So apparently this Dan Kaminsky isnt just a random nobody. He was a fairly well known computer security expert:
Dan Kaminsky was an American security researcher. He was a co-founder and chief scientist of White Ops, a firm specializing in detecting malware activity via JavaScript.
He is known among computer security experts for his work on DNS cache poisoning, for showing that the Sony Rootkit had infected at least 568,000 computers,and for his talks at the Black Hat Briefings.
In July 2008 Kaminsky discovered a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol. The flaw could allow attackers to easily perform cache poisoning attacks on most nameservers. With most Internet-based applications depending on DNS to locate their peers, a wide range of attacks became feasible, including web site impersonation, email interception, and authentication bypass via the "Forgot My Password".
Kaminsky worked with DNS vendors in secret to develop a patch to make exploiting the vulnerability more difficult, releasing it on July 8, 2008. The DNS design flaw vulnerability has not been fully fixed.
Kaminsky had intended not to publicize details of the attack until 30 days after the release of the patch, but details were leaked on July 21, 2008
Yeah, I work with a ton of them. I still cannot fathom how many super-smart people were led by their noses by idiot groupthink.
I see a common thread, though...
They all put their faith in science, rather than just their critical thinking faculties.
And I get where their heads are at: mRNA very well could be the holy grail in immunology. It isn't there now. They wanted it to be something it isn't; but meme magic only works on .win (not Twitter).
Theres been a lot of chatter that an internet blackout could be acheived by just taking out DNS root servers.
Take out the DNS servers (physically or by exploiting a flaw like the one this Kaminsky guy discovered), and the internet becomes pretty much unsuable.
The importance of DNS root servers isn’t widely discussed—the end user rarely needs to worry about them—but in the grand scheme of things, they truly are the Internet’s backbone.
When it comes to security, the DNS is still one of the most overlooked parts of an organization’s infrastructure.
It would not really be a black out since everything will still be up and running. You would need a local host file to keep running or know the actual IP address of the site you're trying reach. There are also MANY DNS servers on the internet that you can manually repoint to.
You don't need to make it impossible, just inconvenient. People love being lied to. It's easy as hell to get around China's great firewall but almost nobody does.
Hell, going on parts of the internet other than facebook/twitter/google feels like a completely different network. Normal people don't organically end up on the open internet anymore and that's without any barriers in place yet.
Yes but who knows the actual IP addresses of any websites?
Would using google/cloudflare DNS servers actually get around a root server attack?
And could this "DNS cache poisoning" that he discovered (The DNS design vulnerability that has still not been fully fixed) be used to point everyone to an impersonated website if you are using host files/direct IPs methods?
Source for the screenshot: https://heavy.com/news/dan-kaminsky-cause-of-death/
So apparently this Dan Kaminsky isnt just a random nobody. He was a fairly well known computer security expert:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kaminsky
Knew i recognised that name from somewhere...
Damn, I worked on a project with him about 12 years ago. Read the article hoping is wasn't "that" Dan Kaminski.
A bit nutty but bona-fide genius level dude.
I also know “geniuses” that lined up like cattle for their shots...
Yeah, I work with a ton of them. I still cannot fathom how many super-smart people were led by their noses by idiot groupthink. I see a common thread, though... They all put their faith in science, rather than just their critical thinking faculties. And I get where their heads are at: mRNA very well could be the holy grail in immunology. It isn't there now. They wanted it to be something it isn't; but meme magic only works on .win (not Twitter).
THIS ☝? Being a “genius” also means trusting “authorities”/sources. Sounds like an msm overdose to me.
Theres been a lot of chatter that an internet blackout could be acheived by just taking out DNS root servers.
Take out the DNS servers (physically or by exploiting a flaw like the one this Kaminsky guy discovered), and the internet becomes pretty much unsuable.
this is why we got them there spacex satellites up now
It would not really be a black out since everything will still be up and running. You would need a local host file to keep running or know the actual IP address of the site you're trying reach. There are also MANY DNS servers on the internet that you can manually repoint to.
You don't need to make it impossible, just inconvenient. People love being lied to. It's easy as hell to get around China's great firewall but almost nobody does.
Hell, going on parts of the internet other than facebook/twitter/google feels like a completely different network. Normal people don't organically end up on the open internet anymore and that's without any barriers in place yet.
Yes but who knows the actual IP addresses of any websites?
Would using google/cloudflare DNS servers actually get around a root server attack?
And could this "DNS cache poisoning" that he discovered (The DNS design vulnerability that has still not been fully fixed) be used to point everyone to an impersonated website if you are using host files/direct IPs methods?
was a fairly well known scomputer security expert :-)