Cal Jeffrey, April 25, 2018, 3:03 PM
The Web Cloudflare's free DNS service speeds up web browsing and helps protect your privacy 1.1.1.1 isn't an April Fool's prank By Rob Thubron, April 2, 2018, 6:08 AM 22 comments
Mobile Security Android Oreo could implement encrypted DNS queries ISPs would no longer see websites you visit By Greg Synek, October 23, 2017, 9:07 AM
Industry The Web Oracle expands its cloud ambitions with Dyn acquisition By Rob Thubron, November 21, 2016, 1:00 PM
The Web Netflix blocks an increasing number of overseas users from accessing its US content By Rob Thubron, February 29, 2016, 10:30 AM 17 comments
Security The Web Study discovers security vulnerabilities in 14 popular VPN services By Dieter Holger, July 3, 2015, 11:15 AM
Industry Security Cisco announces plans to buy OpenDNS for $635 million By Shawn Knight, June 30, 2015, 3:15 PM
Security 300,000 routers hijacked, modified in malicious attack By Tim Schiesser, March 4, 2014, 7:45 AM 9 comments
Security The Web Facebook: Outage caused by internal DNS tinkering, not Anonymous By Matthew DeCarlo, December 10, 2012, 6:12 PM