DNS Poisoning or BGP Hijacking Suspected Behind Trezor Wallet Phishing Incident

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  1. itman

    itman Registered Member

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    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ected-behind-trezor-wallet-phishing-incident/
     
    itman, Jul 2, 2018
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  2. TairikuOkami

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    Interesting, first time I ever heard about BGP hijacking, against which there is no protection.
    Code:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NBv7lKrG1A
     
    TairikuOkami, Jul 2, 2018
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  3. itman

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    BGP Hijacking overview. Routing incidents prevention and defense mechanisms. (Updated)
    https://www.noction.com/blog/bgp-hijacking
     
    itman, Jul 2, 2018
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  4. reasonablePrivacy

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    Yes, there are defense mechanisms. But they are not for regular customers of ISP services. Actually these mechanisms are for ISP and their upstream ISPs.
     
    reasonablePrivacy, Jul 2, 2018
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