FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN) STATEMENT ON
HACKING OF NETWORK SOLUTIONS' SERVERS
Marina Del Rey, CA (July 2, 1999) - For several hours earlier today, access
to the server which hosts the ICANN Web site was disrupted. The information
on ICANN's Web site is administrative in nature and was not damaged.
We have since been made aware of a concerted effort to tamper with some of
the servers currently operated by Network Solutions, Inc. of Herndon,
Virginia. The incident, which is potentially criminal, has been referred to
the appropriate law enforcement officials. An investigation into the source
of the attack, and the manner in which it was carried out, is currently
underway. While there is no evidence that the servers under its control
have been harmed, ICANN is taking the appropriate measures to protect its
equipment located at the Information Sciences Institute of the University of
Southern California.
ICANN condemns this action as an attempt to undermine the stability of the
domain name system and will cooperate fully with any investigation into the
matter.
About ICANN:
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the new
non-profit corporation that was formed to take over responsibility for the
IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name
system management, and root server system management functions now performed
under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.
Contact: Joe Sheffo
Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
415-923-1660
jsheffo@alexanderogilvy.com
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