Onderwerp: ICANN hackers sniff around global DNS root zone system

Domain-name overseer ICANN has been hacked and its root zone system compromised, the organization has announced.

Attackers sent staff spoofed emails appearing to coming from icann.org. The organization notes it was a "spear phishing" attack, suggesting employees clicked on a link in the messages, and then typed their usernames and passwords into a bogus webpage, providing hackers with the keys to their accounts.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12...to_zone_files/

Best wel verontrustend dit. Het had echt veel slechter af kunnen lopen. Ze mogen hun handjes dichtknijpen daar.

Dit plaats ik ook net in de nieuws sectie.
http://www.webhostingtalk.nl/beveili...ng-attack.html (ICANN Targeted in Spear Phishing Attack)