Smileyface aside, I'm disappointed to see operators simply flushing caches and not performing at the least a dumpdb for possible future forensic analysis. This is what I call the "Windows solution," - 'Oh, just reboot, and it'll work'.
We're better than that. (Aren't we?) On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:02 AM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawgs...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hanlon's razor? Misconfiguration. Perhaps not done in malice, but I > have no idea where the poison leaked in, or why. :-) > > - ferg > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Alex Buie <alex.b...@frozenfeline.net> > wrote: > > > Anyone have news/explanation about what's happening/happened? > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawgs...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> Sure enough: > >> > >> > >> > >> ; <<>> DiG 9.7.3 <<>> @localhost yelp.com A > >> ; (1 server found) > >> ;; global options: +cmd > >> ;; Got answer: > >> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 53267 > >> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 > >> > >> ;; QUESTION SECTION: > >> ;yelp.com. IN A > >> > >> ;; ANSWER SECTION: > >> yelp.com. 300 IN A 204.11.56.20 > >> > >> ;; Query time: 143 msec > >> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) > >> ;; WHEN: Thu Jun 20 07:33:13 2013 > >> ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 42 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> NetRange: 204.11.56.0 - 204.11.59.255 > >> CIDR: 204.11.56.0/22 > >> OriginAS: AS40034 > >> NetName: CONFLUENCE-NETWORKS--TX3 > >> NetHandle: NET-204-11-56-0-1 > >> Parent: NET-204-0-0-0-0 > >> NetType: Direct Allocation > >> Comment: Hosted in Austin TX. > >> Comment: Abuse : > >> Comment: ab...@confluence-networks.com > >> Comment: +1-917-386-6118 > >> RegDate: 2012-09-24 > >> Updated: 2012-09-24 > >> Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-204-11-56-0-1 > >> > >> OrgName: Confluence Networks Inc > >> OrgId: CN > >> Address: 3rd Floor, Omar Hodge Building, Wickhams > >> Address: Cay I, P.O. Box 362 > >> City: Road Town > >> StateProv: Tortola > >> PostalCode: VG1110 > >> Country: VG > >> RegDate: 2011-04-07 > >> Updated: 2011-07-05 > >> Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/CN > >> > >> OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE3065-ARIN > >> OrgAbuseName: Abuse Admin > >> OrgAbusePhone: +1-917-386-6118 > >> OrgAbuseEmail: ab...@confluence-networks.com > >> OrgAbuseRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/ABUSE3065-ARIN > >> > >> OrgNOCHandle: NOCAD51-ARIN > >> OrgNOCName: NOC Admin > >> OrgNOCPhone: +1-415-462-7734 > >> OrgNOCEmail: n...@confluence-networks.com > >> OrgNOCRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/NOCAD51-ARIN > >> > >> OrgTechHandle: TECHA29-ARIN > >> OrgTechName: Tech Admin > >> OrgTechPhone: +1-415-358-0858 > >> OrgTechEmail: ipad...@confluence-networks.com > >> OrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/TECHA29-ARIN > >> > >> > >> # > >> # ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use > >> # available at: https://www.arin.net/whois_tou.html > >> # > >> > >> - ferg > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Grant Ridder <shortdudey...@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Yelp is evidently also affected > >> > > >> > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:19 PM, John Levine <jo...@iecc.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> >Reaching out to DNS operators around the globe. Linkedin.com has had > >> some > >> >> issues with DNS > >> >> >and would like DNS operators to flush their DNS. If you see > >> >> www.linkedin.com resolving NS to > >> >> >ns1617.ztomy.com or ns2617.ztomy.com then please flush your DNS. > >> >> > > >> >> >Any other info please reach out to me off-list. > >> >> > >> >> While you're at it, www.usps.com, www.fidelity.com, and other well > >> >> known sites have had DNS poisoning problems. When I restarted my > >> >> cache, they look OK. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson > >> fergdawgster(at)gmail.com > >> > >> > > > > -- > "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson > fergdawgster(at)gmail.com > > -- Jamie Rishaw // .com.arpa@j <- reverse it. ish. [Impressive C-level Title Here], arpa / arpa labs
