Massive DNS poisoning attacks in Brazil2011-11-08 09:59 by DanielaTags: DNS, hackers, security
Millions of Internet users in Brazil may have been exposed to malware after the DNS caches of their ISPs were modified to redirect them to servers controlled by cybercriminals. The attacks work by poisoning the domain name system cache that the service providers use to translate domain names such as google.com into internet protocol numbers such as 74.125.224.144. By replacing legitimate IP addresses with ones leading to servers controlled by attackers, the hack is causing end users to be directed to sites that exploit software vulnerabilities on their computers.
Read more -here-
Post your review/comments
rate:
avg:
|