`At this point, I have to believe this was an innocent mistake by Vega,´ said Dyn‘s Doug Madory, who first discovered the redirection, „but it‘s concerning nonetheless.“
It‘s particularly disconcerting because of the sensitive nature of many of the sites involved. Among the dozens of sites involved was the UK‘s Atomic Weapons Establishment, which is tasked with managing and delivering the UK‘s nuclear warheads, as well as the UK‘s official mail service, the Royal Mail. US defense contractor Lockheed Martin was also running a VPN connection that was caught up in the redirection.