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"We are in a lot of trouble," said IOActive security specialist Dan Kaminsky, who stumbled
upon the Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability about six months ago and reached out to
industry giants to collaborate on a solution.
"This attack is very good. This attack is being weaponized out in the field. Everyone needs to
patch, please," Kaminsky said. "This is a big deal."
DNS is used by every computer that links to the Internet and works similar to a telephone
system routing calls to proper numbers, in this case the online numerical addresses of
websites. [read more]
upon the Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability about six months ago and reached out to
industry giants to collaborate on a solution.
"This attack is very good. This attack is being weaponized out in the field. Everyone needs to
patch, please," Kaminsky said. "This is a big deal."
DNS is used by every computer that links to the Internet and works similar to a telephone
system routing calls to proper numbers, in this case the online numerical addresses of
websites. [read more]
Danger Will Robinson, Danger!!!
Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw
Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Internet security researchers on Thursday
warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets
them control traffic on the Internet.
An elite squad of computer industry engineers that labored in
secret to solve the problem released a software "patch" two
weeks ago and sought to keep details of the vulnerability hidden
at least a month to give people time to protect computers from
attacks.
warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets
them control traffic on the Internet.
An elite squad of computer industry engineers that labored in
secret to solve the problem released a software "patch" two
weeks ago and sought to keep details of the vulnerability hidden
at least a month to give people time to protect computers from
attacks.
Yahoo.com
According to a report by activist site Toward
Freedom, for the past decade the search for a rare
metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony's
Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal
conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
At the center of the conflict is the unrefined metallic
ore, coltan. After processing, coltan turns into a
powder called tantalum, which is used extensively
in a wealth of western electronic devices including
cell phones, computers and, of course, game
consoles.
Allegedly, the demand for coltan prompted
Rwandan military groups and western mining
companies to plunder hundreds of millions of
dollars worth of the rare metal, often by forcing
prisoners-of-war and even children to work in the
country's coltan mines. [read more]
According to a report by activist site Toward
Freedom, for the past decade the search for a rare
metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony's
Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal
conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
At the center of the conflict is the unrefined metallic
ore, coltan. After processing, coltan turns into a
powder called tantalum, which is used extensively
in a wealth of western electronic devices including
cell phones, computers and, of course, game
consoles.
Allegedly, the demand for coltan prompted
Rwandan military groups and western mining
companies to plunder hundreds of millions of
dollars worth of the rare metal, often by forcing
prisoners-of-war and even children to work in the
country's coltan mines. [read more]
Congo kiddos getting hands dirty?
Playstation 2 component incites African war
Playstation 2 component incites African war