Inverse Geolocation: Worms with a Sense of Direction
Randal Acton, Nathan Friess, John Aycock · IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference · 2007
Mapping Internet addresses into physical locations is accomplished through geolocation and reverse geolocation, two different but related problems. We introduce a third problem, inverse geolocation, which can be used by worms to locate potential targets. Techniques for inverse geolocation are presented, along with a discussion of defenses... assuming inverse geolocation can be prevented at all.