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I'm not slinging mud ... just stating the obvious attack vector
If script kiddies can create a zombie some of the kits were built by real bad guys, not benevolent uber-geeks.

Some of the kits and a lot of rogue traffic trace back to regions of the world known to be terrorist havens (like Pakistan). It seems like some folks may be studying more than just the Koran, but, maybe I'm wrong.

In any case, the combination of zombie networks and moles inside major corporations is quite scary .

If they decided to conduct a real cyber attack they would try to maximize damage ... both cyber and physical.

But then, maybe this was just a bug in Akamai's SW!
Posted by: oldskool   Posted on: 06/17/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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dns proxy would help  V Sanders | 06/16/04
surfing habits  us_forums@... | 05/27/07
Zombie hunters  Anton Philidor | 06/16/04
pleople have tried that...  ryusen | 06/16/04
Not the right people  Anton Philidor | 06/17/04
for me, a large part is trust...  ryusen | 06/18/04
MS already did that ... old news!  oldskool | 06/16/04
Question: DNS file on pc  Anton Philidor | 06/17/04
it was a tounge in cheek response to automated "scanner"  oldskool | 06/17/04
Doesn't sound right  Nigel Johnstone | 06/16/04
Did notice some heavy Spam Activity  voska | 06/16/04
New OS ?  pj-xmesh | 06/16/04
RE tail  pj-xmesh | 06/16/04
So where are the usual...  Rick_K | 06/16/04
..you're here.  seosamh_z | 06/16/04
It's true though  Rick_K | 06/16/04
Not true at all  ShadeTree | 06/17/04
but was it really a a DoS?  ryusen | 06/16/04
sounds like they are saying the network was so large  oldskool | 06/16/04
sounds logical, but...  ryusen | 06/16/04
Very well could be  Rick_K | 06/16/04
My guess, and its just a guess, is it was a trial run  oldskool | 06/16/04
Were all just sitting back.....  ShadeTree | 06/17/04
windows apologists  us_forums@... | 05/27/07
Ok I dont care how many zombies somebody used.  computer_man | 06/16/04
Actuallt they run Linux..  ShadeTree | 06/17/04
I'm not slinging mud ... just stating the obvious attack vector  oldskool | 06/17/04
Not be harsh but: WRONG!!!  Da-Man | 06/17/04
Maybe they got bit by their own bot?  quietLee | 06/17/04
And now a moment of silence for the suckers running MS products  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/17/04
I supposed Solaris is flawed too  toadlife | 06/17/04
One of the better White Hat teams says Linux attacked w/i 15 minutes  oldskool | 06/17/04
get over yourself (NT)  ryusen | 06/18/04
Zombie Attack (if that is what it was)  Tedscribe@... | 06/18/04
No sell, sounds like a load of bull  FilledOut | 06/18/04
Dont understand this  ParadigmOdyssey | 06/18/04
road not the cars  us_forums@... | 05/27/07
Keyloggers and virus  mare_z | 07/01/04
Protect the internet! Run Emule and BitTorrent! Hog BW from the SpamZombies  GreatInca | 02/24/05

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