Tag archive: Dan Kaminsky

Net neutrality is of big concern these days, and for good reason. If some Internet service providers had their way, they'd control the speed at which the Internet flows, arguing that resource hogs, like downloading torrents, should be slowed down a bit to open up bandwidth for everything else. On the other hand, that opens up a huge ethical can of worms. For example, what if one site pays to be faster than a competitor? It would set a… Read More

April 1 has turned into a certifiable day of lunacy for Internet pranksters, with even major companies like Google and Whole Foods Market getting in on the act with fake product announcements and features designed to make people grin. This year was promising to be a little different—at least according to mainstream media outlets—because the dreaded Conficker worm was schedule to “phone home” and receive new… Read More

The Domain Name System (DNS) flaw discovered by Dan Kaminsky appeared to have been patched, thanks to some rare industry-wide co-operation. But, it seems, that might not be quite the case. ZDNet has reported that security company nCircle has reported problems with the Apple fix for its OS X operating systems, as it fails to randomize ports for client libraries. Their director of security operations, Andrew Storm, blogged:… Read More

Not long ago security research Dan Kaminsky revealed a flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS), although he refused to give details. Those came, somewhat inadvertently, thanks to another researcher, Halvar Flake. Now, inevitably, the first exploit code for that flaw has arrived. Luckily, it’s been created by two other researchers, HD Moore and Druid, who’ve developed an exploit module that runs that Moore’s… Read More

A security patch has been released for a dangerous error we didn’t even known existed. The BBC reports that about six months ago security expert Dan Kaminsky discovered an error in the Domain Name System (DNS), under which criminals could redirect people to fake web pages, even if they’d typed the correct name. The DNS converts the words typed into a numerical address that’s used to route all Internet traffic.… Read More