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More Info on the October 2002 DNS Attacks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lag-time dept.

MondoMor writes "One of the guys who invented DNS, Paul Mockapetris, has written an article at ZDnet about the October '02 DNS attacks. Quoting the article: "Unlike most DDoS attacks, which fade away gradually, the October strike on the root servers stopped abruptly after about an hour, probably to make it harder for law enforcement to trace." Interesting stuff."

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  1. Re:Dalnet DDOS Attacks by Xerithane · · Score: 1, Troll

    The Dalnet IRC network has been crippled for months due to continuing DDOS attacks. Now Dalnet is based on a small number of central IRC servers (20-30 I believe) so it isn't too far removed from the core DNS infrastructure (i.e. the root DNS servers).

    That is like saying Seymore's geek-mobile 1977 Honda Accord isn't too far removed from a TVR Tuscan 6.

    Here's why no one in the FBI cares about DalNET or their DDoS attacks: No one outside of DalNET gives a shit.

    How did this get modded up? It's pretty damn offtopic. Yes, it deal with DDoS attacks but in no way is it remotely relevant to DNS root servers.

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