> “I likely cost them a ton of money today.”
But more specifically, whoever launched the attack cost them that money.
Also, ha:
PING krebsonsecurity.com (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
But more specifically, whoever launched the attack cost them that money.
Also, ha:
PING krebsonsecurity.com (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/779144394360381440
@ 123 IN SOA ns1.prolexic.net. hostmaster.prolexic.com. 2016092204 86400 900 1209600 3600
@ 900 IN NS ns1.prolexic.net.
@ 900 IN NS ns2.prolexic.net.
*@ 300 IN A 127.0.0.1
@ 300 IN MX 10 smtp.krebsonsecurity.com.
@ 300 IN TXT "v=spf1 ip4:... ip4:... ip6:... a mx ?all"
m 300 IN CNAME krebsonsecurity.mobify.me.
smtp 900 IN A 198.251.81.28
*www 300 IN A 127.0.0.1This could trick the computers that make up the botnet to either attack themselves on the public interface (more resource-intensive than trying to DDoS your own loopback), or even better, their ISP's resolvers (it would force the ISP to do something about it).
Reminds me of: https://twitter.com/troyhunt/status/716408697266679808