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Author Topic: [2014-08-09] Hacker hijacks ISPs, steals $83,000 from Bitcoin mining pools  (Read 736 times)
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August 09, 2014, 03:53:34 AM
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http://www.zdnet.com/hacker-hijacks-isps-steals-83000-from-bitcoin-mining-pools-7000032458/

A hijacker was able to use a fake Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) broadcast in order to compromise networks belonging to some of the biggest names in the field -- including Amazon, Digital Ocean, and OVH, among others -- between February and May 2014. According to the researchers, at least 51 networks were compromised from 19 different ISPs, and at least one hijacker was able to use this flaw to redirect cryptocurrency miners' connections to a hijacker-controlled mining pool, therefore collecting the miner's profit for themselves.

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August 09, 2014, 07:23:05 AM
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Why do they not use SSL on the routers? It's their own faults.

People should sue those damn ISP for the damage, because they use poor security. Do the basics right man.

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