Phishing emails targeting RIPE NCC members
A threat to revoke an IP address can become a powerful pressure tactic.
Lu Heng · English recording
In this 2024 recording, Lu Heng discusses phishing messages impersonating RIPE NCC and exploiting operators’ fear of losing their IP addresses.
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The incident raises a broader question: why should a working network fear losing continuity because of an administrative threat? His later Bill of Rights treats continuity and the freedom to change registry as fundamental protections.