Re: Don' see no "security expert's" round here ...

["David Harley" <david.a.harley () gmail com>]

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David Harley BA CISSP FBCS CITP
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> Sent: 02 July 2009 17:19
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> Subject: [funsec] Don' see no "security expert's" round here ...
>
> Mitnick site targeted in DNS attack
>
> A Web site belonging to a "security expert" was compromised 
> after hackers managed to access a domain name server 
> maintained by the site's Web host and redirect visitors to 
> pages that displayed pornographic images.  It was the second 
> time in the past few years that a security lapse at 
> hostedhere.net has allowed hackers to redirect the site, the 
> "security expert" told The Register.  At time of writing, 
> domain name system records for Mitnick Security have been 
> restored, but some users continue to see the fraudulent Web 
> site because many DNS caches still show the incorrect 
> information.  The "security expert" whined that, "My site was 
> redirected."  The attackers never gained access to the server 
> hosting the "security expert's" site, and in any event, the 
> "security expert" gave the usual excuse that 
> the site did not contain customer lists or other sensitive 
> information.   
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/29/mitnick_website_targeted/ 
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