Editing AlterNIC (section)

== Hijacking of InterNIC's website ==
On July 11, 1997, against the advice of his AlterNIC colleagues, Kashpureff [[DNS hijacking|hijacked]] the [[InterNIC]] [[website]], redirecting affected visitors to the AlterNIC website instead, where they could read about the AlterNIC protest or click a link to the InterNIC page.<ref name="jk2">Janet Kornblum, ''[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-205298.html AlterNIC founder faces extradition]'', CNET News, 1997-11-13. Retrieved 2010-03-22</ref> Kashpureff stopped the hijacking three days later on July 14, but started it again on July 18.<ref name="jk1">Janet Kornblum, ''[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-204904.html AlterNIC founder arrested]'', CNET News, 1997-11-03. Retrieved 2010-03-22</ref> This led [[Network Solutions|NSI]], the operator of the [[InterNIC]] website, to file a [[lawsuit]] against Kashpureff.

The civil lawsuit was quickly settled, but NSI had also contacted the [[FBI]] to investigate whether Kashpureff had broken federal computer crime laws. On October 31, he was arrested in [[Toronto]] on U.S. charges related to [[wire fraud]]<ref name="jk1" /> and faced [[extradition]] to the [[United States]]. After fighting extradition for two months, he waived his rights, and was extradited to [[New York City]]. He was released on December 24, given a $100 fine and sentenced to two years [[probation]].

The hijacking was made possible using a [[DNS cache poisoning]] attack, exploiting a [[security vulnerability]] in versions of [[BIND]] earlier than 4.9.6.<ref>NANOG Mailing List, ''[http://seclists.org/nanog/1997/Jul/264 Re: what's up, AlterNIC?]'', 1997-07-11. Retrieved 2010-03-22</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-106shrg63940/html/CHRG-106shrg63940.htm|title=Cybercrime: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations United States Senate One Hundred Sixth Congress Second Session|accessdate=5 March 2017}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>