At least 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic came under attack today in one of the worst attacks against the internet since 2002. The only problem — nobody noticed.
The hackers, who largely disguised their origin, have been traced to South Korea. The attacks targeted UltraDNS, the company responsible for managing web sites with .org top-level domains. Among the targeted systems was the United States Defense Department.
In a show of muscle for the Internet, this was basically a replica of an attack that occurred in 2002 on the exact same computers and had a much more serious effect. However, this time around the global network scoffed at the attack and conducted business as usual.