DNS Security News from Secure64

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.