Hackers slow Internet root servers with attack

08 February 2007

Hackers slow Internet root servers with attackComputerworld, MA - 12 hours ago
February 07, 2007 (IDG News Service) -- Online attackers have briefly disrupted service on at least two of the 13 "root" servers that are used to direct traffic on the Internet. The attack, which began Tuesday at about 5:30 a.m. Eastern time, was the most significant attack against the root servers since an October 2002 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, said Ben Petro, senior vice president of services with Internet service provider Neustar Inc. Root servers manage the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), used to translate Web addresses such as Amazon.com into the numerical Internet Protocol addresses used by machines.

Zombie botnets attack global DNS serversIT Week, UK - 07 Feb 2007
Zombie computers could have brought the web to its knees
Hackers launched a sustained attack last night against key root servers which form the backbone of the internet.Security firm Sophos said that botnets of zombie PCs bombarded the internet's domain name system (DNS) servers with traffic."These zombie computers could have brought the web to its knees," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.


Tivo, Amazon unveil download dealInfoWorld, CA - 07 Feb 2007
Owners of Tivo's popular digital video recorders (DVR) will soon be able to download films and television shows for rental and purchase from Amazon.com, the two companies announced Wednesday.

Amazon Thinks Inside TiVo's BoxInformationWeek, NY - 07 Feb 2007
Unbox users will soon be able to rent and purchase movies and television shows for less than Wal-Mart's recently launched service.
The available titles come major film studios and TV networks -- CBS, Fox Entertainment Group, Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment -- rather than, say, two guys with a video camera and more diet cola than they know what to do with



Vodafone Signs Deal With MySpaceForbes, NY - 02.07.07, 1:35 PM ET
Vodafone Group PLC said Wednesday it is the first European cell-phone carrier to sign a deal with networking Web site MySpace, allowing its customers to access and update their MySpace pages from their mobile phone
Vodafone in deal to access MySpace via mobilesZDNet - 07 Feb 2007
British mobile phone company Vodafone Group unveiled a deal with News Corp.'s MySpace on Wednesday that will allow its customers to access the popular Web-based social network using cell phones.
The exclusive deal will help Vodafone, Europe's biggest mobile operator, boost mobile usage and with it data revenue, and also helps MySpace launch itself in the European mobile market.
AMD cranks out new OpteronsZDNet - 07 Feb 2007
Advanced Micro Devices released several new Opteron server processors Wednesday, including new low-power models.
Three low-power Opterons and two processors in the mainstream power category were added to AMD's product list. The low-power chips are said to consume no more than 68 watts, while the mainstream processors consume no more than 95 watts.

AMD Offers Low-Power Opteron ProcessorseWeek- 07 Feb 2007
Continuing its pricing battle with rival Intel, AMD is also offering lower prices for the newest upgrades to its server processors.
Advanced Micro Devices, the world's second-largest maker of PC and server processors, is looking to offer new, lower power-per-watt configurations in its dual-core Opteron server chip line.