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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. Oh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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.

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

    ... for resolving caches.

  6. 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.

  7. 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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