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Shortly before 11 p.m. EDT yesterday, Comcast users began noticing that Comcast.net had been hacked. More technically, early indications are that someone hacked Comcast's registrar account at Network Solutions, changing the authoritative DNS servers for Comcast.net—rerouting portal visitors to IP addresses in Germany or elsewhere. The front page of Comcast.net was replaced with a note saying the hackers had "RoXed" Comcast, according to postings at BroadbandReports.com.
Read full story: Broadband Reports
Related topics: Access Providers, Cyberattack, Cybercrime, DNS, Domain Names, Security, Telecom
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http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/05/comcast-hijacke.html
Check the WHOIS at the link below:
http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-hacked-in-bittorrent-throttling-packback-080529/
I'd post it here if I could, but I doubt Comcast would want the world to know about it that much. :)