Internet Root Servers Attacked

A spokesman for ICANN says that a massive attack yesterday on Internet root servers — basically the Web’s traffic routers — had little impact on typical users.
The attack, which The Guardian reports seemingly focused on ICANN and U.S. defense department servers, amounted to a massive DoS attack using botnets. The coordinated effort emanated from Asia, experts agree.
The Associated Press reports that UltraDNS, a company that manages Web traffic, appears to have been the target, but the ICANN rep says details are still far too sketchy to draw definitive conclusions. The attack is said to be the largest of its kind since 2002, but distribution of load between the root servers muted the impact of this DoS effort.
(courtesy, Bullet Points )
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