09-10-2026
It Always Comes Back to DNS: Iranian VPN-over-DNS Activity in the 2026 Conflict
https://dti.domaintools.com/securitysnacks/it-always-comes-back-to-dns-iranian-vpn-over-dns-activity-in-the-2026-conflict
Report completeness: Low
Actors/Campaigns:
Oilrig
Threats:
Dns_tunneling_technique
Smuggling_technique
Trickbot
Sunburst
Victims:
Iranian regime, Dns infrastructure
Geo:
Iran, Iranian, Israel, Asia
ChatGPT TTPs:
do not use without manual checkT1001, T1071.004, T1572
IOCs:
Domain: 8
Soft:
Linux, Windows Powershell, Cloudflare
Algorithms:
base64
Win Services:
Bits
Platforms:
intel