Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4059-1008295856-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); Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:13:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 29690 invoked by uid 510); 14 Dec 2001 02:11:09 -0000 Received: from n27.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.77) by all.net with SMTP; 14 Dec 2001 02:11:09 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4059-1008295856-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [216.115.97.189] by n27.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Dec 2001 02:10:56 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_2); 14 Dec 2001 02:10:55 -0000 Received: (qmail 37629 invoked from network); 14 Dec 2001 02:10:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.167) by m3.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 14 Dec 2001 02:10:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.125.69) by mta1.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 Dec 2001 02:10:53 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id fBE2BZx09282 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:11:35 -0800 Message-Id: <200112140211.fBE2BZx09282@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: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:11:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 12/13/01 (fwd) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit December 13, 2001 Sunnyvale man sentenced to 2 years for theft of secrets A Sunnyvale man was sentenced to two years in federal prison Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose after pleading guilty to trade secret theft from his former employer, Intel. Say Lye Ow, 31, was originally indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2000. He pleaded guilty Sept. 14. http://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/local/docs/intc121201.htm Russian Hacker Charges Dropped Charges will be dropped against a Russian computer programmer accused of violating electronic-book copyrights in exchange for his testimony in the trial of his company, ending part of a case that has generated worldwide protests. Dmitry Sklyarov, 27, had been charged in the first criminal prosecution under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. He could have faced up to five years in prison and a $500,000 fine. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49122,00.html http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/12/13/russian-programmer.htm Sweet-talking worm overcomes defenses Not all Internet worms contain misspellings and sex references. In fact, Goker (w32.goker.a@mm) is even a little poetic. Unfortunately, this worm will attempt to contact everyone in your Microsoft Outlook address book, potentially tying up e-mail servers with excess traffic. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2832408,00.html http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172935.html http://www.vnunet.com/News/1127718 French hacker uncovers email holes Coincidence, perhaps, but just one week after the Zi Hackademy school for hackers opened in Paris, one of its members has hit the French headlines with a "global vulnerability" in the Yahoo and Hotmail email services. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1127744 Infamous hacker group helps the FBI The controversy, rumours and speculation surrounding the FBI's Magic Lantern tool has attracted ridicule from the internet underground. Not only has one virus writer constructed a piece of malware under the same name, but now infamous hacker group the Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) has offered a helping hand to the Feds. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1127639 http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/13/magic.lantern.reut/index.html Canada Unveils 'ICraveTV' Changes To Copyright Law The government of Canada has made good on a promise to unveil updates to copyright law that reflect a wired world in which radio and television broadcasts can be captured from the airwaves and then piped over the Internet. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172941.html CIO Council spreads out security The CIO Council has not de-emphasized information security in its reorganization -- which eliminated the security subcommittee -- but it has made the issue a focal point across its committees and has created teams to address the top areas of weakness regarding homeland security, Jim Flyzik, the council's vice chairman, said Dec. 12. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/1210/web-cio-12-13-01.asp IT vital in PCAST agenda http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/1210/web-pcast-12-13-01.asp Davis aims to solidify GISRA http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/1210/web-gisra-12-13-01.asp House leader to push broad reform of info tech practices http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1201/121301td1.htm Security lifts aerospace forecast http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/1210/web-aero-12-13-01.asp Defense inks deal to train more cybercrime fighters The Defense Department renewed its commitment to investigate cybercrime this week by extending a contract with Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) to operate the Defense Computer Investigations Training Program. Under the eight-year, $86 million contract, CSC will help train cybercrime fighters from the Defense Department=92s numerous criminal investigation commands. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1201/121301j1.htm Faulty Login Exploit Tabbed 'Highest Security Threat' http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172955.html No Need To Fear Downloaded ATTBI Tools - AT&T A small program that has been setting off firewall alarms for some AT&T Broadband Internet customers is benign, the company said today. The program, Autoupdate.exe, has been the subject of Internet newsgroup complaints by former AT&T-AtHome users. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172964.html Oracle's 'unbreakable' toy story Oracle Corp. executives have likened the 9i database and application server products to children's Tonka toys, claiming they are unbreakable when used in the "right environment." But is this campaign an invitation for hacking attempts, marketing hype or a statement of fact? http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2832390,00.html Device keeps passwords from going to the dogs Only a few mathematically inclined folks can remember long strings of random numbers and letters, let alone several of them. Yet the best security practices call for changing alphanumeric passwords on a regular basis for every network device. http://www.gcn.com/20_34/news/17631-1.html Workers now get chance to snoop on bosses As civil rights advocates express concerns about managers snooping on their workers' online activities, a labor union in Australia has hit on the idea of letting workers find out more about what their bosses are up to. The New South Wales Labor Council launched Wednesday a Web site called Bosswatch, which tracks links between apparently separate companies and executives. http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/13/boss.snoop.idg/index.html Last year's Republican site, this year's porn portal An Internet domain name once used by volunteers seeking to help out at last year's Republican National Convention is now being used by a company hawking smut. Philadelphia2000.org, created for RNC volunteers or for those wanting to buy or sell GOP souvenirs, is now a backdoor to Internet porn sites such as Porn Tryout and Sex Illustrated. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/12/13/rnc-porn.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Quit now for Great American Smokeout http://us.click.yahoo.com/0vN8tD/9pSDAA/ySSFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! 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