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Add reference to phishing usage
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rmoff committed May 3, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ In the logs that NextDNS provides I can see:

image::/images/2024/05/nextdns01.webp[NextDNS screenshot showing DNS resolution for ngrok blocked by Threat Intelligence Feeds blocklist]

As well as blocking crap like ads and tracking domains, NextDNS also blocks DNS resolutions for sites that are deemed nefarious. It looks like ngrok ended up on one of https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/glossary/threat-intelligence-feed/[these lists] - probably because ngrok could be used to serve phishing websites etc. After adding `*.ngrok.io` to my NextDNS Allowlist I got this:
As well as blocking crap like ads and tracking domains, NextDNS also blocks DNS resolutions for sites that are deemed nefarious. It looks like ngrok ended up on one of https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/glossary/threat-intelligence-feed/[these lists] - probably because ngrok is sometimes abused to https://cyble.com/blog/ngrok-platform-abused-by-hackers-to-deliver-a-new-wave-of-phishing-attacks/[serve phishing websites] etc. After adding `*.ngrok.io` to my NextDNS Allowlist I got this:

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A 18.158.249.75 from server 205.251.192.146 in 19 ms.
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I'd love to hear from you if you can explain what's happening with this :)
I'd love to hear from you if you can explain what's happening with this :)

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