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By Bradley Mitchell, About.com Guide to Wireless / Networking since 1999

Details of DNS Flaw Presented

Thursday August 7, 2008
As reported last month, prominent network researcher Dan Kaminsky uncovered a major DNS flaw that could have led to widespread Internet outages if not fixed. Technical details behind this flaw were shared publicly this week. Looking at the data, its clear that the potential for damage was huge. From injecting viruses into your emails, to snatching your credit card numbers using fake Web sites, hackers could have made our lives more difficult in several ways. Kudos to all involved in patching the DNS. → Read More - Internet Security Hole Revealed
See Also - Remember the infamous 2004 TCP Flaw?

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