Risks Digest 24.57 DNS roots attacked

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 17:19:19 PST
From: "Peter G. Neumann" <neumann () csl sri com>
Subject: DNS roots attacked

Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help
manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant
attacks against the Internet since 2002.  Experts said the unusually
powerful attacks lasted for hours but passed largely unnoticed by most
computer users, a testament to the resiliency of the Internet.  Much  
rogue
data was traced to South Korea.  UltraDNS was a particular target.   
Attacks
passed largely unnoticed by most computer users.  [Source: AP item, 6  
Feb
2007, PGN-ed; Thanks to Lauren Weinstein.]
  http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/02/06/internet.attacks.ap/ 
index.html

  [See RISKS-22.32 for the attacks that crippled 9 of the 13 root  
servers in
  Oct 2002.  Perhaps the Internet is somewhat more robust now?  PGN]

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