.CN DDoS and DNS Hijacking
Do you want to hear about the week’s biggest InfoSec news, while learning a few security tips in the process? Well this is the weekly vlog for you.
In today’s video, I share a potential cause for China’s recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, warn about a serious vulnerability in Cisco’s ACS, and explain how a hacktivist group took down the New York Times. I even throw in a bit of Friday fun at the end. Watch the video below, and remember to check out the references for links to other stories.
(Episode Runtime: 10:20)
Direct YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyQX4J0OEyo
Episode References:
- Huge DDoS attack affects China’s .CN ccTLD – WSJ Blog
- Chinese government site confirms the DDoS (translated) – CINIC
- Critical Cisoc ACS security advisory – Cisco
- Great post on how SEA took down NYT – Cloudflare
- MelbourneIT credentials stolen due to phishing – Network World
- John McAfee releases another “interesting” video – Who is McAfee
Extras:
- NSA accused of cracking encryption for UN teleconferencing system – Computer World
- PayPal fixes account deleting flaw – The Register
- Java 6 flaw exploited in the wild. Upgrade to 7 – Information Week
- Pinterest email harvesting flaw fixed – Network World
- Google’s Palestinian site defaced – ZDNet
- Hacked cell phone can jam other cellular devices – Threatpost
- Researchers reverse Dropbox and find flaws (requires local access) – USENIX
- Attacker pleads guilty to selling super computer logins – Ars Technica