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Comcast Domain Name Hacked, Website Breached for Several Hours

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Mikki Barry — No Comments ↓

Comcast Domain Name Hacked, Website Breached for Several Hours:

Shortly before 11 p.m. EDT yesterday, Comcast users began noticing that Comcast.net had been hacked. More technically, early indications are that someone hacked Comcast’s registrar account at Network Solutions, changing the authoritative DNS servers for Comcast.net — rerouting portal visitors to IP addresses in Germany or elsewhere. The front page of Comcast.net was replaced with a note saying the hackers had “RoXed” Comcast, according to postings at BroadbandReports.com. More…

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