Comcast.net Hijacked, Redirected

Comcast.net Hijacked, Redirected

Cable giant Comcast was the victim of a DNS hijacking beginning late Wednesday and into early Thursday. The hacker group Kryogeniks claimed responsibility for the stunt, which blocked Comcast customers from accessing their webmail service. Customers were redirected to a page in which the hijackers boasted of the ploy.

Wired News 5/29/08 6:00 PM Threat Level