GettyA group of government-backed hackers have taken over chunks of the Domain Name System (DNS), a crucial part of the Web’s infrastructure that’s often been compared to the phone book of the internet. Approximately 40 different organizations across 13 different countries were hacked as a result of the attacks, researchers from Cisco’s Talos cybersecurity arm said. When you type “forbes.com” into your browser, the DNS system is finding the right Web server that hosts all this website’s content. It’s now working with industry partners to close off the urgent vulnerabilities resident in the DNS system, the spokesperson added. “Until its fixed, and everyone is on the same page, DNS ... will remain the soft underbelly of the Web and internet.

Source: Forbes April 17, 2019 15:00 UTC