Attack code released for DNS bug
On Wednesday hackers released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the DNS software that is used to route messages between computers on the Internet. The attack code was released by developers of the Metasploit hacking toolkit. Internet service providers and corporate users have had since July 8 to patch the flaw, but many have not yet installed the fix on all DNS servers. Zulfikar Ramizan, a technical director with Symantec says "What makes this whole thing really scary is that from an end-user perspective they may not notice anything."
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