INTERNET UNDER ATTACK

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www.extremetech.com/article2/0%2C3973%2C841144%2C00.asp

"The attack, dubbed Cross-Site Tracing (XST), involves a method whereby a programmable engine or common client side scripting language, such as JavaScript, accesses and obtains Web authentication credentials on a target system regardless of how well the information is stored and protected. This in turn can be used by a hacker to assume the identity of a victim on an array of sites ranging from Web mail, to online banking, to auction sites."


http://slashdot.org

http://forums.military.com/1/OpenTop...3&m=4551982416

http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/mssql-udp.txt

Huge text article documenting the attack.


We are monitoring massive Distributed Denial of Service attacks all over the U.S. tonight starting at around 11:30 PM CST. As many as 5 of the 13 root nameserver have been down, up to 10 with massive packet loss (xx%):