Squat space is now being advertised by AS 749 (DoD Network Information Center)

Sat Sep 11 00:33:58 UTC 2021

Both articles are base don Doug Madory's research:

https://www.kentik.com/blog/wait-did-as8003-just-disappear/

Cheers,

- ferg

On 9/10/21 5:26 PM, Daniel Lacey wrote:

> Just saw an article in the Washington Post explaining what went on…
> 
> It was a follow up to the Apr 24 and 26 articles…
> 
> I don’t have a link without a subscription….
> 
> Basically, unused IPv4 addresses from DOD were being transferred to 
> Global Resource  Systems. It was transferred back today.This is some 
> pilot program for network resilience by the Pentagon unit Defense 
> Digital Service.
> 
> I don’t know if this is a smoke screen or exactly what “they” say it is…
> Just trying to fill in the blanks…
> 
>> On Sep 10, 2021, at 15:40, Compton, Rich A <Rich.Compton at charter.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Hi, this week it looks like the DoD owned squat space that was 
>> previously advertised by AS 8008 (a shadow company called Global 
>> Resource Systems, 
>> seehttps://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab809d1e9fdb53314f56299399949 
>> <https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab809d1e9fdb53314f56299399949>) 
>> is now being advertised by AS 749 (DoD Network Information Center).  
>> Does anyone have any idea why this change was made?  Is the DoD 
>> planning on actually legitimately putting services on the space soon 
>> instead of using it as a giant honeypot?  Or maybe even selling it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rich
>>

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