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| Re: could not ping opendns servers I think it cause wide spead DNS issues too, I use open DNS and until about 30 min ago I could not access many websites including this one, when calling Verizon DSL tech support said all lines were full.....
I also could not ping the open DNS servers...i think the DOS attacks were even more wide spread than news is reporting | |
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 |  |  |  MattAll noise, no signal.Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC kudos:12 | Re: could not ping opendns servers said by mike1965:I think it cause wide spead DNS issues too, I use open DNS and until about 30 min ago I could not access many websites including this one, when calling Verizon DSL tech support said all lines were full..... I also could not ping the open DNS servers...i think the DOS attacks were even more wide spread than news is reporting Verizon had a major outage at their IAD node today. | |
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 |  |  svnmn join:2002-10-25 Genoa, IL | Yeah they are ok from here too now. I wonder if a route got broken for a bit there. I'm on verizon dsl here in Illinois/USA. | |
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It just went poof, instantly from fast to slow and back to fast. -- The Firefox alternative. »www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ | |
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 | | Concur - something was going on! Late this morning, EDT, I found that I was not able to access many web sites, but I could get to others. Among those that I could not access was actually this one, dslreports.com, as well as wtopnews.com, embarq.com, aol.com, and fws.gov. However, I could reach yahoo.com, washingtonpost.com, latimes.com. Most interesting, is that qwest.com and qwest.net were both inaccessible, so I can only wonder if something whacked a major backbone on the 'net. Since I use opendns for my primary and secondary dns, it appeared to be functioning, since I got to some web sites, just not others. | |
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 |  TimePremium join:2003-07-05 | Re: Concur - something was going on! Quest is a major contractor to the NSA, so it's no surprise if they were knocked offline. | |
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 | | Financial Institutions also included I could not get to US Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, BOA. Amusingly, I also could not get to DSL Reports! I am using FIOS. I changed my DNS to a generic with no major improvement. The problem cleared around 9:30 PDT | |
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| Re: Act of War? A war is just what that little maniac wants. He's out of control and starting to see the end of his life creeping up. I'd bet money that hes trying to pick a fight for some delusional idea of absorbing South Korea before he dies. -- Does Microsoft mean small and squishy? | |
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 |  |  lesopp join:2001-06-27 Land O Lakes, FL 1 edit | Re: Act of War? He is trying to entice the US or ROK to fire first. China's policy is that they will only respond to defend the DPRK if they are not the aggressor so if they fire the first shot then supposedly China will not respond. | |
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 |  NOVA_GuyObamaCare Kills AmericansPremium join:2002-03-05 | said by Camelot One:a couple guys showing up to "talk" to you about your botnet infected computer doesn't seem out of line at all. Anyone from the government coming to "talk" to me about anything in my home without a warrant and force to back it up will not even make it inside my door, assuming I'm home.
The last thing we need is a bunch of government thugs going around to people's houses and toying with their computers. My trust in all that they do these days is about as low as it can be. -- It took Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves. And it's taking Barack Obama to enslave the free. The Obama Administration: as transparent as my grandmother's flannel nightgown. | |
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 |  |  funchordsHelloPremium,MVM join:2001-03-11 Yarmouth Port, MA kudos:5 | Re: Act of War? said by NOVA_Guy:said by Camelot One:a couple guys showing up to "talk" to you about your botnet infected computer doesn't seem out of line at all. Anyone from the government coming to "talk" to me about anything in my home without a warrant and force to back it up will not even make it inside my door, assuming I'm home. Chill out, Goober. *IF* the government sends someone by your house, it was probably someone like me who sent them. (And the someone will likely be sent by your ISP.) They WON'T have a warrant or any particular powers and if you'll take 5 minutes and calmly listen to what they're asking and why, you'll probably be able to take care of the problem yourself (although I doubt someone here on DSLReports would ever find themselves in that position).
said by NOVA_Guy:The last thing we need is a bunch of government thugs going around to people's houses and toying with their computers. My trust in all that they do these days is about as low as it can be. Just keep your "reasonableness" hat on. Government that behaves well should be rewarded. When you start becoming unglued from the outset makes you look unreasonable, not the government. -- Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- District of Columbia -- KJ7RL Evil does seek to maintain power by suppressing the truth, or by misleading the innocent. --Spock and McCoy stardate 5029.5 | |
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said by funchords:When you start becoming unglued from the outset makes you look unreasonable, not the government. I'm guessing you don't have many Indian (or "Native American" if you prefer) friends, do you?
If I'm guessing wrong, you really ought to have a chat with them about how "reasonable" the US government is. I think you'll find the Feds have a marked tendency to take the heavy-handed approach, given half a chance. Why? Well, because they can. -- We could use the £5,000 to buy a spoon. And then fill up with ice cream. | |
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said by Mr Neutron:I think you'll find the Feds have a marked tendency to take the heavy-handed approach, given half a chance. Why? Well, because they can. This is often true, regardless of any interpretation of ancient Indian affairs, and it's true of state and local government as well. That said, we are not at war with our government nor is it the enemy. It is not only wrong to act like we are, if I can't convince you of at that least, then I point out that it is simply inefficient to do so. -- Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- District of Columbia -- KJ7RL Evil does seek to maintain power by suppressing the truth, or by misleading the innocent. --Spock and McCoy stardate 5029.5 | |
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 |  |  Jwobot join:2002-08-14 Sterling Heights, MI | said by NOVA_Guy:said by Camelot One:a couple guys showing up to "talk" to you about your botnet infected computer doesn't seem out of line at all. Anyone from the government coming to "talk" to me about anything in my home without a warrant and force to back it up will not even make it inside my door, assuming I'm home. The last thing we need is a bunch of government thugs going around to people's houses and toying with their computers. My trust in all that they do these days is about as low as it can be. »www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/fcc-raid/ | |
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In both cases, had they actually made entry, the article is clear about what they would have found. -- Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- District of Columbia -- KJ7RL Evil does seek to maintain power by suppressing the truth, or by misleading the innocent. --Spock and McCoy stardate 5029.5 | |
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 |  Sammer join:2005-12-22 Canonsburg, PA | The real question is when will the Chinese government treat this crackpot's actions as a serious threat to their security. Yes he's threatening the security of our allies the Republic of Korea and Japan but destabilizing that area of the world is a much bigger threat to China than it is to us. | |
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| Re: Act of War? He's their ally.
Now, if North Korea had knocked the Micheal Jackson memorial offline, well, it would have been war for sure.  -- "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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| said by KrK:He's their ally. Now, if North Korea had knocked the Micheal Jackson memorial offline, well, it would have been war for sure. I think I would have paid for that. | |
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| We could simply severely curtail their Internet access. Be easy, cut all the direct links and force all North Korea stuff to have to go thru China first, then we could have their traffic dropped by the backbone routers, etc.
I think we're trying to avoid going that route, however. I think US policy is to encourage Internet access everywhere (despite the risks) because it works against dictatorships and oppressive regimes. (See Iran's recent example.) -- "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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 |  moc1man join:2003-12-09 Falls Church, VA | said by Camelot One:At what point do we start treating this as an act of war, and respond with military force? Mind you I don't think we need to kill anyone, but a couple guys showing up to "talk" to you about your botnet infected computer doesn't seem out of line at all. Not that I know anything but; This situation allowed the U.S. a rare opportunity to observe a cyber attack against us, and test our defenses. Every nation / state / operator that can, watched and took copious notes. At the end of the day, we will be better prepared for future attacks. Our government may have known of the attack months before it was launched, hence the "first ever cyber security czar".
I believe that cyber warfare is about establishing buried bot networks that execute and render your target vulnerable for exploitation. This attack, while substantial and effective at times. Caused more risk for the attacker than damage to the targets! perhaps it masked something more sinister elsewhere, only time will tell. | |
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 |  ChiyoSave Me Konata-ChanPremium join:2003-02-20 Charlotte, NC kudos:1 | Re: Comcast working fine Yep for once Comcast is great :P | |
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 | | Fourth of July = No One Cared Form the enemy's point of view, not a good time to launch a DOS attack when nearly everyone was at family BBQs and didn't need to access those sites over the holiday weekend anyway. And the NYSE was closed anyway. -- "Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." -- George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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| Re: Fourth of July = No One Cared Of course a smart enemy would pick a holiday weekend just to send a message that we cut you slack this time but next time it will happen during the work week.
Just a thought. -- One good conspiracy theory deserves another. | |
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| Re: Fourth of July = No One Cared Could not tell you I am not privy to their game plan.
North Korea is in the hands of an unbalanced man so anything is possible. He may just want to go out in a blaze of glory by invading the South. -- One good conspiracy theory deserves another. | |
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 jester121Premium join:2003-08-09 Lake Zurich, IL | Can't find good journalism these days... You have to read through until the 4th paragraph of the AP report to figure out that this attack was last weekend. Any anomalies you are experiencing today are probably not due to the same nefarous activities. | |
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 |  F walkerHey Intern, Get Me A CampariPremium join:2003-04-10 Anchorage, AK | Re: cyberattacks Who cares....
4chan is the butthole of the internet. | |
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 major marcoRes Firma Mitescere NescitPremium join:2003-02-13 Stepford, CA | Armchair Generals, Calm The Fk WAY Down Several websites, including the Treasury and Secret Service sites, were knocked completely offline [...] LMAO. And why exactly is this worthy of a response with deadly force? It's not like either the Treasury OR the SS web sites, or any other web site for that matter, have any kind of life or death relevance to the population. | |
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 |  F walkerHey Intern, Get Me A CampariPremium join:2003-04-10 Anchorage, AK | Re: I did notice something... I saw Yahoo was at a 3 month low | |
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 | | o.O Sorry guys this was my fault I hooked up a hampster wheel to my toaster and plugged my network cable into it. Guess it confused the hell out of the internet. | |
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