Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4853-1024631484-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, 20 Jun 2002 20:53:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 18186 invoked by uid 510); 21 Jun 2002 03:51:24 -0000 Received: from n34.grp.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.66.102) by all.net with SMTP; 21 Jun 2002 03:51:24 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4853-1024631484-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.197] by n34.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Jun 2002 03:51:24 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_3_2); 21 Jun 2002 03:51:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 83888 invoked from network); 21 Jun 2002 03:51:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 21 Jun 2002 03:51:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.72.152) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Jun 2002 03:51:23 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g5L3q8218127; Thu, 20 Jun 2002 20:52:08 -0700 Message-Id: <200206210352.g5L3q8218127@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, 20 Jun 2002 20:52:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 06/20/02 (fwd) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=NEWSBITS,RISK_FREE,FREE_MONEY,DIFFERENT_REPLY_TO version=2.20 X-Spam-Level: Russian mob may have hacked university PCs The tentacles of the Russian mafia may have tapped into the computer system at Arizona State University and at least four other colleges nationwide. A program was apparently installed that allows the students' credit card numbers, passwords and e-mail to be stolen, though it wasn't known if any student accounts had been compromised, according to campus police. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/06/20/russian-mob.htm Spammer cracks into AOL search engine Search engines beware: Web spammers are becoming more sophisticated. The latest case occurred Wednesday when America Online's AOL Search and its technology partner Inktomi began displaying thousands of search results that linked to a Web site based in Russia. Web spamming, a term used to describe how sites trump legitimate search results with their own pages, has been going on since the birth of search engines. But this time, Web spammers have found a savvier technique. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-937782.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2112185,00.html http://news.com.com/2100-1023-937624.html Inside a Net extortion ring =91Zilterio=92 wreaks havoc with banks, Web sites =93Mr. Zilterio=94 is hardly shy about the havoc he wreaks at his computer. =93Blackmailing is just a hobby for us, not a business. We like to be famous,=94 he says in an e-mail interview with MSNBC.com. For over a year, Zilterio has been hacking into online companies and financial institutions, stealing data, then demanding extortion payments. Nine firms have paid him $150,000 =93quiet money,=94 he claims. While the money may in fact be a fantasy =97 there=92s no proof anyone has paid =97 the crimes are quite real, and he=92s being sought by the FBI for extortion. http://www.msnbc.com/news/768843.asp Secure Coding Several months ago, Bill Gates announced that security would be the number one priority at Microsoft. Several groups at Microsoft, such as the Trusted Computing Group and the Secure Windows Initiative strive to improve security in Microsoft products and ultimately improve security for individuals and corporations worldwide. http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1596 Security Flaws Continue To Be Issue for Microsoft http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/18309.html http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/06/20/microsoft-security.htm Officials see procurement reform as boon to security The creation of a new Homeland Security Department would give government a chance to create an effective procurement process that helps companies understand government needs and where to showcase their new technologies, speakers said Thursday at the Technology Against Terrorism forum in Washington. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0602/062002td1.htm Homeland Security to rely heavily on technology http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0617/web-bill-06-19-02.asp ------------------------ Yahoo! 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