Revealed: The Internet's Biggest Security Hole
Two security researchers have demonstrated an exploit that would allow someone to intercept internet traffic anywhere in the world undetected. Attackers could even modify the intercepted information before it reaches its destination without anyone being the wiser. Thanks to Dave A. for the linkage.
Two security researchers have demonstrated an exploit that would allow someone to intercept internet traffic anywhere in the world undetected. Attackers could even modify the intercepted information before it reaches its destination without anyone being the wiser. Thanks to Dave A. for the linkage.
"It's a huge issue. It's at least as big an issue as the DNS issue, if not bigger," said Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, noted computer security expert and former member of the L0pht hacking group, who testified to Congress in 1998 that he could bring down the internet in 30 minutes using a similar BGP attack, and disclosed privately to government agents how BGP could also be exploited to eavesdrop.
