Return-Path: <sentto-279987-3951-1006820115-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:18:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 31965 invoked by uid 510); 27 Nov 2001 00:15:41 -0000 Received: from n11.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.61) by all.net with SMTP; 27 Nov 2001 00:15:41 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-3951-1006820115-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [10.1.4.54] by n11.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 27 Nov 2001 00:15:17 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 27 Nov 2001 00:15:14 -0000 Received: (qmail 80791 invoked from network); 27 Nov 2001 00:15:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.172) by m10.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 27 Nov 2001 00:15:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Nov 2001 00:15:16 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id fAR0GvT17579 for iwar@onelist.com; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:16:57 -0800 Message-Id: <200111270016.fAR0GvT17579@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:16:57 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 11/26/01 (fwd) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit November 26, 2001 Former Cisco accountants sentenced in stock fraud case. Two former Cisco Systems Inc. accountants were sentenced to nearly three years in prison Monday for illegally transferring $7.9 million in Cisco stock to themselves. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/046971.htm http://www.nando.com/technology/story/180590p-1742240c.html No quick resolution apparent in Sklyarov case A resolution appears unlikely any time soon in the closely watched case of a Russian computer programmer charged with violating copyrights on Adobe Systems Inc. software. At a hearing in federal court Monday, prosecutors and attorneys for Dmitry Sklyarov, 27, agreed to file motions in coming months, with pretrial hearings scheduled to begin March 4. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/073161.htm http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1681562l.htm http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7983072.html Britain invaded by worm A new variant of a mass-mailing Internet worm has been spreading rapidly over the weekend and is reported to be reaching the epidemic levels of SirCam, according to British antivirus companies. The "B" variant of the W32/Badtrans@MM virus has been attacking home and corporate PCs installed with Microsoft Outlook. It has initially been categorized as a medium risk, but is expected to reach high-risk levels by the end of Monday. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2827085,00.html http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5099934,00.html http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2825280,00.html http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2826892,00.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2099847,00.html http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7979449.html http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172399.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/663187.asp http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,48613,00.html http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/11/26/badtrans-virus.htm http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/23016.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23026.html http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/034639.htm Aliz worm turns, bites Windows users After months of dormancy a mass mailing email worm has exploded onto the Internet. Aliz, which affects Windows PCs, was first identified by anti-virus experts back in May but it was only this week that it began spreading rapidly. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23004.html Hybrid DDoS worm strikes MS servers A known vulnerability in Microsoft SQL server systems is being targeted by a hybrid worm that combines a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) with the automated propagation techniques used by worms such as Code Red. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2826892,00.html Pirated ``Harry Potter'' CDs magically appear in Hong Kong. Pirated versions of the smash hit Harry Potter movie magically appeared in back street stalls around Hong Kong on Sunday, weeks before the film about the English boy wizard is due to open in the territory. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/008469.htm DDoS protection racket targets online bookies Organised criminals are using distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to force online book- makers into protection rackets, a British security consultancy claims. Information Risk Management says it is aware of DDoS extortion attempts against three, unnamed, online bookies. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/23025.html Fired hackers taking revenge on employers The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cyber- terrorism Squad in Atlanta has noticed a "substantial increase" in computer security breaches coming from inside Atlanta companies that have made layoffs in the past six months. The FBI does not release data on the number of security breaches it investigates, but the Atlanta field office has seen the number of reported computer-intrusion cases double each year for the past five years, said Special Agent David Ford, who oversees the regional Cyber-terrorism Squad. The FBI's Atlanta office currently has several hundred security breach cases under investigation or being prosecuted, he said. http://atlanta.bcentral.com/atlanta/stories/2001/11/26/story7.html Security problems worsen in HK A recent survey by the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) has showed an increasing number of computer virus attacks on Hong Kong companies and greater financial losses resulting from the attacks. http://www.cmpnetasia.com/ViewArt.cfm?Artid=13143&Catid=5&subcat=50 Police set up e-crime tip-off system The Hi-Tech Crime Unit is to set up a system for companies to report security breaches without going public. The police National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has appointed an industry liaison officer to develop a confidential crime reporting system by April, as it prepares to make its first arrests by Christmas. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2099809,00.html Search engines find the forbidden Search-engine spiders crawling the Web are increasingly stumbling upon passwords, credit card numbers, classified documents and even computer vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers. The problem is not new, security analysts say. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5099914,00.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2099873,00.html http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7946411.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/663122.asp FBI's Secret Cyber-Monitor The FBI is going to new lengths to eavesdrop, building software to monitor computer use and urging phone companies to help make wiretaps more reliable. The FBI's "Magic Lantern" technology would allow investigators, via the Internet, to secretly install powerful software that records every keystroke on a person's computer, according to people familiar with the effort. http://www.cbsnews.com/now/story/0,1597,318869-412,00.shtml House To Vote On Computer Security Legislation The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on legislation designed to bolster computer security at civilian federal agencies. The House is scheduled to consider H.R. 1259, a bill introduced by Rep. Connie Morella, R-Md., to establish the National Institute for Standards and Technology as the lead federal agency in computer security matters. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172420.html Europe: Cybercrime treaty not 'Big Brother' A European treaty to combat the growing menace of cybercrime will give law enforcers broad international reach but will not be a "Big Brother" type agency, the Council of Europe (CoE) said Friday. "Contrary to what has been said in certain circles, we are not going to set up a 'Big Brother'". http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/11/25/crime.internet.reut/index.html Thirty Nations Sign Global Cybercrime Treaty http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172398.html Record year for security breaks expected The government and the private sector need to prepare for what will likely be a record- setting year ahead for Internet security incidents, a panel of industry experts recently told Congress. http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/11/26/security.reports.idg/index.html Kevin Spacey loses pivotal cybersquatting court case. Movie actor Kevin Spacey has lost a landmark court battle over ownership of www.kevinspacey.com. Judge Gary A Feess, of the United States District Court of the Central District of California, ruled on 14 November that if Mr Spacey wished to take ownership of the domain to court he would have to file in a Canadian court, where its current owner - the notorious "cybersquatter" Jeffrey Burgar resides. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23030.html Law and the Internet: more worries than hopes Stanford University Law Professor Lawrence Lessig has been writing and commenting on legal aspects of the Internet for several years. In 1997, a federal court named him special master in the government's antitrust case against Microsoft, though the software giant later had the appointment vacated. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/lssg112501.htm 'Patchwork' security is right for you There's a simple way to reduce your network's exposure to malicious attacks--and I bet most of you aren't doing it. The secret? Install security patches as they're released. Okay, maybe that's not such a secret. After all, that's why vendors write patches. But for a variety of reasons, many organizations ignore security fixes until intruders take highly publicized advantage of the holes the patches are meant to correct. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2826693,00.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Universal Inkjet Refill Kit $29.95 Refill any ink cartridge for less! Includes black and color ink. http://us.click.yahoo.com/1_Y1qC/MkNDAA/ySSFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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