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Root DNS Servers Experienced DDoS Attack with 5 Million Queries per Second

A report from Root [DNS] Server Operations or rootops published on December 4th, 2015 stated that the Internet Domain Name System’s root name servers received a high rate of DNS queries over two separate intervals. The incidents occurred on November 30, 2015 and December 1st, 2015. The queries were

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Q Dec 9, 2015 • 2 min read
Android

Big day for exploits

Nearly 90 percent of Android devices vulnerable to endless reboot bug.- Exploits a flaw in Android media players when running .mkv files only. The vulnerability affects Android versions 4.0.1 to 5.1.1 Google has already patched the vulnerability. http://www.scmagazine.com/yet-another-dos-vulnerability-affects-android-devices/article/430661/ Revamped

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Q Aug 5, 2015 • 1 min read
bind

Bind DNS Server major flaw could let a script kiddie bring down large number of DNS servers

BIND is most widely used DNS Server to date. A major flaw was found in BIND’s versions from 9.1.0 to 9.8.x, 9.9.0 to 9.9.7-P1, and 9.10.0 to 9.10.2-P2. (CVE-2015-5477) Attackers can exploit it by sending vulnerable servers

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Q Aug 5, 2015 • 1 min read
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