Cyber attack Knocks Out Access to Websites

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  1. Posts : 11,247
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       #20

    Superfly said:
    LOL Jims...
    I agree about the "We mustn't become too dependent on Technology" bit... but equating DDoS to AI? it's worlds apart...
    Hi there

    An Intelligent but Malevolent Robot would certainly target disabling as far as possible the Internet as a first priority for causing Humans maximum possible inconvenience -- Communication has always been one of the first "Aids" to Humans even when they were "hunter gatherers" and using smoke signals etc to either warn other tribes or communicate with them.

    It's all part of the same deal !!!!

    Cheers
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  2. Posts : 4,201
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       #21

    Cliff S said:
    For me in Bavaria, it found this to be the fastest:
    Attachment 107071
    Ther last but one entry is rather topical
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  3. Posts : 27,162
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       #22

    Barman58 said:
    Ther last but one entry is rather topical
    DYN?!!! I dfidn't even notice
    But I do like the name of the very last one GB-Timewarp
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  4. Posts : 5,442
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       #23

    Cliff S said:
    For me in Bavaria, it found this to be the fastest:
    You could try DNS.WATCH (not listed there, it is located in Germany).

    Cliff S said:
    Anyone ever try this: Dns Jumper
    A nice tool for a quick lookup, but results based on 2 DNS requests could be flawed, I prefer Namebench.

    I use DNS.Watch for my computer (DNSSEC, plain and effective) and OpenDNS in my browser (with dnscrypt).
    I also disable DNS service, it is not needed with a reliable DNS, it can cause problems and be used by malware.
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       #24

    TairikuOkami said:
    You could try DNS.WATCH (not listed there, it is located in Germany).


    A nice tool for a quick lookup, but results based on 2 DNS requests could be flawed, I prefer Namebench.

    I use DNS.Watch for my computer (DNSSEC, plain and effective) and OpenDNS in my browser (with dnscrypt).
    I also disable DNS service, it is not needed with a reliable DNS, it can cause problems and be used by malware.
    Interesting, DNS.WATCH even tells me how to configure my Fritz!Box:)
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  6. Posts : 15,024
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       #25

    I'm guessing this is why Yammer was down for most of the day yesterday?
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  7. Posts : 27,162
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       #26

    alphanumeric said:
    I'm guessing this is why Yammer was down for most of the day yesterday?
    Yep!

    Among others: This Is Why Half the Internet Shut Down Today

    ActBlue
    Basecamp
    Big cartel
    Box
    Business Insider
    CNN
    Cleveland.com
    Etsy
    Github
    Grubhub
    Guardian.co.uk
    HBO Now
    Iheart.com (iHeartRadio)
    Imgur
    Intercom
    Intercom.com
    Okta
    PayPal
    People.com
    Pinterest
    Playstation Network
    Recode
    Reddit
    Seamless
    Spotify
    Squarespace Customer Sites
    Starbucks rewards/gift cards
    Storify.com
    The Verge
    Twillo
    Twitter
    Urbandictionary.com (lol)
    Weebly
    Wired.com
    Wix Customer Sites
    Yammer
    Yelp
    Zendesk.com
    Zoho CRM
    Credit Karma
    Eventbrite
    Netflix
    NHL.com
    Fox News
    Disqus
    Shopify
    Soundcloud
    Atom.io
    Ancersty.com
    ConstantContact
    Indeed.com
    New York Times
    Weather.com
    WSJ.com
    time.com
    xbox.com
    dailynews.com
    Wikia
    donorschoose.org
    Wufoo.com
    Genonebiology.com
    BBC
    Elder Scrolls Online
    Eve Online
    PagerDuty
    Kayak
    youneedabudget.com
    Speed Test
    Freshbooks
    Braintree
    Blue Host
    Qualtrics
    SBNation
    Salsify.com
    Zillow.com
    nimbleschedule.com
    Vox.com
    Livestream.com
    IndieGoGo
    Fortune
    CNBC.com
    FT.com
    Survey Monkey
    Paragon Game
    Runescape
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  8. Posts : 7,128
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       #27

    Cliff S said:
    For me in Bavaria, it found this to be the fastest:
    Attachment 107071
    Thanks! Knowing almost nothing about DNS I decided to try this program. This is the DNS I chose.

    Cyber attack Knocks Out Access to Websites-dns.jpg
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  9. Posts : 27,162
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       #28

    Winuser said:
    Thanks! Knowing almost nothing about DNS I decided to try this program. This is the DNS I chose.

    Cyber attack Knocks Out Access to Websites-dns.jpg
    You're welcome. Like I said above, I'm a networking dummy myself, so tools like this do help.
    In Ubuntu, it has something similar for it's Updater. It let's you know which server is fastest for a download mirror(repository location) for apt and apt-get.
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  10. Posts : 4,201
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    Thread Starter
       #29

    Just a word of advice, if you are using multiple devices to access the internet, it makes good sense to add the "best" DNS server data to the router and set any or all that allow to get their DNS from the Router, ( This is normally the default for most devices anyway) which means you only have to change the server addresses once to act on all devices should you decide to change servers in future
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