DNS Security News from Secure64

An Historic Review of Security Threats and Attacks on DNS Servers Worldwide

Major Internet security flaw affects email

August 7, 2008 - Core infrastructure flaw leaves email users at risk

Smaller ISPs at Risk from DNS Flaw

August 4, 1008 - Urged to patch DNS servers to avoid customer fraud issues

First Instance of New DNS Exploit Reported

July 31, 2008 - An AT&T DNS Server Reportedly Hit by Malicious Code

Patching the Domain Name System

July 21, 2008 - Latest DNS Flaw Underscores Need for Secure Internet Naming

DNS Flaw Leaves Major Internet Security Hole

July 8, 2008 - Vendors Warned to Patch Quickly

1,800 Cases of Fraud Linked to Hannaford Brothers Server Hack
March 29, 2008 - Malware Blamed for Identity Theft

Wikileaks.com Hit by DDoS Attack and DNS Server Fire
February 2008 - DDoS Attack Quickly Rocketed Traffic to 500Mbps

Seagull Networks Suffers 6 DDoS Attacks
September 18, 2007 - Denial of Service attack cripples DNS

Domainsite.com DNS Security Breached by DDoS Attack
September 5, 2007 - Three out of four DNS servers overloaded by DDoS-generated traffic

Russian DDoS Attacks on Estonia
August 21, 2007 - Botnets used to bring down DNS servers

TimeWarner Hijacks DNS server
July 23, 2007 - July 2007 - The best offense is a good DDoS Defense

DoS Attacks Becoming More Intelligent and More Dangerous
July 18, 2007 - Is IT losing the DNS battle against DDoS attacks?

DiscountASP.NET DNS Security Breached by Massive DDoS Attack
June 21, 2007 - Reason for DDoS DNS attack remains a mystery

Spamhaus DNS Hit by DDoS SYN Flood Attack
June 6, 2007 - Some DDoS attacks look like standard queries

Microsoft DNS Server Vulnerability
April 30, 2007 - Worm hole patched after first attacks

DreamHost Goes Offline With Packet Flood
April 8, 2007 - Hosting and Email Outage Repaired by Network Team

LZZR Hit by Easter DoS Attack - Significant DNS Security Issue
April 8, 2007 - DoS DNS attack revealed all usernames and passwords to hackers

HostMySite.com Hit by DDoS Attack that Leveraged Spoofing
April 3, 2007 - Actions to protect DNS servers from DDoS attacks are critical

Root Name Servers Attacked in Possible Test Run
February 6, 2007 - Botnet Used to Overload Internet DNS Machines and Disrupt Traffic

ZoneEdit Backup DNS Attacked by DDoS
December 19, 2006 - DDoS attack leaves thousands of clients without DNS service

CrystalTech Hit By Cyber Monday DDoS
December 4, 2006 - Post Thanksgiving Online Sales Dimmed by Cyber Attack

Botnet Attacks EveryDNS
December 1, 2006 - Thousands of Business Affected by Battle Between Miscreants

EveryDNS Slammed by Two DDoS Attacks on DNS
December 2006 - Worst outage in five years - 100,000 clients without service

Nettica DNS Service Temporarily Out of Commission
November 27, 2006 - Denial of Service Attack Causes Outage

Castlecops Hit with Major DDoS Attack on DNS
November 24, 2006 - While IT worked on HTTP attack, DNS server brought down

UK and Sweden Enact Laws Against Cyber Crimes
November 7, 2006 - Hackers Given A Message: DoS is a Crime

XName DNS Attacked by DDoS
October 26, 2006 - DoS attack brings to light potential for widespread DNS impact

freedns.afraid.org DNS Security Overcome by DDoS Attack
August 4, 2006 - DDoS DNS attack lasted several days, numerous clients impacted

DDoS Threat Increases with DNS Amplification
August 2, 2006 - Recursive DNS Servers Used to Amplify Response Requests in a New Twist on the Denial of Service Attack

Reflected DNS Attack on UltraDNS
May 19, 2006 - Hackers flood DNS services affecting thousands of companies just to get at one

DDoS Attack on Prolexic Targets DNS
May 10, 2006 - Pharmamaster Hacks Away at Blue Security

Malicious DNS DDoS Attack at Tucows
May 3, 2006 - Recursive DNS used to amplify server requests

Spammers DDoS Blue Security
May 2, 2006 - DNS Attack Hurts TypePad and LiveJournal

DDoSers Target DNS at Network Solutions and Joker.com
March 28, 2006 - Two Domain Registrars Momentarily Bumped Off the Net

Six-day Denial of Service Attack
March 28, 2006 - Nameservers targeted at Joker.com

Zoominvest Learns About DDOS the Hard Way
March 22, 2006 - Recursive DNS Servers Can Be Used to Attack Other DNS Servers

VeriSign Reports on DDoS Amplification Assault
March 17, 2006 - DNS DDoS amplification attacks on the rise

Network Operators Discuss Reflective DDoS Attacks
February 25, 2006 - Malware sends TXT and ANY queries to slow down DNS Servers

StormPay Slammed by DDoS Attack
February 10, 2006 - Hackers Attempt to Extort Money from Online Financial Services Companies

Ongoing DDoS Email Attack Affects DNS Servers
January 26, 2006 - Network Administrators Discuss "10,000 Packets per Second" Denial-of-Service Mitigation

Bot-herder Jeanson James Ancheta Jailed
January 23, 2006 - 400,000 Infected PCs for Hire

LinuxRulz Commercial DNS Hit Hard by DDoS attack
January 4, 2005 - DDoS attack goes through unused port to breach DNS security

RapidSatellite.com Attacked by Aggressive Competitor
October 6, 2004 - DNS Services Targeted

DNS at DoubleClick Slowed by Denial of Service Attacks
July 27, 2004 - Vulnerable DNS systems give hackers an alternative to direct attacks on a business

Akamai Service Blocked for Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo
June 15, 2004 - Botnet Used in DDoS Attack on DNS Servers

BetCris and Blue Square Hit with Pricey DDoS Attack
November 22, 2003 - DDoS extortionists demand money for DNS attack security

DDoS For Hire Hits Speedera
October 10, 2003 - Botnets Employeed to Cripple Competitor

Chicago Webs Lose Clients Due to Multi-Layered DDoS Attack
July 31, 2003 - DNS, ports and e-mail all impacted by DDoS attack

Al-Jazeera DNS Downed Two Days by DoS Attack
March 25, 2003 - DoS attack set up to overcome corrective actions

ISC BIND 8 DNS Server Software Vulnerable to Attacks
November 13, 2002 - DDoS uses null expiration times to cache resource records

BIND Weakness Leads to DNS Vulnerability
June 5, 2002 - DNS security breaches are probable without BIND upgrade

CERT Advisory: DoS Vulnerability in ISC BIND 9
June 4, 2002 - BIND flaw opens doors for DDoS DNS shutdown

DoS Attack Knocks Out Microsoft Sites
January 25, 2001 - Hackers geared DoS attack to target DNS switch

Register.com suffers week-long DDoS attack on DNS servers
January 6, 2001 - DNS servers used as reflectors to amplify DDoS impact

DNS Cache Poisoning Redirects Internic Customers to Alternic
July 1996 - Kashpureff Arrested, Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud

About Secure64 Software Corporation
Secure64® is a software developer providing highly secure DNS and server applications with built-in denial-of-service protection features to help ensure your Internet-dependent business is always accessible. Based on the genuinely secure SourceT® microOS, Secure64 DNS remains highly available during network attacks and is immune to compromise from rootkits and malware.