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DNS servers--an Internet Achilles' heel
August 3, 2005
Scan finds that hundreds of thousands of the servers that act as the white pages of the Net are vulnerable to attack.
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Old software weakening Net's backbone, survey says
October 25, 2005
One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers.
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DNS servers do hackers' dirty work
March 24, 2006
New twist on denial-of-service attacks could intensify cybercriminals' threat to online business.
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New denial-of-service threat emerges
March 16, 2006
Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says.
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Internet backbone at center of suspected attack
February 7, 2007
Hackers may have targeted DNS servers that form the backbone of the Internet--but no damage was done, experts believe.
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Will Vista stall Net traffic?
September 6, 2006
Expert predicts Vista could overflow the Net's infrastructure, causing "rolling blackouts." Some call the forecast "FUD."
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