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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-02 : 07:09:15
And the DNS attack?
Whas it really that simple to perform?

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/31/comcast-hit-by-dns-attack/1


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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-02 : 10:04:52
Guess they are too excited about their new headquarters to worry about the security of their DNS servers.


http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20080601_Changing_Skyline__Comcast_s_new_tower_a_blank_slate_for_city.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast_Center_(office_building)

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DavidChel
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

474 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-02 : 12:47:10
I used to have Comcast in Michigan and thought they were the least competent boobs in the world of IT.

However, that was before I was introduced to Time Warner Cable, and they now hold that title. Their level of ineptitude dwarfs Comcast.
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jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2886 Posts

Posted - 2008-06-02 : 12:55:53
they are my ISP at home. they are the sole cable provider where I live. Don't use their mail though, I don't think i've ever even visited their site.

you couldn't change DNS without having some passwords. Perhaps they did a bit of social hacking to get it.


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