How one man nearly broke the internet

[Cain]

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-12/ff_kaminsky?currentPage=all

He had that power and he went running to the industry security people? 

[CynicalCichilid]

Yes, so he could be famous and brag about it without being imprisoned for RickRolling every myspace and bebo page there is.

Come to think of it, why didn't he?

You know, this security flaw is looking pretty nasty right now http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/05/new_dnschanger_hijacks/

[Requia ☣]

How nasty it is depends on your ISP/

http://www.doxpara.com/ has a check to see if you're secure.

[Requia ☣]

Also, this guy is now one of the biggest names in security research, simply because of the hype surrounding this vuln, he probably has more work than he can handle, at ridiculous hourly rates.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

That was pretty rad, I thought.

[Reginald Ret]

that reads like the cryptonomicon, awesome!

[Verbal Mike]

This was one of the most awesome stories in history.
For joy, I almost weeped.
Almost.

[Reginald Ret]

as a side note,

if anybody ever dares to kill the internet i wont kill him, oh no, ill keep him alive as long as possible!
every wound i cause will be treated to the best of my abilities, not that i plan to cause many wounds but accidents can happen when youre torturing someone.

[Iason Ouabache]

"Oh shit," he mumbled. "I just broke the Internet."

Quote of the year. 

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http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-12/ff_kaminsky?currentPage=all

He had that power and he went running to the industry security people? 

EPIC SOFTY.

[Cainad (dec.)]

Wait wait wait

Eventually, he'll tell us that he had a little bit of fun at the expense of the Internet, right?

...Right?



...



This guy has zero sense of humor.

[Cramulus]

What a great article. I had no idea something as large and decentralized as the internet could be vulnerable in that way, but I guess DNS is like the skeleton that keeps it together. spooky stuff!

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

accidents can happen when youre torturing someone.

   

This should be on the news thingy....