• SN 1010: DNS Over TLS - Record DDoS, Hackers Get Hacked

  • Jan 29 2025
  • Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
  • Podcast

SN 1010: DNS Over TLS - Record DDoS, Hackers Get Hacked

  • Summary

    • eM Client CAN be purchased outright.
    • An astonishing 5-year-old typo in MasterCard's DNS.
    • An unwelcome surprise received by 18,459 low-level hackers.
    • DDoS attacks continue growing, seemingly without any end in sight.
    • Let's Encrypt clarifies their plans for 6-day "we barely knew you" certificates.
    • SpinRite uncovers a bad brand new 8TB drive.
    • Listener feedback about TOTP, Syncthing and UDP hole punching, email spam, ValiDrive speed, AI neural nets, DJI geofencing, and advertising in the "New" Outlook.
    • A look into the tradeoffs required to obtain privacy for our DNS lookups

    Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1010-Notes.pdf

    Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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