Mitnick site targeted in DNS attack A Web site belonging to a "security expert" was compromised after hackers managed to access a domain name server maintained by the sites Web host and redirect visitors to pages that displayed pornographic images. It was the second time in the past few years that a security lapse at hostedhere.net has allowed hackers to redirect the site, the "security expert" told The Register. At time of writing, domain name system records for Mitnick Security have been restored, but some users continue to see the fraudulent Web site because many DNS caches still show the incorrect information. The "security expert" whined that, My site was redirected. The attackers never gained access to the server hosting the "security experts" site, and in any event, the "security expert" gave the usual excuse that the site did not contain customer lists or other sensitive information.
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