[4656] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Dawe)
Mon Sep 23 05:27:53 1996
In-Reply-To: <9609230614.AA10517@dxcoms.cern.ch>
To: Brian Carpenter CERN-CN <brian@dxcoms.cern.ch>
Reply-To: peter@home.pipex.com
Cc: Hans-Werner Braun <hwb@nlanr.net>, nanog@merit.edu, iepg@iepg.org
From: Peter Dawe <dh43@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 96 09:48:13 GMT
> Peter, how do you suggest sending a request "directly" to all
> ISPs in the world? Is there is a mailing list for them?
>
> Brian Carpenter
...
How about a chain letter.. to the wholesale and backbone providers, I've =
received a number of copied of the email virus 'Good News'!
Peter
Draft:
Dear Internet provider, you may be aware that hackers have been using a =
new
approach to denial of service attacks. This involves using SYN packets =
with
false source addresses.
I order to reduce the Internets vunerability we are requesting that you =
initiate filters on you customer connection which confine their transmiss=
ion to
packets with source addresses within the customers IP range. For further =
details please go to www.???.???
In order to reach all ISPs we also request that you forward this to any =
ISPs
you know with the subject unaltered as PLEASE ACTION THIS.. SYN ATTACK =
Do not forward this after 30th September.
You may wish to filter all future emails deleting repeat emails with this=
subject line
Brian Carpenter CERN-CN said...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
------------
Peter Dawe All messag=
es copyright reserved
Peter@home.pipex.com; +44 (0) 1223 237700; GSM +44 (0) 385 394554
71 High Street, Oakington, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 5AG, UK
