SUBMAN1
08-01-08, 12:39 PM
Well, we knew it would happen.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/31/dns_cache_poisoning_goes_wild/
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Miscreants are actively exploiting a gaping hole in the internet's address lookup system that can cause millions of web surfers to receive counterfeit pages when they try to access online banking services and other types of websites.
The first confirmed instance came on Tuesday, when security researcher H D Moore discovered a domain-name service server operated by AT&T had been compromised. The attack caused Moore and other AT&T subscribers to be redirected to a fake Google page (http://blog.metasploit.com/2008/07/on-dns-attacks-in-wild-and-journalistic.html) that tried to push affiliate advertising sites....
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/31/dns_cache_poisoning_goes_wild/
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Miscreants are actively exploiting a gaping hole in the internet's address lookup system that can cause millions of web surfers to receive counterfeit pages when they try to access online banking services and other types of websites.
The first confirmed instance came on Tuesday, when security researcher H D Moore discovered a domain-name service server operated by AT&T had been compromised. The attack caused Moore and other AT&T subscribers to be redirected to a fake Google page (http://blog.metasploit.com/2008/07/on-dns-attacks-in-wild-and-journalistic.html) that tried to push affiliate advertising sites....