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Author: Jacqui Caren
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Subject: [Hampshire] [Fwd: Fwd: apache.org dns hacked! Do not send mail to apache.org!]
Not confirmed but FYI

(andy is "someone of repute" on london perl mongers)

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fwd: apache.org dns hacked! Do not send mail to apache.org!
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:15:57 +0000
From: Andy Armstrong <andy@.....>
Reply-To: London.pm Perl M[ou]ngers <london.pm@???>
To: London.pm Perl M[ou]ngers <london.pm@???>
References: <20090320234701.95473.qmail@???>

Wow.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: root@???
> Date: 20 March 2009 23:47:01 GMT
> To: committers@???
> Subject: apache.org dns hacked! Do not send mail to apache.org!
>
> Unfortunately this afternoon apache.org's dotster account
> was hacked, and the infrastructure team has been working
> to mitigate the damage. At this time the hacker has published
> a fake dns zone on ns2.zoneedit.com and ns18.zoneedit.com
> which contains, among other things, MX records for apache.org.
>
> At this time we recommend avoiding sending any mail to apache.org
> until further notice.
>


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Andy Armstrong, Hexten