Indicator of compromise? Abnormal DNS requests...

[s0nic]

I have enabled the DNS logging in unbound and I see requests that I would normaly assign to an IOC:

2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:2] info: 10.10.10.254 cfztcaysicnpglf.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:0] info: 10.10.10.254 cfztcaysicnpglf.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:1] info: 10.10.10.254 nbxrvgnirjdrd.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:3] info: 10.10.10.254 cfztcaysicnpglf.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:3] info: 10.10.10.254 nbxrvgnirjdrd.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:2] info: 10.10.10.254 nbxrvgnirjdrd.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:2] info: 10.10.10.254 cfztcaysicnpglf.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:0] info: 10.10.10.254 cfztcaysicnpglf.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:1] info: 10.10.10.254 nbxrvgnirjdrd.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:1] info: 10.10.10.254 noikwpgdnmdoz.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:3] info: 10.10.10.254 cfztcaysicnpglf.kaki. A IN
2021-08-31T21:32:59   unbound[33632]   [33632:2] info: 10.10.10.254 nbxrvgnirjdrd.kaki. A IN

Notes

• No client has requested these addresses.
• 10.10.10.254 = OpnSense LAN Interface
• kaki = local domain (intranet) eg. server01.kaki
• Only OpenVPN is offered via the WAN interface. No other ports have been opened on the WAN interface so far.
• Only the following packages differ from the default installation:
   - os-etpro-telemetry (installed)
   - os-sensei (installed)
   - os-sunnyvalley (installed)
  

I've some questions:

• Why does OpnSense use its LAN address for internal / its own DNS queries?
  ---> I also see other requests from OpnSense with 127.0.0.1, so why is it using 10.10.10.254?
• What damn package or function is trying to resolve these domains here?
• If it is a client, he must have spoofed the firewall LAN IP... but then... why does he ask for the domains without TLD?

[Greelan]

Chromium-based browsers running DNS tests: https://www.zdnet.com/article/chromium-dns-hijacking-detection-accused-of-being-around-half-of-all-root-queries/