IPv6 Under Attack? | Linux Today

IPv6 Under Attack?

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Sean Michael Kerner
Jun 9, 2013

A year ago the world celebrated World IPv6 Launch Day, which was supposed to be the day IPv6 was activated by major Web operators and service providers.

At the time of the launch, there were concerns about whether or not IPv6 was a security risk. As it turns out, at least one high-profile network has been attacked over IPv6 in the past year.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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