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Re: VeriSign: DoS Attack Could 'Shut Down The Internet'
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:22:13 +0000 (UTC)
: Via ZDNet UK. : More: : http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39289635,00.htm : : [snip] : : Denial-of-service attacks are growing faster than bandwidth is being added : to the internet, according to VeriSign, the company that administers the : .com domain. : : Criminal groups selling services online are increasingly threatening the : fabric of the internet, as the size of the compromised networks of : computers they control increases, according to VeriSign. : : The company claimed that a successful denial-of-service (DoS) attack : against VeriSign could bring down the internet. "There are attacks : attempting to shut down our servers," said Ken Silva, VeriSign's chief : security officer. "This would effectively shut down the internet." Thanks for admitting that too much power/control lies at VeriSign. This should push folks to move to a more decentralized Internet. : Silva said that although DoS attacks are difficult to trace, there are : "a couple of well-known groups in Russia, China and Romania" that may be : acting with their government's knowledge. "It would be hard to imagine : groups who have this much activity going unnoticed by their : governments," he said. Yes, just like the US government is so hip to all the activity going on here in the states! _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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