So I've been tracking a new iPod I ordered off eBay through UPS for a few days now. Today, I went online to check again and I couldn't get through to their site! I rechecked all my network settings, and every other site loaded fine. So I did a quick Google search, and sure enough, a hacker managed to get into the site that hosts UPS's domain! (as well as several other well-known companies, including National Geographic)
Apparently the hacker did some kind of DNS hack that redirects people to a different site, in this case one that just stated that it had been hacked. Let's see if this picture is clear enough to read...
(that comes from DNS hack hits popular websites: Daily Telegraph, The Register, UPS, etc | Naked Security )
Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be any malware or phishing going on with it, just that annoying message. And that's only with some of the downed sites, the rest just won't connect (at least for me).
You can still access the main sites via there direct IP addresses, (Google it if you really want to check it out) but when you try to click on any of the links on their home page, it tries to redirect you to their domain name, thereby shutting you out again. So basically the IP addresses are only good for checking out their home pages.
Just figured I'd start a chat page about this, it's pretty interesting (and kind of scary) to me. Any thoughts?
Apparently the hacker did some kind of DNS hack that redirects people to a different site, in this case one that just stated that it had been hacked. Let's see if this picture is clear enough to read...
(that comes from DNS hack hits popular websites: Daily Telegraph, The Register, UPS, etc | Naked Security )
Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be any malware or phishing going on with it, just that annoying message. And that's only with some of the downed sites, the rest just won't connect (at least for me).
You can still access the main sites via there direct IP addresses, (Google it if you really want to check it out) but when you try to click on any of the links on their home page, it tries to redirect you to their domain name, thereby shutting you out again. So basically the IP addresses are only good for checking out their home pages.
Just figured I'd start a chat page about this, it's pretty interesting (and kind of scary) to me. Any thoughts?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 1545
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00 GHz
- Motherboard
- DELL - 27d90219 Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
- Sound Card
- IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor (DPMS), 15.3" (34cm x 19cm)
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Internal 320 GB Portable 320 GB used for separate storage of media, plugged into USB port as needed.
- Cooling
- Single built in fan
- Mouse
- Touchpad, + Logitech wireless mouse (USB)
- Keyboard
- Built in
- Internet Speed
- ~150 kilobytes/sec DL
- Other Info
- Usually have low HD free space left (<10 GB), often left on overnight. I really push its capabilities.
