UPS has been HACKED! : Othor Games

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:36 pm

I just tried to check the status of a package I've been waiting for and I got redirected to a hackers website. So, I checked the Google and sure as hell, UPS has been hacked. I sure hope this doesn't affect me getting the battery for my generator.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/09/04/dns-hack-hits-popular-websites-telegraph-register-ups-etc/

Luckily the hacking party has only changed DNS records to point to their "graffiti". So, maybe it won't affect my getting my package.

At first I was looking at it on my Android phone and thought my phone was hacked. Then I realized UPS was hacked.

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:39 pm

Before anyone can go "OMG hackers are unstoppable": http://xkcd.com/932/

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:49 am

Thanks for letting us know, hope this gets solved quickly

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:07 pm

Thanks for letting us know, hope this gets solved quickly

It's already been resolved. It's now up to your ISP to correct their DNS records.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:28 am

Before anyone can go "OMG hackers are unstoppable": http://xkcd.com/932/

LOL! I love those comics.

Yeah, I'm just waiting for my ISP to change everything back.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:53 am

It was the registrar's Ascio's fault as they were the ones that got hacked. Hackers then messed with the DNS settings. Up to 35k sites were affected by this, but none of the sites were hacked, this was a pure hijacking.

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:53 pm

It was the registrar's Ascio's fault as they were the ones that got hacked. Hackers then messed with the DNS settings. Up to 35k sites were affected by this, but none of the sites were hacked, this was a pure hijacking.

Translated into an anology: the buildings (websites) didn't get touched, but someone messed with the street signs so people would go into a shady part of town instead of their intended destinations.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:13 am

Before anyone can go "OMG hackers are unstoppable": http://xkcd.com/932/

Makes sense the CIA or some other secret organization or corporation is probably behind all these hackings or at least supporting.

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» Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:02 am

Makes sense the CIA or some other secret organization or corporation is probably behind all these hackings or at least supporting.

How is that at all related to that comic?

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:20 pm

UPS is back up. YAY!! For me. Not that I was worried. Just found the whole thing weird.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:10 am

I sure hope this doesn't affect me getting the battery for my generator.

It won't. As noted, it's just a a redirect from UPS.com. That wouldn't affect the shipping itself, just your ability to track it.

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:42 pm

It won't. As noted, it's just a a redirect from UPS.com. That wouldn't affect the shipping itself, just your ability to track it.

Yeah, I was worried at first then I read the article and felt it was odd. But it's back now. I wonder if all the other sites that were hijacked were fixed yet? I know UPS was working last night.