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access to icann's web site was not interrupted, one of nsi's was. don't people have real work to do instead of speculate and post? randy > fyi > > http://www.icann.org/icann-pr02july99.htm > ICANN PRESS RELEASE (7-2-99): INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND > NUMBERS (ICANN) STATEMENT ON HACKING OF NETWORK SOLUTIONS' SERVERS > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN) STATEMENT ON > HACKING OF NETWORK SOLUTIONS' SERVERS > Marina Del Rey, CA (July 2, 1999) - For several hours earlier today, access > to the server which hosts the ICANN Web site was disrupted. The information > on ICANN's Web site is administrative in nature and was not damaged. > We have since been made aware of a concerted effort to tamper with some of > the servers currently operated by Network Solutions, Inc. of Herndon, > Virginia. The incident, which is potentially criminal, has been referred to > the appropriate law enforcement officials. An investigation into the source > of the attack, and the manner in which it was carried out, is currently > underway. While there is no evidence that the servers under its control have > been harmed, ICANN is taking the appropriate measures to protect its > equipment located at the Information Sciences Institute of the University of > Southern California. > ICANN condemns this action as an attempt to undermine the stability of the > domain name system and will cooperate fully with any investigation into the > matter >
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