Paxfire gets sued: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20768-us-internet-providers-hijacking-users-search-queries.html http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/08/08/38796.htm http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390529,00.asp
Paxfire files counter suit: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110809/17305215460/paxfire-responds-says-it-doesnt-hijack-searches-will-seek-sanctions-against-lawyers.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110906/03371515808/paxfire-sues-lawyers-individual-who-filed-class-action-lawsuit-over-its-search-redirects.shtml http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8765163.htm -----Original Message----- From: William Allen Simpson [mailto:william.allen.simp...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:58 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Nxdomain redirect revenue On 9/26/11 4:29 AM, Florian Weimer wrote: > Is this with strict NXDOMAIN rewriting, or were existing names > redirected as well? (AFAIK, most platforms do the latter, hijacking > bfk.de, for example.) > Has anybody tried bringing a criminal complaint for interference with computer (network) data? Certainly, hijacking google.com NS records to JOMAX.NET would be a criminal interference. After all, that's all DNSsec signed now, isn't it? Arguably, substituting a false reply for NXDOMAIN would be, too. It's time to find a champion to lead the charge. Maybe Google?