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             FBI countered 20 Y2K threats

The FBI said Thursday it had moved to thwart up to

20 or so possible threats against targets such as

power plants and computer networks during a heightened

security watch that started before 2000 dawned. About

a dozen ``physical incidents'' involved threats to blow

up equipment such as electrical power plants, while

another six or so involved cyber intrusions or detection

of sophisticated ''hacker'' tools aimed at knocking out

computer networks, deputy assistant director Michael

Vatis told reporters.

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2418190,00.html



Companies hit by Y2K bug and virus

More than a dozen companies and organisations have been

hit by the Y2K bug and one other suffered the first known

malicious virus attack activated by the year change, the

Productivity Council said yesterday. In the first serious

attack by one of 14 viruses linked to the year 2000 rollover,

the virus known as W32.Mypics.Worm, attacked a computer

firm's system and destroyed its Bios input-output system.

"In layman's terms, the computer is as good as dead. It

would be difficult to retrieve any data at this stage,"

said the council's information technology division general

manager Yung Kai-tai.

http://www.technologypost.com/enterprise/Daily/20000106091412184.asp



Hackers unveil start-up, "colorful monikers": Hacker

thinktank L0pht Heavy Industries today announced the

creation of a new consulting company called AtStake. The

group claims to have more than $10 million in VC funding.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/12/31/1030242&mode=thread

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2417831,00.html

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cth071.htm

http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/010561.htm



Encryption Keys Vulnerable, Researchers Warn

Researchers at an English company announced Wednesday that

they found a way to pluck from Web servers "keys" that provide

access to private data stored on servers, such as credit-card

numbers. The revelation that hackers can break into servers

and steal encryption keys could have repercussions throughout

the electronic commerce landscape. Companies have long struggled

with ensuring customers' privacy in the face of increasing

hacker ingenuity, but encryption keys were generally believed

to dwell in a safe haven.

http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2417628,00.html



Government plans digital signature framework

THE Federal Government has unveiled plans to develop a digital

signature process for Australian businesses dealing with the

Government. Acting Minister for Communications, Information

Technology and the Arts Peter McGauran said the digital

signature would be linked to companies' Australian business

number (ABN). McGauran said the process would solve a major

block to online service delivery by government, forming a

base on which business could "confidently ensure online identity".

http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/breaking/20000106/A10137-2000Jan6.html



Hackers set for New Year attacks

Crackers will soon be back to infiltrating military compounds

and defacing Web sites, says an expert. Malicious computer

hackers and virus-writers may have been kind enough to take

it easy over the New Year, but they'll be up to their old

tricks as soon as they get over their hangovers, according

to head of software firm Finjan. Bill Lyons, CEO of the

anti-virus and computer security firm, says that malevolent

hackers are much like normal people and, as soon as they get

over millennium festivities, it'll be back to the daily task

of trying to infiltrate military compounds and deface Web sites.

"Hackers are people too," he says. "They went around partying

over the New Year but soon they'll get back to business."

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/0/ns-12440.html



Lack Of Y2K Chaos Halts Hacking, Viruses

The lack of major Y2K computer glitches denied hackers and

virus writers cover to launch attacks as the world passed

into 2000, according to IT managers and security experts.

But enterprises are still on a high state of alert this week.

Prior to the new year, experts predicted that hackers would

use Y2K confusion to launch virus and denial-of-service

attacks on corporate networks. However, since many

organizations locked down their systems over the holidays,

fast-spreading malicious viruses had little chance of

wreaking havoc.

http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000106S0012



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