In a letter confirms the government concluded that the KPN hack bigger than first thought. So would the hackers have had access to a router. Tweakers.net discovered that earlier on the basis of a conversation with a source around the hackers.
In the letter confirms the government that the hackers of KPN had access to a system that was used for the ‘routing of internet-based services” and that the routing of internet traffic to be manipulated can be had.
That is in line with previous reports of Tweakers.net. A source around the hackers who use the systems have been cracked, said to Tweakers.net that the hackers through an exploit were invaded on a core router of KPN, and that internet traffic could be intercepted. According to the source the hackers that has not been done. According to the government is that as far as is known, indeed, not happened. KPN will not substantively respond. “If we have more information, we will publish that on our website,” said spokesman Patrick Mikkelsen.
Initially, it announced that KPN only to the hackers, according to information from Tweakers.net a foursome between 17 and 25 years old, had access to a server with personal details of KPN customers. It Later turned out, however, that is also a dns server is accessible. NU.nl discovered that the software the company was poorly maintained.
The letter shows that the additional security measures that KPN were required after the hack on 3 February have been completed. That was also the day on which KPN to deal with malfunctions, including a large dns failure. The hackers were also invaded in the dns system of KPN. Also, there was that day a failure with digital telephony, where the hackers also accessed. It is unknown whether there is a connection between these events.