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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. Re:That's a pretty bold accusation by theashworld · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are you sure you are not a politician?

  2. Re:Viruses on Linux is no business by cheater512 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hear that a awful lot.
    Unfortunately its disproven very simply.

    On average, what kind of computers run Linux?
    Yes thats right. Multi-processor beasts on massive net connections.

    If it was possible to make a Linux virus which would successfully spread in the wild then we would have *very* serious spam and botnet problems.
    There is far more money in spam than malware.