Full Disclosure: Re: Firefox & Mozilla Advisory

[Ben Vaisvil <benv () designtoscano com>]

Your guess is probably correct - and The Register reports about the same:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/09/google_dns_glitch/

Todd Towles wrote:
> I was just taking a guess at what could have happened. But it sounds
> like it would work. You buy www.google.com.net and then you wait for
> their DNS to mess up and you get thousands and thousands of hits to your
> spyware site. Possible Passive Pharming attack?
>
> Anyone know for sure what happen? 
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk 
> > [mailto:full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk] On Behalf 
> > Of Ben Vaisvil
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:07 PM
> > To: full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
> > Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox & Mozilla Advisory
> >
> > Engadget.com was claiming (incorrectly) that google got 
> > hacked 
> > http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:aAAhpPYRP5cJ:www.engadget
> > .com/entry/1234000610042620/+engadget+google+hacked&hl=en
> >
> > Didn't take long for baseless speculation!
> >
> > Todd Towles wrote:
> >
> > > Well, the patch the mozilla server was modified to fix the 
> > issue. Paul 
> >
> > > told everyone the whole story about it on here yesterday. I heard 
> > > about this on the weekend.
> > > I am surprised no one has talked about the Google DNS issue. Users 
> > > were tricked into going to SoGoSearch.com because of IE's 
> > great domain 
> >
> > > search function. When IE can't find a site, it starts to 
> > search. Well, 
> >
> > > SoGoSearch.com owns www.google.com.net, and therefore that is why 
> > > people were getting spyware/adware junk.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk
> > > > [mailto:full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk] On Behalf Of 
> > > > Morning Wood
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:21 PM
> > > > To: P Ellison; full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
> > > > Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Firefox & Mozilla Advisory
> > > >
> > > > wtf???  - - - - this HAS BEEN PATCHED
> > > >
> > > > no "heads-up" needed ( you missed the boat by a week )
> > > >
> > > > BUT THANKS FOR PLAYING!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "P Ellison" <peter.jfactu () btinternet com>
> > > > To: <full-disclosure () lists grok org uk>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:21 AM
> > > > Subject: [Full-disclosure] Firefox & Mozilla Advisory
> > > >
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