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DDoS Attacks Via DNS Recursion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the to-understand-recursion-you-must-understand-recursion dept.

JehCt writes "Associated Press is running a story about how the recursion feature of open DNS servers can be used to launch massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks: 'First detected late last year, the new attacks direct such massive amounts of spurious data against victim computers that even flagship technology companies could not cope.' A thread at WebmasterWorld explains, 'To make a long story short, having a DNS server that allows recursion for the Internet is like running an open SMTP relay.'"

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  1. GREAT... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now if only someone could do this to slashdot... Then the Web would be a better place... ;-)

  2. Re:Could someone explain how the attack works? by winkydink · · Score: 0, Troll

    Come on now. How dare you confuse the hyperbole with things like facts.

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    "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey

  3. Re:I must resist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Do you fucking LIVE on Slashdot or what? Holy shit, I see you karma whoring, and pandering to the lowest common denominator, in every single story I look at...and I only visit a couple of brief moments a week.

    Get a girlfriend or something. Geez.