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BGP-based blackholing/hijacking patented in Australia?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Niels Bakker)
Thu Aug 12 06:11:08 2004
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:10:31 +0200
From: Niels Bakker <niels=nanog@bakker.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
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http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10394549%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
2004-08-10 (via InfoAnarchy)
"Pipe has applied for a patent for its method of blocking access to
deceptive websites linked to fraudulent emails that direct users to
fake bank websites to capture bank account and password details.
[..]
"Pipe Networks managing director Bevan Slattery said Pipe had been
testing a method of enabling banks, ISPs and law enforcement agencies
to notify Pipe of new phishing emails.
"Pipe could then distribute updated internet routing information to ISPs
via the border gateway protocol, so internet users could not reach the
fraudulent website."
The implications of this are scary. Hijacking of IP space by a private
company, supported by the government?
-- Niels.
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