OK, good info. So what can one do to prevent such hacks?

- Amy Gahran
Amy Gahran | Homepage | 11.12.07 - 4:54 pm | #

Agreed...please clarify the DNS hack aspect and what can be done to prevent it.
cheers
Nick | 11.12.07 - 8:44 pm | #

>>OK, good info. So what can one do to
>prevent such hacks?

1. Trust your DNS service provider, whether it is outsourced or self hosted.. One DNS server exploit/vulnerability can allow for DNS poisoning attacks.

2. Protect your domain credentials. I believe a lot of these attacks are simply the result of stolen credentials, which allows the attackers to do whatever they want with the domains (normally create multiple sub-domains pointing to malicious servers).

FWIW, no one has fully disclosed to us how the attacks are actually occurring.
Adam | Homepage | 11.13.07 - 10:17 am | #

OK, so:

1) How can you tell whether your DNS provider is trustworthy?

2) How do you protect your domain credentials?

Thanks,

- Amy Gahran
Amy Gahran | Homepage | 11.13.07 - 12:20 pm | #