DNSFilter's Annual Security Report Reveals Worrisome Spike in Malicious DNS Requests

DNSFilter's 2025 Annual Security Report press release summarizes DNS-layer threat telemetry, reporting the network handles ~170 billion DNS queries daily and blocks ~200 million threat queries. Key findings include a rise in malicious requests (now about one in 174 queries vs one in 1,000 the prior year), a 203% increase in phishing queries, a 786% jump in traffic to AI-related sites while AI domains rose 15%, and continued emphasis on DNS as a primary attack vector; the release positions DNSFilter as a frontline defender blocking threats at scale.