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Re: Nike Site taken over
From: Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU (Valdis Kletnieks)
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 16:05:36 -0400
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 17:04:12 +0300, Aviram Jenik <aviram () JENIK COM> said:
From what I've heard, this sounds like a DNS hijacking attack. I'd be interested to know how common this is...From what I've heard it's not really a 'DNS hijacking' but rather a change in Network Solution's registration (domain hijacking). You'll be amazed how common this is, and what amazes me more is that despite the fact this is a very easy procedure (take a look at our article called
Given the number of people I *know* to be technically VERY clued people who have been unable to get 'guardian' authentication of requests turned on, even with assistance from the NSI staff, I'm not sure it's really as easy as you claim. Grumbling about Guardian being hosed *again* is standard fare on the NANOG mailing list. -- Valdis Kletnieks Operating Systems Analyst Virginia Tech <HR NOSHADE> <UL> <LI>application/pgp-signature attachment: stored </UL>
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