New Denial of Service Attack on Panix

Mon Sep 23 09:48:13 UTC 1996

> Peter, how do you suggest sending a request "directly" to all
> ISPs in the world? Is there is a mailing list for them?
> 
>   Brian Carpenter

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How about a chain letter.. to the wholesale and backbone providers, I've 
received a number of copied of the email virus 'Good News'!

Peter

Draft:

Dear Internet provider, you may be aware that hackers have been using a new 
approach to denial of service attacks. This involves using SYN packets with 
false source addresses.

I order to reduce the Internets vunerability we are requesting that you 
initiate filters on you customer connection which confine their transmission to 
packets with source addresses within the customers IP range. For further 
details please go to www.???.???

In order to reach all ISPs we also request that you forward this to any ISPs 
you know with the subject unaltered  as PLEASE ACTION THIS.. SYN ATTACK 
Do not forward this after 30th September.

You may wish to filter all future emails deleting repeat emails with this 
subject line

Brian Carpenter CERN-CN said...

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