Ethereum Name Service Faces Security Breach
- Attack Overview: On April 17, a sophisticated social engineering attack compromised eth.limo, where the hacker impersonated an insider to gain control of EasyDNS registration, putting nearly 2 million Ethereum domains at risk and temporarily suspending services.
- Attack Details: The attacker initiated a recovery request that rerouted eth.limo's domain name servers, causing severe interruptions; although the team quickly restored the account after verifying fraudulent access, the impact was significant.
- Security Measures: The DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) played a crucial role in this incident by using digital signatures to authenticate DNS data, ensuring that users suffered no losses as the attacker failed to breach the signing keys, marking all illegitimate server responses as invalid.
- Future Plans: EasyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic plans to transition eth.limo to a more secure platform, Domainsure, and while the technical details of the attack remain undisclosed, future security measures will be enhanced to address the rising threat of similar attacks.
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Ethereum (ETH) Support & Resistance Level
| Name | S3 | S2 | S1 | Pivot Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 1888.609 | 2031.804 | 2178.519 | 2321.714 | 2468.429 | 2611.624 | 2758.339 |
| Fibonacci | 2031.804 | 2142.55 | 2210.969 | 2321.714 | 2432.46 | 2500.879 | 2611.624 |
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