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US ISPs Continue To Support DNSChanger Redirection Servers 87

darthcamaro writes "On Monday of this week, the primary servers that kept those infected with the DNSChanger malware were taken offline. It's a story that sparked lots of media hype with people claiming that hundreds of thousands of people could lose their Internet access. As it turns out, major U.S. ISPs including Verizon, Cox, AT&T and CenturyLink all kept their own DNSChanger servers online, protecting any users from losing their access."
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US ISPs Continue To Support DNSChanger Redirection Servers

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  • "Loose"? (Score:5, Funny)

    by danomac ( 1032160 ) on Friday July 13, 2012 @05:25PM (#40643683)

    It's a story that sparked lots of media hype with people claiming that hundreds of thousands of people could loose their Internet access.

    That was the problem initially, the computers were too loose and malware got in.

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