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Google.ps domain was hacked

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Re: Google.ps domain was hacked

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The page also tries to load a mp3 file using Real Player. Sounds bad... Is that some known exploit?

Real Player is so rear this days, so at list it wouldn't be my first choice if you only wanted to play a song.

Re: Google.ps domain was hacked

#43
post #30

... and thousands of HN readers get infected by a zero-day exploit. Maybe. If you're thinking of submitting a known compromised site to HN, consider instead submitting a third-party site which explains/documents the compromise. Ideally from a respected security research company. This has several benefits: 1. You're not subjecting HN readers to a site under the control of a malicious party who may have done more than…

I agree with your point, but 0-day exploits aren't tossed around like candy corn. They're multi-million dollar munitions.

Re: Google.ps domain was hacked

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post #30

... and thousands of HN readers get infected by a zero-day exploit. Maybe. If you're thinking of submitting a known compromised site to HN, consider instead submitting a third-party site which explains/documents the compromise. Ideally from a respected security research company. This has several benefits: 1. You're not subjecting HN readers to a site under the control of a malicious party who may have done more than…

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Re: Google.ps domain was hacked

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post #19

Oh man, imagine the heart attack the engineer who first got this ticket must have had before he realized it was a just a dns hijacking.

Google's incident response team deals with far bigger issues on a daily basis. This is hardly more than a few kids playing around.

Care to elaborate?
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