PC Virus Doctors' Dallas PC Repair report that hackers overnight targeted 3 of 13 root name servers that direct traffic for domain names. The top level domain targeted was ".org". The 12 hour attack came overnight and although the origins of the attacks was cloaked it appears it was coming from South Korea, according to Security News Portal. The power attack left computer experts rushing to pull the plug on the hackers as they flooded the information highway with their hack attack. A similar attack occurred in 2002 where scientists have since been able to find ways to divert the large volume of data the hackers threw at the servers. An interesting note, the root servers are operated by the U.S. Defense Department.
It really appears this could be easier dealt with like a physical firewall that would just cutoff an offending hacker, however, it has yet to be seen. The scare should prompt a security review and possible solution.
It really appears this could be easier dealt with like a physical firewall that would just cutoff an offending hacker, however, it has yet to be seen. The scare should prompt a security review and possible solution.
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