Internet root servers attacked
Online attackers have briefly disrupted service
on at least two of the 13 “root” servers that are used to direct
traffic on the Internet.
Online attackers have briefly disrupted service on at least two of the
13 “root” servers that are used to direct traffic on the
Internet.
The attack, which began Tuesday at about 5:30 a.m. Eastern time, was the most significant attack against the root servers since an October 2002 distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack…
“Two of the root servers suffered badly, although they did not completely crash; some of the others also saw heavy traffic,” said John Crain, chief technical officer with ICANN.
The two hardest-hit servers are maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense and ICANN, he added.
Crain ventured a guess as to the attack’s effect, however. “I suspect that the largest effect of the DNS traffic was to deprive some engineers of sleep and generate press,” he wrote.
The same sort of creepy babies who threw their bottle out of the crib — to gain attention.
The attack, which began Tuesday at about 5:30 a.m. Eastern time, was the most significant attack against the root servers since an October 2002 distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack…
“Two of the root servers suffered badly, although they did not completely crash; some of the others also saw heavy traffic,” said John Crain, chief technical officer with ICANN.
The two hardest-hit servers are maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense and ICANN, he added.
Crain ventured a guess as to the attack’s effect, however. “I suspect that the largest effect of the DNS traffic was to deprive some engineers of sleep and generate press,” he wrote.
The same sort of creepy babies who threw their bottle out of the crib — to gain attention.
Posted: Wed - February 7, 2007 at 07:29 AM