MetaFilter posts tagged with attack

Oh shit, I just broke the Internet

Glibpaxman — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:55 -0800

"There is no saving the internet. There is only postponing the inevitable." Wired Magazine looks at the history of DNS and the Kaminsky attack. Kaminsky, previously Open DNS, previously

Syria's business

Bathtub Bobsled — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:02:24 -0800

"US helicopter raid" in Syria. Could this be an October Surprise? Many have hinted this election's October Surprise will be the capture of Osama Bin Ladin or a resurgence of terrorist activity. As we recall, news media had jumped on a McCain Aide who claimed a terrorist attack would benefit McCain in the Election.

And DJB's $500 is safe for another day

Skorgu — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:57:48 -0800

A major flaw in the DNS system is promised to be revealed at the next Black Hat conference. Convinced it was too important to wait, security researcher Dan Kaminsky (video, autoplays) convinced several software vendors to issue emergency patches today, before publicizing details of the attack. It can't be that serious though, can it? Oh yes it can.

Super-targeted spear phishing attacks

gemmy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:34:53 -0800

The recent cyber attacks on pro-Tibet groups in the U.S. (attack details, technical data) and on the Save Darfur Coalition, among others, have managed to catch the attention of some in the mainstream media. Such super-targeted spear phishing attacks have been on the rise for several years, and have become an important tool for corporate espionage and military infiltration attempts. Teaching users to recognize such attack emails is probably the most effective deterrence, as technology solutions have shown to not be particularly effective. Some companies and government agencies even conduct sting operations to ferret out which internal users fail the test, targeting them for additional training. Thanks to homunculus for encouraging me to post on this.

Jellyfish swarm massacres unsuspecting salmon

baphomet — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:16:38 -0800

Billions of jellyfish destroy a coastal fishery in Ireland. Next they will be attacking your children. Feel free to flee in terror...if you can.

Solanum virus outbreak in Ancient Egypt

felix betachat — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:48:13 -0800

Zombie Attack at Hierakonpolis

Rawr.

allkindsoftime — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:22:37 -0800

Tiger Attack. Forget snakes on a plane. Tigers on an elephant is what you need to worry about.

Turtle Power!

Joe Invisible — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:37:27 -0800

Turtle > cat youtube, cute critters

Nazi Robot Attack

kirkaracha — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:23:09 -0800

Nazi Robot Attack

"Web-rage" attack

GuyZero — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:00:05 -0800

Web-rage. Man attacked with pickaxe after insults exchanged in an internet chatroom.