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FBI nabs suspects in $14m clickjacking fraud

...US alone, including Nasa — with malware called DNSChanger. The malware altered the Domain Name Server settings on the computers so they could be automatically redirected... Read more

10 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills
Fastest DNS 2.2

Fastest DNS 2.2

...may not be a problem with your internet it may be your Domain Name Server.Fastest DNS is a utility to identify the fastest public... Read more

19 March, 2011

DNSSEC protocol kicks off in internet root zone

...URL spoofing and other attacks has passed an important milestone. The secure domain name server (DNS) protocol DNSSEC guarantees the authenticity of the mechanism that... Read more

15 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner
DomainHostingView 1.25

DomainHostingView 1.25

...company or data center that hosts the Web server, mail server, and domain name server (DNS) of the specified domain, the created changed expire date... Read more

11 May, 2012
Name.com Android App 1.09 (Meerkat)

Name.com Android App 1.09 (Meerkat)

...domain names-Place backorders on expiring names-Renew your existing domains-Full domain name server (DNS) management-Domain management; edit registrant, administrative, technical, and billing... Read more

26 November, 2011
IT Toolbox 2.01

IT Toolbox 2.01

...such as number of requests and packet size- NSlookup queries the default domain name server for DNS information- Portscan helps indentify open ports on your... Read more

30 September, 2011
Name.com 1.0

Name.com 1.0

...domain names-Place backorders on expiring names-Renew your existing domains-Full domain name server (DNS) management-Domain management; edit registrant, administrative, technical, and billing... Read more

22 July, 2011
WTS Email Verifier 1.0

WTS Email Verifier 1.0

...Once this is done, it moves on to do a DNS or Domain Name Server query to confirm the existence of every email account and... Read more

21 April, 2011

Symantec on alert after surge in Net activity

...has been placed on alert in response to a substantial jump in domain name server-related activity across the globe. The computer-security specialist has... Read more

3 October, 2003 by Andrew Colley

New Trojan appears to attack VeriSign

A Trojan program has emerged in Australia that may be triggering a concerted assault on VeriSign's domain name Read more

2 October, 2003 by Andrew Colley

Microsoft Fumbles

If Microsoft is trying to lead by example, it is having a very, very bad week. Read more

29 January, 2001 by Todd Spangler

Anti-spoofing measure embedded at internet root

...taken a step closer to a web without DNS spoofing. The secure domain name server (DNS) protocol DNSSEC guarantees the authenticity of the mechanism that... Read more

5 May, 2010 by Tom Espiner

DNS servers 'vulnerable to attack'

Web users are at risk of fraud because 20 percent of DNS servers are running out-of-date software and 75 percent are vulnerable to cache poisoning Read more

25 October, 2005 by Tom Espiner

ISP Panix over domain hijack

...been moved sometime on Friday evening to a company in Australia, the domain name server (DNS) records had been moved to the United Kingdom, and... Read more

17 January, 2005 by Steven Musil

eBay Germany domain hijack: No prosecution imminent

...how to do a DNS transfer and "just for fun" requested a domain name server (DNS) transfer for several sites including Google.de, Web.de... Read more

8 September, 2004 by Ingrid Marson and Martin Fiutak

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