On 10/7/11 11:31 , Arturo Servin wrote: > > What do you mean with "purchasing or renting IPv4". > > Last time that I check it was not possible in the RIR world.
If you're not a legitimate business why would you bother with commonly accepted policy? > If you mean "hijacking" unused IPv4 space, that's another history. the post fails entirely to cite actual examples, then goes off into the weeds on domain name reputation. > .as > > On 7 Oct 2011, at 15:11, Joly MacFie wrote: > >> I'd welcome comments as to solutions to this. Or is it just scaremongering? >> >> j >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Lauren Weinstein <lau...@vortex.com> >> Date: Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM >> >> Botnets buying up IPv4 address space >> >> http://j.mp/nMJ5Lr (Threat Post) >> >> "Now, in one effort to get around these systems, some attackers are >> taking advantage of the lack of IPV4 space by either purchasing or >> renting blocks of IP space with good reputations that have been built >> up over the course of several years. A number of legitimate trading >> and auction sites have appeared as the IPV4 space became scarcer, and >> the attackers have gotten involved as well, getting their hands on >> known good IP blocks and using them for C&C or hosting malware." >> >> - - - >> >> --Lauren-- >> NNSquad Moderator >> >> >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast >> WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com >> http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com >> VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> - > >
