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New DNS Spoofing Threat Puts Millions of Devices at Risk

eSecurity Planet

Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability that could lead to DNS spoofing attacks in two popular C standard libraries that provide functions for common DNS operations. Understanding DNS Spoofing Attacks. For example, when you enter [link] the browser queries a DNS service to reach the matching servers.

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9 Possible Ways Hackers Can Use Public Wi-Fi to Steal Your Sensitive Data

Security Affairs

Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. Also, consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to encrypt your data and make it unreadable to hackers.

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Usage of TLS in DDNS Services leads to Information Disclosure in Multiple Vendors

Security Affairs

The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances can potentially expose data and devices to attacks. The use of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services embedded in appliances, such as those provided by vendors like Fortinet or QNAP, carries cybersecurity implications. It increases the discoverability of customer devices by attackers.

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Android and iOS leak some data outside VPNs

Malwarebytes

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) on Android and iOS are in the news. It’s been discovered that in certain circumstances, some of your traffic is leaked so it ends up outside of the safety cordon created by the VPN. The Android discovery, currently named MUL22-03, is not the VPN's fault.

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Can Hackers Create Fake Hotspots?

Identity IQ

Use a VPN A VPN encrypts your traffic with military-grade encryption. A VPN also hides your IP address. Avoid Using File-Sharing Programs If you must use file-sharing programs, only do so over a VPN. Otherwise, you risk having your traffic snooped on or your IP address exposed.

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. In this scenario, users indeed get to use a free VPN service, but they are often unaware that doing so will turn their computer into a proxy that lets others use their Internet address to transact online. “The 911[.]re

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Everyday Threat Modeling

Daniel Miessler

The Difference Between Threats and Risks. The problem we have as humans is that opportunity is usually coupled with risk, so the question is one of which opportunities should you take and which should you pass on. And If you want to take a certain risk, which controls should you put in place to keep the risk at an acceptable level?

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