Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:53:48 -0600 From: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: port 53 under attack Message-ID: <556F938C.2050401@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <556F87A6.8090105@a1poweruser.com> References: <556F87A6.8090105@a1poweruser.com>
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On 06/03/2015 05:03 PM, joeb1 wrote: > Hello list > : > My firewall blocks unsolicited inbound traffic on port 53. I realize > this is the DNS port. But I am getting over 200K hits per day from ip > addresses from all over the world. My host has a dynamic ip address. > Is there any valid reason for this to be happening? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hackers run robots to hack into ip addresses. Their scripts simply keep trying all possible IP addresses. Not difficult to do with programs or scripts.
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