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Want To Hijack a Domain? Just Get a Fax Machine
msm1267 writes "Metasploit's HD Moore says hackers sent a spoofed DNS change request via fax to Register.com that the registrar accepted, leading to a DNS hijacking attack against the Metasploit and Rapid7 websites. The two respective homepages were defaced with a message left by the same hacker collective that claimed responsibility for a similar DNS attack against Network Solutions. Rapid7 said the two sites' DNS records have been locked down and they are investigating."
Because normally by the time you are injecting code into a human, you already got what you wanted. What were we talking about again?
"I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"
"The DNS hijacking attack was resolved within an hour, Moore said."
Is that a DNS joke?
Why do you use that crappy font? Makes what you have to say totally unreadable.
Because crappy fonts prove your 1eet haX0r street cred?
It's "Canadian Hacking". Instead of breaking into someone's computers and maliciously altering their data, you just call them up or send a note to ask politely if they would do it to themselves.
You'd be surprised at how often it works, eh?
Scripture kiddies?
I painted a fence once, but nobody calls me a painter.
I jumped out of a plane once, but nobody calls me a skydiver.
"If manipulating people into doing things they wouldn't normally do is what you consider a "normal relationship", then you just might be sociopath."
Or just a talented salesperson.
There's a difference?? I've always considered them synonyms...
"I love animals! Some are cute, others are tasty, what's not to like?" - Betsy Schroeder, Jeopardy contestant
You take that back! I am not a salesperson! :)
Virgin spotted
Meh. Virgin spotting on /. is like birdwatching in an aviary.