Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web

AFP ^ | July 09, 2008

[george76]

Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.

Major software and hardware makers worked in secret for months to create a software "patch" released on Tuesday to repair the problem, which is in the way computers are routed to web page addresses.

"It's a very fundamental issue with how the entire addressing scheme of the Internet works," ...

"You'd have the Internet, but it wouldn't be the Internet you expect. (Hackers) would control everything."

The flaw would be a boon for "phishing" cons that involve leading people to imitation web pages of businesses such as bank or credit card companies to trick them into disclosing account numbers, passwords and other information.

"An attacker with the ability to conduct a successful cache poisoning attack can cause a nameserver's clients to contact the incorrect, and possibly malicious, hosts for particular services," CERT said.

"Consequently, web traffic, email, and other important network data can be redirected to systems under the attacker's control."

[potlatch]

Not the IRS. People who have been on the Birth Certificate threads have commented - more than comments from one or two!

[potlatch]

Missed this from late last night. There was a thread yesterday that I should have bookmarked. It was about ‘fixing’ a flaw in the internet that leaves it open to hacking.

Anyone smart enough to hack into government business can figure out another way I would think.

[potlatch]

More serious than that I believe. Read these;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2042120/posts?page=37#37

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2042120/posts?page=63#63

[george76]

MUCH More serious !

It will be getting worse soon.

[george76]

Coincidence ?

No.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

These tech folk are keeping secrets better than WE THE PEOPLE are ensuring our sworn public officials do, who incidentally need to be more protective than ever of the US-created Internet.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Make Alligator Turds! ...;0)

[MeekOneGOP]

The flaw would be a boon for "phishing" cons that involve leading people to imitation web pages of businesses such as bank or credit card companies to trick them into disclosing account numbers, passwords and other information.

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Our family used to go on a LOT of fishing trips when I was a kid. I don't think it's the same thing, though, huh ???

:)

[PsyOp]

Based on the amount of spam we get at work, I’d say they already have.

[potlatch]

Much as we abhor Hillary, this wasn't happening with her - or perhaps her ‘people’ were better hackers, lol.

[potlatch]

Yikes, protect our Yorkies!

[potlatch]

Lol, your fishing trips weren’t illegal.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

...;0)

[devolve]

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Hmmmmm

Finally opened

Perfect Piper pix post potlatch

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe!

Yep.

Never been “Phishing” before...

I wonder whut they use for bait? :)

[potlatch]

[Never been “Phishing” before...
I wonder whut they use for bait? :)]

PERMS!
Curly little worms.....snicker.

[RightWhale]

They mean the World Wide Web rather than the Internet, don’t they? WWW is a piece of @#$%, always has been. The Intenet got along just fine before WWW. BTW, what’s up with closing the usenet groups?

[potlatch]

Potlatch posts ‘purdy’ pet pup pix!

[potlatch]

Lol, no helmet!!

[devolve]

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