It's interesting everyone here is being so cavalier about this attack, considering it is the most serious the internet as a whole has ever face. They managed to actually hit 3 of the 13 root servers with DOS attacks originating from apparently random and constantly changing IP addresses despite extensive security to prevent just such a feat. It's a pretty impressive (albeit stupid and a pain in the ***) attack, and could have given someone enough of a hint how to actually get through to all 13 that it's worth taking seriously. I mean, what would I do without my internets...?