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NIST’s refreshed DNS security guidance is now the benchmark for companies — and Infoblox helped write the blueprint.

One victim reveals how she was fleeced for $26,000 by a stranger who pretended to love her: ‘He knew how not to suffocate me, but move things fast’

SINGAPORE – Telco technical data, such as network diagrams and configurations, has been likened by cybersecurity experts to a building’s “blueprint” that could offer hackers access to critical networks with the potential to bring about outages and data leaks.

The Middle East is undergoing one of the fastest digital transformations in the world, and with this acceleration comes a parallel surge in cyber risk. Across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), governments and enterprises are modernising infrastructure, embracing cloud-first strategies, deploying AI-driven services, and expanding digital citizen platforms.

Networking and preemptive security firm Infoblox has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Brazil-based external threat protection provider Axur. Infoblox aims to enhance the detection and takedown of brand abuse, phishing, fraud, and credential exposure.

A financially motivated threat actor hacked dozens of domain name system resolvers, connecting them to the infrastructure of a Russian bulletproof hosting service sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury for its criminal links, researchers found.

Infoblox Threat Intel has uncovered a global campaign where attackers silently break into outdated routers and take control of one of the internet’s most fundamental trust mechanisms: DNS. Once inside, the actor reroutes DNS queries to a hidden, attacker‑controlled infrastructure turning home and office networks into unknowingly compromised environments.

In 2026, I would like to see our channel partners invest in three key areas: New logo acquisition teams: Partnering with Infoblox to drive new customer growth and expand market presence. Security and cloud workshops: Leveraging our proven methodology, including assessment tools and penetration test services, to generate demand and deepen customer engagement. Security and cloud attach rates: Increasing attach rates within existing Infoblox DDI customers to enhance solution value and strengthen long-term customer relationships.

Home internet users across more than three dozen countries have had their web traffic redirected after attackers compromised outdated consumer routers, according to new research released on February 3 by Infoblox. The activity involved changes to router DNS settings, giving attackers control over where users were sent online while everyday browsing largely appeared normal.

A new Internet-of-Things (IoT) botnet called Kimwolf has spread to more than 2 million devices, forcing infected systems to participate in massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and to relay other malicious and abusive Internet traffic. Kimwolf’s ability to scan the local networks of compromised systems for other IoT devices to infect makes it a sobering threat to organizations, and new research reveals Kimwolf is surprisingly prevalent in government and corporate networks.