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DNS Root Servers Attacked

Posted by kdawson on from the flexing-muscles dept.

liquidat and others wrote in with the news that the DNS Root Servers were attacked overnight. It looks like the F, I, and M servers felt the attack and recovered, whereas G (US Department of Defense) and L (ICANN) did less well. Some new botnet flexing its muscle perhaps? AP coverage is here.

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  1. Spam by eviloverlordx · · Score: 1, Funny

    Some new botnet flexing its muscle perhaps?
    Nah, someone just sent some spam. All those lookups, since everyone is on the list about a hundred times.
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  2. Oh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh!!! So that's what that button does.

    1. Re:Oh by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

      DeeDee!!! How many times must I tell you not to press any buttons?

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    2. Re:Oh by Ecuador · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, now let's try the one labeled "Omega 13". Hmm... Did it do anything?
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    3. Re:Oh by Ecuador · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, now let's try the one labeled "Omega 13".

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  3. so a lot of it was from South Korea.... by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 4, Funny
    OK you South Korean Hackers... What say we let the Dear Leader north of your border come down and show you a little something about responsibility...hmmmm???

    Stupid little freaks.

    RS

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    1. Re:so a lot of it was from South Korea.... by skoaldipper · · Score: 2, Funny

      It is. I can't beat a single one of 'em at Starcraft.

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  4. slashdotted by deopmix · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's fine they are just slashdotted, give it an hour or two and they will be running just fine again.

    1. Re:slashdotted by jrockway · · Score: 5, Funny

      > i didn't want to get bitched at by the grammar Nazi's.

      It's "I", not "i". It's "Nazis" not "Nazi's".

      This has been a public service announcement.

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  5. does that mean the internet is down? by skynare · · Score: 5, Funny

    i can still visit slashdot. i think my dell pc has a back up of the internet.

    1. Re:does that mean the internet is down? by Cow+Jones · · Score: 5, Funny

      i think my dell pc has a back up of the internet.

      Actually, backing up the internet is a very good idea, and it isn't hard to do at all:

      If you're using Windows, just drag and drop the internet (the blue "e" symbol) from your desktop onto your USB stick. Wait for the copying process to finish (with current Windows installations this will only take a few minutes). Next, confirm that you have successfully stored the internet: double-click the internet on your USB stick, and enter any address. Did it work all right? Congratulations! Now you can carry the whole web in your pocket, or give it to your friends as a gift.
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  6. Actually... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some new botnet flexing its muscle perhaps.

    That was a test system for installing Windows Vista that someone forgot to unplug from the wall.

  7. Thank goodness... by kevin_conaway · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... for resolving caches.

  8. Re:Team name spelling their initals in the snow by geedra · · Score: 5, Funny

    In that case, it's GMILF. That's right, DNS is operated by a ring of hot grandmothers.

  9. G and L still having problems by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    oogle.com searches are coming up empty and lashdot.org (the news blog for nerdy optometrists) remains unreachable.

  10. More likely by srodden · · Score: 1, Funny

    More likely, someone posted something interesting on a root server and they got slashdotted :)

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  11. Thank goodness... by ZiZ · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... for resolving caches that never fnord give any sort of bogus or out of date new coke results!

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  12. Re:Of Course! by WhyDoYouWantToKnow · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm sorry, I think you got that wrong.

    Try this MILF,G.
    Mom's I'd like to fuck, Giggidy giggidy giggidy.
    This attack was clearly perpetrated by none other than Glen Quagmire.

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  13. Re:nuke 'em by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's the only way to be sure.

  14. An article on a DDoS attack by kestasjk · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... gets slashdotted, what an irony.

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  15. Re:Of Course! by forkazoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm sorry, I think you got that wrong.

    Try this MILF,G.
    Mom's I'd like to fuck, Giggidy giggidy giggidy.
    This attack was clearly perpetrated by none other than Glen Quagmire.
    Oh. I was wondering why the hacker was pointing out
    I Like Milking Grand Fathers...
  16. Re:And...??? by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

    the internet was originally designed to run as a communications network in the event of a nuclear attack.


    pH34r enters IRC channel D4 3nD 0 d4 W3r1d

    pH34r: dude, like, they just totally nuked chicago
    d4 b0s5: wtf?
    pH34r: I ain't shittin you man, I can see teh mushyroom cloud
    d4 b0s5: OMG! w3 gots to lunch our nuxzors now!
    m1551l3 5i10 d00d: nuxzors ftw!
    pH34r: woot!
    d4 b0s5:wooot!

    etc...?

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  17. You mean ICAAN't ??? by davidwr · · Score: 2, Funny

    As in: I've fallen and ICAAN'T get up.

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  18. Re:More root servers? by commodoresloat · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...where you would have learned that the first successful attack on the DNS root servers was during the Eisenhower Administration.

  19. Re:Ban all Microsoft Users from the Internet... by Falladir · · Score: 4, Funny

    MacroHard

    If that makes me think of a penis, do I necessarily have a dirty mind?

  20. Re:Ban all Microsoft Users from the Internet... by pboulang · · Score: 2, Funny

    Name one Linux virus which has spread through out the wild.
    Linspire?
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  21. Re:Ban all Microsoft Users from the Internet... by palad1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I agree with your statement, and I'd like to take this opportunity to nominate your post to the "PWTMTATWSHTUE* 2007 awards"

    * Post With The Most Technical Acronyms That We Sadly Have To Use Everydays.