Want To Hijack a Domain? Just Get a Fax Machine 162
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."
Re:"hack" (Score:5, Funny)
Because normally by the time you are injecting code into a human, you already got what you wanted. What were we talking about again?
Resolved (Score:5, Funny)
"The DNS hijacking attack was resolved within an hour, Moore said."
Is that a DNS joke?
Re:A hack is not just a hack (Score:4, Funny)
Why do you use that crappy font? Makes what you have to say totally unreadable.
Because crappy fonts prove your 1eet haX0r street cred?
There's a name for this. (Score:5, Funny)
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?
Re:"hack" (Score:5, Funny)
Scripture kiddies?
Re:"hack" (Score:5, Funny)
I painted a fence once, but nobody calls me a painter.
I jumped out of a plane once, but nobody calls me a skydiver.
Re:"hack" (Score:4, Funny)
"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...
Re:"hack" (Score:5, Funny)
Re: "hack" (Score:5, Funny)
Virgin spotted
Meh. Virgin spotting on /. is like birdwatching in an aviary.