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What is a TCP Port: Different Between TCP and UDP Ports

NW Kings

Keep reading the blog till the end to understand TCP Port better. What is a TCP Port? A TCP port is a unique number assigned to specific services and applications that run on a server. It serves as an endpoint for communication between a client and the server, allowing different communication processes over a network.

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AWS Route 53 BGP Hijack: What Kentik Saw

Kentik

During last week’s attack, the attacker was redirecting traffic that belonged to Amazon’s Route 53 DNS servers. Below is a diagram of how this attack worked: Once the attackers have the DNS requests coming to them, they can respond with the IP address of a server they control.