The immensely sarcastic catch phrase, "breaking the Internet", has been one of the most commonly used ones among the Internet community since the beginning of time. But have you ever stopped to wonder how that phrase came along, and just how much truth there is behind it?

Well, apparently one guy did and his name is Dan Kaminsky. In an recent article on Wired, editor Joshua Davis, documents how Kaminsky found one of the biggest security flaws in the history of the Internet, and how he fixed it.

"The vulnerability gave him the power to transfer millions out of bank accounts worldwide. He lived in a barren one-bedroom apartment and owned almost nothing. He rented the bed he was lying on as well as the couch and table in the living room. The walls were bare. His refrigerator generally contained little more than a few forgotten slices of processed cheese and a couple of Rockstar energy drinks. Maybe it was time to upgrade his lifestyle.

Or, for the sheer geeky joy of it, he could reroute all of .com into his laptop, the digital equivalent of channeling the Mississippi into a bathtub.

"Oh shit," he mumbled. "I just broke the Internet.""

It's a refreshing read and will definitely appeal to you even if you don't know a single thing about DNS.

Full story available here: Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web 

(Source: BoingBoing)

Name: paskal	Comment: hoo this guy should be listed on Ripley's Believe It or Not
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-12-08 13:35:46

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