APNIC

APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific

Latest BGP hijack targets hosting software vendor

By Doug Madory

Guest Post: An analysis of the BGP hijack against Softaculous that enabled an attacker to obtain a fraudulent TLS certificate and distribute a malicious Virtualizor update.

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APNIC 62: Updates in DNS, DHCP, certificate security, and BGP routing resilience

By George Michaelson

APNIC 62 Technical Session 1 — Internet Operations highlighted major developments across Internet infrastructure, including new management capabilities for Kea DHCP and BIND DNS, preparations for the DNSSEC root KSK rollover, and ongoing challenges in certificate revocation.

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Thank you participating in APNIC 62

Thanks for participating in APNIC 62. Watch the recordings to catch up on what you missed (or forgot).

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Presto: A match-action TCP stack for the terabit era

By Rajath Shashidhara

Guest Post: Presto is built on the RMT architecture that underlies programmable switches, and addresses RMT's main constraints.

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[Podcast] ‘Just say no’ isn’t as simple as you think

By George Michaelson

A continuation of the discussion on surplus DNS queries seen at APNIC Labs, the implications of how you say 'no', and the transport used for the DNS.

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The case for open-weight models and why we can’t trust frontier labs

By Niels Provos

Guest Post: A frontier API can refuse, change, or vanish out from under you. Open weights keep the model you depend on yours.

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One or two nameservers?

By Geoff Huston

Do multiple dual-stack nameservers increase or decrease repeat DNS queries? The results of this experiment were a complete surprise.

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Asia Pacific research networks commit to stronger cyber resilience cooperation

By Dan Fidler

Research and education network leaders across the Asia Pacific have signed the Auckland Declaration of Intent on Cyber Resilience, committing to stronger regional cooperation on cyber preparedness, information sharing, and incident coordination.

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Thanks for participating in APNIC 62

By Timothy Hildred

Thank you to everyone who participated in person and remotely at APNIC 62, hosted by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and co-hosted by ISPAI, from 4 to 10 September 2026 in Mumbai, India.