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Expired and exploited: Reviving a 30-year-old legacy domain for hijacking

Due to the current shortage of IPv4 addresses, any legacy IP block, regardless of its size, including Autonomous System (AS) networks, is at risk of being hijacked and misused for identity theft or other malicious activities. Here are the findings of Spamhaus' investigation into Fiberlinkcc.com, a legacy domain used to provide connectivity to hijacked IP blocks.

How to Halt the Hijackers

If you’ve read Network hijacking - the low down, you’ll be fully versed in the varied ways cybercriminals can hijack your network. In this article, we’ll be explaining how to protect against this happening to you, along with a high-level overview as to what you can do if your Internet...

Network hijacking - the low down

Network hijacking involves the announcing or re-routing of Internet protocol (IP) addresses without authorization from the owner of those addresses. When hijacking is done intentionally, it is usually for some type of nefarious or illegal purpose and the consequences can be far reaching for organizations whose networks are hijacked. There...