Hacker Attack on Wanwang URL Forwarder

Latest news: China Domain Name Network (Wangwang) has also suffered a hacker attack. An urgent notice was posted on its homepage, with the full text as follows. Currently, it is reported that some websites parsed by Wangwang are no longer accessible.

Dear Customers,

Thank you for your long-term care and support of Wangwang.

Last night, our company's URL forwarding server (218.244.143.84) was subjected to a large number of hacker attacks, causing the URL forwarding set up via Wangwang to be inaccessible at present. We are taking emergency measures and expect to restore services this afternoon.

The hacker attacks and damage have caused great losses to users and operators like us. We, along with many Internet enterprises, deeply detest these malicious attackers who do not adhere to network ethics. Hereby, we call for a peaceful and fair cyberspace! At the same time, we will do our utmost to protect the interests of all users, so please rest assured. Finally, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and losses caused by this incident during this period, and kindly ask for your understanding and support!

China Wangwang Customer Service Center

September 30, 2006