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New Jersey's Cablevision Hijacks DNS Error Pages

Posted by timothy on from the fine-line-between-service-and-serviced dept.

Selikoff writes "I just noticed Cablevision's Optimum Online service has begun hijacking DNS Error pages with, you guessed it, ad-supported results. Aside from hurting the underlying stability of the Internet, there have been instances where hackers have used such tools against customers. I know Road Runner customers have had to deal with this for a couple months now, although at least they have an outlet to turn it off." Update: 09/30 13:18 GMT by T : Note, as several readers have pointed out, this hijacking is of DNS errors rather than 404 errors as originally presented.

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  1. What's next ? by MRe_nl · · Score: 3, Funny

    The blue screen of russian women 4 U? BSORW4U!
    or
    Buy Vi4GR@ now! By the way: Syntax error.

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  2. I love /. by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love it when an editor or story writer makes a technical error on /. You can actually hear the simultaneous erections of a thousand anal-retentive techies, each typing as fast as they can without even bothering to check if their fellow anal-retentives hadn't already pointed the same thing out in dozens of posts. It's the best sexual gratification most of them are going to get all day.

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
    1. Re:I love /. by deander2 · · Score: 2, Funny

      and i love the smell of condescension and self-righteousness in the morning...

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  3. Marginal cases by InspectorxGadget · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, let's not be too quick to judge here. Sometimes I do look for sex entertainment phentermine college click here now rolex and I'm glad at least one ISP understands that.

  4. Re:Give me a break... by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You didn't see nuthin', got it?

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.