Your internet isn’t broken—your router settings are.

I'm always confused about setting a DNS choice, if it should be in the Router or in the O/S all of all the devices (PC, TV, DVR, Internet Player, etc). It seems to make more sense to use a single ...

A group of attackers managed to compromise 300,000 home and small-office wireless routers, altering their settings to use rogue DNS servers, according to Internet security research organization Team ...

Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a malicious browser script being used to change DNS settings on home routers in some parts of the world in a bid to steal login credentials and other ...

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning about DNS hijacking threats, as reports emerge of widespread attacks in Brazil affecting 180,000 users. The NCSC posted the advisory ...

So I am stumbling a little here. I have a Synology DS 1515+ I want to use as local DNS then forward out for other queries. Seems pretty straight forward setup. But doesn't seem to work like I thought.

It's now an indispensable part of my home lab ...

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For the past three months, a cybercrime group has been hacking into home routers --mostly D-Link models-- to change DNS server settings and hijack traffic meant for legitimate sites and redirect it to ...

In context: The coronavirus pandemic is certainly no joke at this point – it's killed thousands of people across the globe, and it continues to spread at an alarming rate. Naturally, the virus' growth ...