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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: DDoS Attacks through DNS Recursion |
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Yahoo News is running a story about how the recursion feature of open DNS servers can be used to
launch massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks: First detected late last year, the
new attacks direct such massive amounts of spurious data against victim computers that even flagship
technology companies could not...read more |
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