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Confronting Address Space Hijackers

Posted by timothy on from the insert-sound-effects dept.

Tawn writes "There's a great story on SecurityFocus about hijackers taking over large allocations of IPv4 space with forged documents and false business fronts. Los Angeles County and some big multinationals have had /16's pulled out from under them in the last few months, and used to inject spam. ARIN and network operators are trying to get a handle on the problem. The owner of a webhosting company that wound up with L.A. County's /16 called it 'borrowed space,' and said he paid $500 for it to a guy he met online."

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  1. Re:I submitted this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    WAAAAAAAaaaa!!! My story didnt get submitted...awwwwwww....

    want a candy to make you feel better?

  2. US bias, anyone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How many of the companies listed are not from the US? Funny that you picked a non-US company to make fun of then... Oh, and in case that argument comes up: Mercedes Benz is among the bigger ones in the list.

  3. Re:OT: What is a "multinational?" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    go suck a multinational cock, asshole!