e164.arpa
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The DNS namespace used for ENUM-based telephone-number resolution.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8Hacker News·8/21/2026securityHijacked ENUM domains exposed phone-routing data for military bases
A researcher described taking control of expired e164.arpa DNS delegations for several country-code territories and using them to observe ENUM lookups. The setup accidentally logged hundreds of thousands of phone-call routing requests, including calls associated with military bases, highlighting how neglected telephone-infrastructure DNS can be abused.