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Craigslist Site Down After DNS Attack

The online classified site Craigslist crashed after a hacker deployed a somewhat simple DNS attack in order to hijack the popular website. This inturn redirected anyone trying to access the site to the link DigitalGangster.com With others first going through a New York Times page before ending up at the former. In a bitter twist of fate for the would be hacker, the sheer number of users craigslist attracts, then subsequently crashed the very site they were redirected to. It should be noted this type of attack is not a direct intrusion into the website and more a simple change to DNS settings giving the hacker the ability to simply redirect traffic someplace else.

This was achieved in part by modifying the craigslist domain at 2014-11-24t00:32:41Z, with new domain registrant listed as stevenwynhoff (at) LulzClerk. Even though Craigslist has said to have regain control over their website, many issues persist for users who in some cases simply need to clear their browser cache or flush DNS settings in order to restore access to craigslist.org  There is also the issue with many ISPs having cached this false information and while some had cleared it within a few hours, others still seemingly persit to hold the bad DNS information inside their cache.

 Trouble Connecting To Craigslist On Mobile

With not much information to go by other than persistent complaints inside forums around the web from mobile users. These who claim nothing will allow their mobile device to find Craigslist.org even after clearing browser history, etc. Its unclear how long this problem may linger. Maybe the quickest solution is to contact your telecom company or visit their website to find the newest workaround available within your cell plan. Also contacting your ISP is an option, this to ask for help in flushing both .com and .org from their DNS servers. The notion people who lack any semblance of tech savvy may have this issue for some time simply because they lack the knowledge to clear search history is troubling to say the least.

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