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

NW Kings

Here are some TCP ports and their associated services- Port 21 : FTP (File Transfer Protocol) used for transferring files between client and server. Port 23 : Telnet provides a command-line interface for remote administration of devices. Port 25 : SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) used for sending emails.

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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.

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Exploring for Insights on Anomalous Network Traffic

Kentik

To see that, we go back to the Metrics menu and choose Destination » Port. So now we can see that the UDP traffic is being sent to multiple ports, and it’s obvious that we’re experiencing a DNS redirection/amplification attack occurring on port 53, with a lot of port 0 UDP packet fragments being generated as collateral traffic.

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