News Archives from 2001 (Jan 01 - Jan 31, 2001)
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Amiga
31 January 2001 - Safe v14.8 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware virus
dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes virus from memory
if possible. The archive is named Safe148.lha, and can be found on the
downloads page, by following the above link.
27 January 2001 - NO Virus/Trojan In The "CK-Bombfire" File.
This is an update to the News and Virus Warning we ran, on January 23rd,
titled "DKG-Blum Virus on Amiga Active CD 17." Today, we were notified by
Virus Help Denmark, that "There is NO virus/trojan in the "CK-Bombfire"
file, as users can read on your warning page, it is a bug in xvs.library.
Alex will release a new update of xvs this weekend (I hope)......".
Check here for the latest Amiga xvs.library.
27 January 2001 - Converting Your eGroups Mailinglists to Yahoo!
There have been problems using the AWeb-II browser to run the Yahoo! Wizard,
and messages are being received that cookies are not being accepted. To
solve the problem, use IBrowse to do the conversion, and then you are able
to go back to AWeb. Yahoo! support is working on the problem, as it is not
an Amiga-specific problem, but they say your eGroups are still available at
http://www.egroups.co.uk/
26 January 2001 - VHT-DK Report: New Amiga TCP Trojan Found
Virus Help Denmark reports a new TCP trojan has been found. At this time,
only Safe v14.7, can detect the trojan remove the tojan from memory. Follow
the above link for VHT-DK's virus-warning about this new trojan. File is
named vht-dk94.lha. For virus alerts from vht-dk issued before Dec 19th,
2000, please see the VirusWarning.Guide v3.1 on the downloads page.
* Click here for VHT-DK Virus Warning vht-dk94 Readme
* Subscribe online to the VHT-DK Virus Warnings Announcement list.
26 January 2001 - Safe v14.7 Released * Updated to v14.8
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware virus
dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes virus from memory
if possible. The archive is named Safe147.lha, and can be found on the
downloads page, by following the above link. In regards to the new TCP
trojan that has been found, at this time only Safe v14.7, can detect the
trojan and remove the tojan from memory.
23 January 2001 - Amiga Active CD 17 Has A Virus * See Update Jan 27th
Amiga.Org reports that there is a virus on Amiga Active CD 17. The file
AACD17:AACD/Demos/Spoletium3/Demo/2.CamelKaos-Bombfire/CK-Bombfire.exe is
infected with the DKG-Blum virus. This virus is detected with version
33.24 of xvs.library, but that library wasn't released until two days
after AACD17 was mastered. To read the posts on the Amiga.org Bulletinboard
go to Amiga Active CD 17 has a virus Posts. You can read why Anonymous
thinks CK-Bombfire.exe is NOT a virus.
20 January 2001 - New AMIGA MP3 Player
Amiga.Org reports the MASPlayer hardware MP3 player for any Amiga, now
in stock by Eyetech. This MP3 player uses the same high quality hardware
decoder chip used by the award-winning Diamond Rio MP3 players. Read more
at Eyetech.
13 January 2001 - Safe v14.6 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware
virus dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes
virus from memory if possible. The archive is named Safe146.lha,
and can be found on the downloads page, by following the above link.
09 January 2001 - The Seventh Gateway Computer Show
Amiga.Org reports that the Amiga2001 web site has been updated this
past weekend. New vendors, clubs and personalities have been listed.
It will be held at the Sheraton West Port Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, MO.
from March 30th thru April 1st, 2001
07 January 2001 - Safe v14.5 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware
virus dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes
virus from memory if possible. The archive is named Safe145.lha,
and can be found on the downloads page, by following the above link.
04 January 2001 - Amiga - xvs.library v33.24 Released
Alex van Niel has updated the xvsLibrary to v33.24. The archive is
named xvslibrary3324.lha, and can be found on the downloads page, or
just follow the above link. New in this 33.24 version:
- Added 4kIntro Trojan (Thanks to Ryben Kozlak and Jan Andersen)
- Added Dkg-Blum Trojan (Thanks to Peter Gordon, Urban Mueller and
Jan Andersen)
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Windows
31 January 2001 - Running Low With McAfee VirusScan
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports steps to take if system resources are low
after installing McAfee VirusScan on a Windows 95/98/Me based system.
For the Windows 98 and Me OS, there is also a workaround
30 January 2001 - Whistler Beta Requires Product Key, IE6 Escapes
The Register reports a Woundup article by Luis Escalante, where it says as
they reported earlier, Microsoft has begun cracking down on who actually
gets Beta 2. Today, Microsoft announced that beginning with Whistler Build
2419, a product key will be required to complete the installation.
30 January 2001 - PowerPoint's Fatal Weakness
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that Digital security consulting firm @stake,
Inc. has uncovered a vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, the
presentations program that installs with Office 2000. Because Internet
Explorer trusts PowerPoint to behave in a secure manner, it will auto-
matically run PowerPoint files it encounters on a web site or in HTML
e-mail. Consequently, it would be possible to design a malicious Power
Point file that would execute without the user's permission.
30 January 2001 - When PhotoDraw 2000 Hangs
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that an image scanned with the Primax Colorado
600p scanner may cause Microsoft PhotoDraw or Word 2000 to hang. Read the
bug report for things to try.
30 January 2001 - Spell-check Problems With Microsoft Word 2000
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that in Microsoft Word 2000, running a spell
check may cause the Spelling and Grammar tool to check the same word over
and over again given certain circumstances. Read the bug report for
solutions.
24 January 2001 - DAT / SDAT 4117 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
DAT File for weekly v4x 4117, and SuperDat File for v4x 4120/4117
are now available on Network Associates website.
Dr Solomon's VirusScan customers download here.
For more information on the use of the dat files, please see the
NAI's readme.txt. or download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
24 January 2001 - Top Secret! New MS Whistler
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Mary Jo Foley, that says something
interesting happened to Whistler, Microsoft's next generation of the
Windows operating system, on its way to its second beta release. But
testers aren't exactly sure yet what has changed. Whistler is the
successor to Windows 2000
19 January 2001 - Update Of F-Prot v3.08c Is Available
Virus Help Denmark announced on Jan 18th, that a new update of
F-Prot v3.08c has been released. They say you can find the new version
on their VHT-DK Downloads Page.
19 January 2001 - New def. File For F-Prot Available
Virus Help Denmark announced on Jan 18th, that a new def. file for F-Prot
has been released. Find the new update on the VHT-DK Downloads Page.
19 January 2001 - Windows Curses Fast Computers
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that Fast 98/Me machines power down before
hard drive catches up. Microsoft has posted patches for Windows 98 and
Windows Me that introduce a delay of two seconds to allow "the hard drive's
onboard cache to write any data to the hard drive." These patches are
described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q273017. Windows 9.x
users should download the Windows IDE Hard Drive Cache Package.
VHT-CAN Note: If accessing the newsbyte with Lynx, do not accept cookies,
as there seemed to be a problem this morning with re-directs at MSNBC.
18 January 2001 - DAT / SDAT 4116 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
DAT File for weekly v4x 4116, and SuperDat File for v4x 4120/4116
are now available on Network Associates website.
Dr Solomon's VirusScan customers download here.
For more information on the use of the dat files, please see the
NAI's readme.txt. or download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
15 January 2001 - Don't Miss E-Mail With Outlook Express 5.5
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that according to Microsoft, Outlook Express
5.5 may not be able to receive MSN e-mail messages if MSN Explorer 6 is
installed and running on a Windows 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, Me or NT 4-based
system. Outlook and Outlook Express versions affected by this glitch,
plus workaround options are posted to
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q268/7/32.asp
15 January 2001 - Discontinuation Of Updates For IPE 5.1
Computer Associates (CAI), announced in their Jan 8th, 2001 Newsletter,
that with the release of the new version of InoculateIT Personal Edition
5.2, it was necessary to also change the update kit format for the IPE
software. Both the new 1000 series update kits and the older type update
kits have been available on the IPE Web Site for download to allow people
a graceful upgrade process from 5.1 to 5.2.
As of the 31st of January, we will no longer be making available the
IPE 5.1 updates either on the Web Site or via the AutoDownload feature of
the IPE 5.1 product. The IPE 5.2 updates will continue to be available
for download both from the Web Site and also by using the AutoDownload
feature of the IPE 5.2 product.
This means that if you have not upgraded to the new IPE 5.2 by the 31st of
January, you will no longer be able to download updates for that outdated
version, either via the Web Site or via the AutoDownload feature of the
product.
You can download the new 5.2 version of IPE from the following Web Site.
http://antivirus.ca.com/
15 January 2001 - IPE AntiVirus Update Number 1109 Available
Computer Associates (CAI), announced in their Jan 8th, 2001 Newsletter,
that the new update kit for the signature file used in InoculateIT
Personal Edition AntiVirus (Current IPE version 5.2), has been uploaded
to the Computer Associates web site for you to download.
It is recommended that once you have downloaded and installed an update
that you do a virus scan of all the files on your system and create a new
reference disk for your system.
12 January 2001 - SDAT 4120 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
Superdat File for v4x 4120 has been released. This v4x updates are
available for the Intel Engine and Alpha Engine. For more information
on the use of the dat files, please see the NAI's readme.txt, or
download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
12 January 2001 - Windows NT: A Hacker's Best Friend
Hackers ZDNet reporter Sandeep Junnarkar, in the UK, reports Microsoft's
Web server software won the title of most vulnerable to hackers. This was
according to a survey posted this week at Attrition.org.
11 January 2001 - DAT / SDAT 4115 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
DAT File for weekly v4x 4115, and SuperDat File for v4x 4120/4115
are now available on Network Associates website.
Dr Solomon's VirusScan customers download here.
For more information on the use of the dat files, please see the
NAI's readme.txt. or download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
07 January 2001 - New def. File For F-Prot Has Been Released
Virus Help Denmark announced on Jan 5th, that a new update of
def. file has been released. They say you can find the new update
on their VHT-DK Downloads Page.
07 January 2001 - Right Goes Wrong With StuffIt
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that one of our BugNet readers, installed
ConversionPlus 6 from DataViz on his Windows 2000 Pro dual Pentium II
Dell workstation. Thereafter, he found that right-clicking on a shortcut
icon, folder, or file in Windows Explorer would bring up a dialog box
requesting that a floppy disk be inserted in drive A:. Read the Bug of
The Day for solutions and what Aladdin Systems is doing about the problem.
07 January 2001 - Macromedia Investigates Flash Security
Hackers ZDNet in the UK, reports it could be serious, but history
suggests there's little to lose sleep over. Software giant Macromedia
is investigating reports that its Flash Player plugin for Internet
browsers could allow malicious hackers access to computers connected
to the Internet.
04 January 2001 - DAT / SDAT 4114 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
DAT File for weekly v4x 4114, and SuperDat File for v4x 4120/4114
are now available on Network Associates website.
Dr Solomon's VirusScan customers download here.
For more information on the use of the dat files, please see the
NAI's readme.txt. or download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
04 January 2001 - Fix Is In For IE, Outlook Vulnerabilities
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that Microsoft patch, protects against
Web-based exploits.A month ago, BugNet reported on a Georgi Guninski
advisory that revealed ways Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
versions 5 and above could be made vulnerable to HTML OBJECT and
OBJECT TYPE elements in malicious JavaScript routines. With Security
Bulletin MS00-093 Microsoft has eliminated these and several other
vulnerabilities. Read the BugNet report for a link to Guninski's
non-invasive demo of this vulnerability. After the demo is loaded,
Guninski's code will create a web page with a window displaying the
contents of the index.dat file on your computer.
04 January 2001 - Windows Media Player Errors
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that errors galore may crop up when a user
enters a file name to play with Microsoft Windows Media Player (6, 6.1,
6.4, 7), and Media Player can't find the file. Read the complete BugNet
Report for the common culprits and a list of errors, plus the workaround
instructions.
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Macintosh
31 January 2001 - MAC DAT Virex 010201 Update Available
Networks Associates Technology, Inc. has released the MAC Virex Virus
Release date od Feb 1st. Follow the above link for DAT File for Virex
010201. To test pre-release software and obtain update files, including
virus definition (.DAT) files, visit the Network Associates beta site at
http://beta.nai.com. Readme dates include:
Virus Definitions Release Date: February 1, 2001
Current Virex Scan Engine Version: 4131
Includes these Virus Definition files: 4117
30 January 2001 - Ted Waitt Takes Charge At Gateway
The Register reporter Drew Cullen, says Gateway CEO Jeff Weitzen is
retiring - after just 13 months at the helm - and at the age of 44! His
replacement is Ted Waitt, Gateway's founder, who says he's taking the job
on a permanent basis.
* Gateway Founder And Chairman Ted Waitt Named Chief Executive Officer
19 January 2001 - Mac Users Hit By Melissa Macro Virus
The Register reporter Tony Smith, in the UK, reports Symantec and McAfee,
the two chief producers of Mac anti-virus softare, have both acknowlegded
the presence of the Melissa virus, which has struck again, this time the
targets are Mac users. Symantac said it would release a fix for its Norton
Anti-Virus for Mac product later today. Until then the software will spot
the infection but not remove it. Visit our VHT-Canada Virus Warnings Page,
for the actual link to the warning, under both Windows and Macintosh
headers.
19 January 2001 - Reg Ships Sherlock plug-in v2.0.1
The Register reporter Tony Smith, in the UK, reports that they (The
Register), is pleased to re-release a plug-in, version 2.0.1 connecting
our story search system into Sherlock, the MacOS' own search technology.
18 January 2001 - Apple Retires Current iMac Line
The Register reporter Tony Smith, in the UK, reports that they are paving
the way for ones with CD-RW. Apple has officially marked the current iMac
line for termination after announcing $200 rebates on the two top models
last week.
15 January 2001 - Was Apple Going To Launch iMacs With CD-RW?
The Register reporter Tony Smith, in the UK, reports Apple has hastily
revised the system requirements for its Disc Burner software, a key
component of its consumer-oriented iTunes MP3 virtual hi-fi software.
15 January 2001 - MacOS X To Ship 24 March
The Register reporter Tony Smith, in the UK, reports Apple's next-
generation operating system, MacOS X, will ship on 24 March, one month
later than expected. However, the Mac maker won't begin bundling the OS
until July, when it will be shipped by default on its hardware. MacOS X
will ship for $129, said Jobs.
15 January 2001 - MS Slates Q3 For MacOS X Office
The Register reporter Linda Harrison, in New York says Microsoft revealed
plans to release a version of Office for Apple's MacOS X in the autumn.
The announcement was one of many from Microsoft regarding products
designed for Macs, including the beta release of Outlook 2001.
09 January 2001 - Apple at Macworld Expo San Francisco 2001
Apple Press Info reports that Apple will participate in a range of
activities at Macworld Expo San Francisco, on Tuesday, January 9th.
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, will be the Keynote speaker at 9 a.m. PST.
04 January 2001 - Battery Trouble With The Apple iBook
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that in some Apple iBooks that come
equipped with FireWire, the battery may not recharge after a long
period with no activity. There is an update to fix this, and BugNet
has the link to the iBook FW BatteryUpdate.smi file that is needed.
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Linux
30 January 2001 - Torvalds Looks Beyond 2.4 (ZDNet)
LWN.net Daily news reports that ZDNet interviews Linus Torvalds. "I tend
to avoid very specific plans [for 2.5]. It all depends on what works out
and what really ends up being most important."
30 January 2001 - Stable Kernel 2.4.1 Released
LWN.net Daily news says "before anybody else sends us mail...kernel 2.4.1
has been released. Here's the changelog for those who are curious about
what's inside. With the exception of ReiserFS, it's almost entirely fixes
intended to improve stability. (Thanks to Allan Jensen, Jesus Climent,
Thomas Meinders, and Jussi Torhonen).
28 January 2001 - Pictures From Linux Expo Amsterdam
LWN.net Daily news says Valentijn Sessink has posted a set of pictures from
Linux Expo Amsterdam, for those of us who were unable to go. (Thanks to
Wouter Hanegraaff).
26 January 2001 - Ramen Detection And Cleansing Script
LWN.net Daily news says the Institute for Security Technology Studies has
posted a detection and removal script, for the reported Linux Ramen virus.
25 January 2001 - Latest Linux Weekly News Released.
LWN.net Weekly Edition for Jan 25th, 2001 has been published. Some of the
articles are Who's afraid of IBM?, Zend's new PHP products and LinuxPPC
goes non-profit.
20 January 2001 - Ramen: the first successful attack on the Linux?
Kaspersky Lab, reports the discovery of the new Internet-worm that attacks
computers with Red Hat Linux operating system installed. To penetrate
computers having 6.2 or 7.0 installed, 'Ramen' exploits three security
breaches. "It is probable that the future will bring us other modifications
of 'Ramen' that will successfully operate on other Linux platforms." Said
Denis Zenkin, Head of Corporate Communications for Kaspersky Lab.
"Therefore we recommend to immediately install patches for these breaches
with no regard to the Linux distribute you use".
18 January 2001 - Latest Linux Weekly News Released.
LWN.net Weekly Edition for Jan 18th, 2001 has been published. Some items
covered are the "Ramen" worm, Borland InterBase back door, cgi-bin file
extension issues, glibc, PHP, dhcp, rctab, flash, jaZip, splitvt and other
vulnerabilities.
12 January 2001 - Major Security Hole Found In Borland Database
Linux Daily News has a Commerce Report, that says C|Net News.com is
reporting that a major security hole has been found in Borland's
InterBase database, which runs on various platforms including Linux.
12 January 2001 - SoftWare UPdater For TSL
Linux Daily News has a Commerce Report, that says Trustix has released
a software updater called SWUP for their secure Linux distribution.
11 January 2001 - Latest Linux Weekly News Released.
LWN.net Weekly Edition for Jan 11th, 2001 has been published. The
Security section features Free Intrusion Detection Systems, security
reports for Reiserfs, IBM HTTP, lots of new tmp races, LinuxPPC updates.
07 January 2001 - At Long Last, Linux 2.4 Has Arrived
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Mary Jo Foley, that says in part,
Linus Torvalds and an army of programmers deliver the final release of
the long-awaited 2.4 kernel. Linux is a clone of the Unix operating
system. It competes with Unix variants such as Sun Microsystem's Solaris
and with Microsoft's Windows operating system. Unlike those commercial
packages, it can be obtained for free and can be freely modified.
04 January 2001 - Latest Linux Weekly News Released.
LWN.net Weekly Edition for Jan 4th, 2001 has been published. Some of
the Security Articles: Are GTK+ modules safe?, Shockwave overflows and
Emacs vulnerabilities.
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Miscellaneous
31 January 2001 - NAI Reports: Girls of Playboy HOAX
Network Associates Labs AVERT, would like to inform you of a new email
hoax. This email message is just a HOAX, currently we know of no other
message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the initial email
states. AVERT has not received any report of a user's hard drive being
erased for opening the email. If you receive this email delete the it
and DO NOT pass it on.
30 January 2001 - COVERT Labs Dicover High-Risk Vulnerabilities
In DNS Server Software.
Network Associates, Inc. (NAI), issued a Press Release on Jan 29th, saying
The COVERT Labs (Computer Vulnerability Emergency Response Team) at PGP
Security, a Network Associates business, announced the discovery of high-
risk vulnerabilities in the BIND 4 and BIND 8 DNS server software from the
Internet Software Consortium (ISC). Exploitation of these vulnerabilities
could potentially disrupt all Internet-based communication that relies on
a domain name, effecting every company that maintains a Web site or that
utilizes e-mail as a communication tool.
Further Bind articles found at:
* The CERT/CC Bulletin Four Vulnerabilities In ISC BIND
* Internet Software Consortium Information
* Linux Weekly News
* Linux Weekly News COVERT Labs advisory
* vnunet.com Comments on Software flaws put internet at risk
30 January 2001 - PGP Security Tops "Information Security" Survey
PGP Security, a Network Associates business (NASDAQ: NETA), announced
Jan 29th, that PGP Security's Gauntlet firewall, CyberCop Monitor and
CyberCop Scanner products ranked "Best in Class" in their respective
categories in a reader's survey conducted by Information Security Magazine.
30 January 2001 - Microsoft Hires Outside Firm To Protect Web Sites
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Bob Sullivan, saying after fixing the
technical glitch that caused accessiblity problems Tuesday and Wednesday,
the company beefed up its network security so as to prevent attacks like
the ones that blocked access to its sites Thursday and Friday. Microsoft
said Monday, it hired Akamai Technologies Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., to
operate four backup domain-name servers -- computers that help direct data
traffic from the public Internet to Microsoft's Web sites.
30 January 2001 - Cray Inc. Announces Plans For Alpha Linux
Cluster Systems LWN.net Daily news has a news item that says Cray
Inc., long the definitive maker of "big iron" supercomputers, has announced
that it will begin offering Linux "SuperCluster(R)" systems using the Alpha
processor. The first systems will be available in "the mid-2001 timeframe,"
and they already have an order for one.
See also: this Press Release from API Networks (formerly Alpha Processor
Inc.) on how they are working with Cray on the new cluster systems.
30 January 2001 - Linux Destined To Fall By The Wayside (Microsoft)
LWN.net Daily news has a news item that says Microsoft has this piece of
fud on its website. Linux Weekly reminds people to please remember to be
polite when responding to fud.
30 January 2001 - First IBM PC Virus Celebrates 15th Birthday
VMyths.com's Rob Rosenberger says the PAKISTANI BRAIN virus turned 15 years
old in January according to virus researcher Dr. David Stang. The antivirus
world regards it as the first virus written for the IBM PC, and it arguably
signaled the "birth" of the virus problem we know today.
30 January 2001 - IBM Chip Powers Emerging Security Standard
Hackers ZDNet has a CNET News.com article that says companies using the
specification, will adopt a combination hardware-software security approach,
involving a security chip that encrypts data. The security chip, an integral
component of the specification, resides on a computer's motherboard.
30 January 2001 - Renegade IE 6 Postings Have Microsoft On Edge
Hackers ZDNet has a CNET News.com article that says the software giant is
out to plug leaks of its upcoming browser, which is in beta testing, but
has been posted on software enthusiast sites. Microsoft isn't alone in
facing software leaks. AOL Time Warner's most recent software upgrade,
AOL 6.0, was leaked and distributed over the Internet well before the
company officially released it.
30 January 2001 - Newest Anti-Hacking Defence Systems?
Hackers ZDNet has a CNET News.com article that says the recent attacks on
Microsoft's Web sites have suddenly transformed the technology for fast
downloads into a nifty means of self-defence.
30 January 2001 - Kaspersky Anti-Virus Victorious in PCM Anti-Virus Test!
In a comparative test carried out by one of the most respected Dutch
computer publications, PCM magazine, and published in the February
2001 issue, it has been confirmed that Kaspersky Anti-Virus is ahead
of the competition by leaps and bounds.
28 January 2001 - Microsoft Sites OK After Second Attack
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Bob Sullivan and Jonathan Dube, that
says Microsoft sites attacked yet again. After four straight days of site
outages, Microsoft says its sites are operating smoothly now and expects
no more difficulties. In both Thursday's and Friday's attacks, computer
vandals struck with denial-of-service attacks, overloading routers on the
company's network with so much traffic that few users could access the
sites.
28 January 2001 - DShield: Top 10 Targetted Ports Updated
DShield.org has updated it's list of the top 10 most probed ports. Their
Internet Primer explains what the terms mean.
* Hottest Scanned Port Of The Day: Port 1080 Proxy Servers
Web proxy server, which will help secure local networks and speed up
access to frequently requested pages can be abused by hackers to hide
their identity if not configured correctly. More about port 1080
28 January 2001 - HP Makes the Switch from Linux to Windows NT
Kaspersky Lab says Hewlett-Packard switches from Linux to Windows NT due
to Virus Danger. They have comments on a report by Japanese information
agency Nikkei Business Publications (NBP), that says during the period of
December 17-19, 2000, nearly 1,500 users downloaded programs infected by
the Windows virus FunLove from Hewlett-Packard (HP). It is needless to say
that this incident would not have happened if HP had been using an
anti-virus monitor, which is a part of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux.
28 January 2001 - DirecTV To Hackers: 'Game Over'
Amiga.Org reports Slashdot has posted a very interesting story about
the ongoing war between DirecTV (the world's largest supplier of digital
satellite TV content), and hackers who've spent the last few years 'getting
around' DirecTV's code. There is some interesting comments from the Editor.
MSNBC says after years of playing cat-and-mouse with hackers, the nations
leading provider of satellite TV service struck back with an electronic
attack so overwhelming that pirates are calling it Black Sunday.
* MSNBC: DirecTV Strikes Back At Hackers
* Slashdot: DirecTV's Secret War On Hackers
26 January 2001 - Microsoft In Fresh Hack Attack
VNU Business Publications reports that Microsoft confirmed it was the
victim of a denial of service attack yesterday, which it said was separate
to the human error that crippled its main web properties for much of
Tuesday and Wednesday. Microsoft has been the victim of a number of hack
attacks over the past few months. In October, the company admitted that
source code for some of its products under development was seen by hackers
who gained access to its corporate network.
26 January 2001 - Bug Watch: Looking For The Weakest Link
VNU Business Publications Bug Watch report says this week's expert is Eric
Chien, chief researcher at Symantec's antivirus research centre. Each week
vnunet.com asks an expert from the IT security world to give their views
on recent virus and security issues, with advice, warnings and information
on the latest threats.
26 January 2001 - Corel Denies MS Had Effect On Their Linux Shift
vnunet.com Linux News says Corel's decision to spin off its Linux business
was not influenced by its financial backer, Microsoft, and could actually
spell bad news for the Windows giant, according to Corel's chief.
26 January 2001 - Hackers Attack Vatican Site
Hackers ZDNet has a Reuters article that says computer hackers broke into
the official Web site of the Vatican's radio station, hours after Pope
John Paul encouraged the Catholic faithful to embrace new media, an
Italian newspaper reported Friday.
26 January 2001 - DEA Data Theft Raises Privacy Concerns
Hacker Whacker has a CNet article that says the prosecution of a Drug
Enforcement Administration officer in Los Angeles, on charges of selling
data from a variety of restricted databases, has privacy advocates again
questioning whether government protections on private data are strict
enough.
25 January 2001 - Ramen Has Broken Free!
Kaspersky Lab reports the world's first Linux Internet-worm has been
reported "in-the-wild". During the past several days, Kaspersky Lab has
received confirmation of Ramen penetrating into several corporate networks.
Among them are the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
Texas A&M University, and Taiwan-based computer hardware manufacturer
Supermicro.
25 January 2001 - MS Blames Lowly Techie For Web Blackout
The Register reporter John Leyden, says Microsoft has blamed a lowly
technician for a cock-up which almost completely blocked access to its Web
sites for most users yesterday. From the early hours of yesterday morning
until late evening www.microsoft.com, msn.com, expedia.co.uk and msnbc.com
were all unavailable. The software giant's Hotmail service was also
inaccessible for many.
24 January 2001 - HP Distributes Virus Infected Drivers
The Register reports that Hewlett-Packard has distributed printer drivers
corrupted by a computer virus. The infected drivers were inadvertently
uploaded onto the hardware giant's Web site, according to a report by
Japanese news service Nikkei.
24 January 2001 - VNUNet.com Security News
VNU Business Publications has a few interseting articles. Follow the link
for vnunet.com's complete article.
* Microsoft websites knocked out
* Hackers target UK car websites
* Travelocity customer details exposed
* Vendor slams 'ignorant' work managers
24 January 2001 - Microsoft Web Sites Return To Life
MSNBC Tech News's Bob Sullivan, describes the impact of the outage.
Microsofts major Web sites appeared to be returning to normal Wednesday
evening after nearly 24 hours of intermittent outages. Microsoft spokesman
Adam Sohn said the firm hasn't ruled out foul play as a source of the
problem, but added that technicians working to fix the flaw haven't had
much time to investigate yet. Microsoft's main websites, including Hotmail
and MSN, were knocked out of action for most of Wednesday. There are other
news reports at VnuNet.com, CNet, and Slashdot.
ZDNet's article is titled Microsoft's Web Sites Go Down.
24 January 2001 - War Rages Over DVD-Cracking Site
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Lisa M. Bowman, saying in a move that
free-speech activists hope will be trendsetting, Internet service provider
Verio is standing up to the movie industry by refusing to remove a Web
site the Motion Picture Association of America says is illegal.
24 January 2001 - Microsoft's New Zealand Site Hacked
MSNBC Tech News says vandals defaced the New Zealand site for Microsoft
Corp. on Tuesday, leaving a taunting declaration, "security wuz broke'n!".
The message left by Prime Suspectz did not indicate that it had done any
more than deface the home page. Microsoft had no immediate comment. Catch
the ZDNet article titled Microsoft Investigates Web attack.
24 January 2001 - Dreamcast's Uncertain Future
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Steven Kent, saying Sega told MSNBC.com
it is stopping production of its Dreamcast gaming console by April because
it has sufficient inventory to last to the summer. But the company would
not say when -- or if -- it would restart manufacturing.
24 January 2001 - Software "Fixes" Often Ignored
Hackers ZDNet reporter Robert Lemos, says apathy is the greatest danger,
especially when these software "fixes" are routinely available.
24 January 2001 - UK Police Crack Down On Local Hackers
Hackers ZDNet reports Police in Surrey are investigating the role that
suspected local computer hackers may have played in orchestrating attacks
on popular IRC (Internet Relay Chat) servers in Europe and the US in
recent months.
24 January 2001 - 'IT Rage' Grips Workplace
The Globe And Mail Tech News reports that the relentless march of tech-
nology into the Canadian workplace has cranked up office stress levels and
spawned ''IT rage'' with results ranging from mangled machinery to office
shouting matches, a study has found.
23 January 2001 - Some Virus Help Team Canada Changes
* Rate Our Site! Button: Found on the Main Page, had to have the URL's
changed, since Amiga-News swithched back to their amiga-news server.
* Kaspersky(TM) Anti-Virus Products: Added to the About Us Page
* Sensible Security Solutions: Canadian Distributor of AntiVirus Products,
for most platforms, except the Amiga, was added to the About Us Page.
23 January 2001 - F-Secure Radar Service Provides Instant Security Alerts
F-Secure Corporation's Media Release, announced an instant alert system that
delivers critical and instant security notifications irrespective of
location. F-Secure Radar will broadcast alerts about viruses, denial of
service attacks, and other critical security issues to a wide variety of
devices, including mobile phones, PDAs, and pagers, ensuring message
delivery when it is most crucial.
23 January 2001 - Fsona Betting On A Beam Of Light
National Post Online TechNews reports a Canadian company is bucking the
fibre-optic trend in telecommunications, suggesting it can transmit data
using laser technology, eliminating the need for expensive fibre cable.
23 January 2001 - Vandals Mutate Ramen Worm
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Robert Lemos, that says in part, this
new version may automatically deface sites. Online vandals may have
modified the Ramen Linux worm discovered last week to automatically deface
sites with their own Web pages, one expert said Monday.
22 January 2001 - W97M/Melissa.W Virus Jan 2001 Hysteria
Vmyths.com classifies the January 2001 Melissa hysteria as an overblown
threat combined with serious misinformation. Read the article to find
out why.
19 January 2001 - Internet Gateway Anti-Virus Appliance
Network Associates, Inc. (NAI), announced that McAfee introduces the first
Internet Gateway Anti-Virus Appliance, developed exclusively for Small and
Medium Businesses (SMBs).
19 January 2001 - PGP Security Wins Macworld Eddy Award
Network Associates, Inc. (NAI), announced on Jan 11th, 2001, that PGP
Desktop Security 7.0 received Macworld's Eddy Award for Best Utility at
the 16th annual awards ceremony that kicked off the Macworld Expo in San
Francisco. PGP Desktop Security 7.0 defeated Connectix's Copy Agent 1.0
and Intego's NetBarrier 1.6 for the award.
19 January 2001 - PGPwireless For Wireless Phone and PDA Users
Network Associates, Inc. (NAI), introduced last Nov 7th, 2000, the product
PGPwireless, to protect wireless phone and PDA users. PGPwireless provides
encryption, decryption, digital signature and authentication capabilities
based on world's most widely used encryption technology.
19 January 2001 - Hotmail Trashes Users' E-Mail
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Lisa M. Bowman, that says in an
apparently overzealous attempt to prevent spam, Microsoft's Hotmail has
been discarding e-mail sent to and from sites hosted by controversial
Internet service providers -- even if the sites themselves were not
controversial. What's more, Hotmail didn't tell people that some outgoing
mail was being discarded.
VHT-CAN Note: If accessing the newsbyte with Lynx, do not accept cookies,
as there seemed to be a problem this morning with re-directs at MSNBC.
19 January 2001 - BIOS Update For ThinkPad T20
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports there is a BIOS update for the IBM ThinkPad
T20. It will fix the bug that sometimes caused the system to hang after
rebooting from a BIOS-call. Read the newsbyte for the filename and link.
VHT-CAN Note: If accessing the newsbyte with Lynx, do not accept cookies,
as there seemed to be a problem this morning with re-directs at MSNBC.
19 January 2001 - Canadian Internet Hacker 'Mafiaboy' Pleads Guilty
Hackers ZDNet has a Reuters article that says the teenage cyber terror
to be sentenced soon. He pleaded guilty on Thursday to 56 charges related
to the crippling last year of Internet sites like Buy.com, eBay and Yahoo!,
which caused an estimated $1.7bn in damages, Canadian officials said.
MSNBC Tech News also has an article: Mafiaboy pleads guilty
VHT-CAN Note: If accessing the newsbyte with Lynx, do not accept cookies,
as there seemed to be a problem this morning with re-directs at MSNBC.
19 January 2001 - Melissa-X Disguised As Mac Doc
Hackers ZDNet has a CNET News.com article that says also known as Melissa
2001, a new strain of an old virus appears to be a Mac-formatted version
of an Office document that spreads as an e-mail attachment. Vincent
Gullotto, director of Network Associates' McAfee antivirus emergency
research team, said "We have a concern about the virus, as we do about most
viruses, (but) We don't want to alarm people at this point." Just visit
our VHT-Canada Virus Warnings Page for the actual link to the warning,
under both Windows and Macintosh headers.
MSNBC Tech News also has an article: Melissa Variant Targets Macintosh
VHT-CAN Note: If accessing the newsbyte with Lynx, do not accept cookies,
as there seemed to be a problem this morning with re-directs at MSNBC.
18 January 2001 - Symantec Corporation Reference Area
Norton / Symantec Corporation have a very good reference area, and
includes White Papers on such things as:
* Threats to WAP Enabled Devices * Script-based Mobile Threats
* Attacks on Win32 Platforms: II * Malicious Threats to PDAs
There is also a section for Common Questions and Answers, such as:
* How do I install the Norton AntiVirus virus definitions?
They close with a Glossary of Terms and straight forward descriptions
of terms used by many other antivirus vendors. Some of the terms that are
explained are, what is a Bug, Trojan horse, Hoax, Virus and Worm.
18 January 2001 - Rogers To Bypass Net Glitches
National Post Online TechNews reports a story, that says Rogers
Communications Inc. plans to start building its own high-speed cable
computer network, to replace the one currently being provided by @Home
Corp., Rogers Cable Inc. chief executive John Tory said yesterday, in a
reaction to service outages which have left many of its customers fuming.
Many customers are fed up with Rogers passing the blame to @Home and
some think the time has come the government to take an active role in
regulating Internet access.
18 January 2001 - Nepalese Tantra Totem Website/Email Distribution
Network Associates Inc. (NAI) reports that this is not a virus or
malicious file. It is a Powerpoint Slideshow (.PPS) file displaying
suggestions or "instructions for life". Network administrators may be
suspicious of this file due to the manual distribution by users, at the
request of the slideshow. There are no macros associated with this file.
Ignore or delete this email and do not forward to others.
18 January 2001 - PlayStation 2 90-day Checkup
MSNBC Tech News contributor Steven Kent, says console proves itself as a
platform for sports and robots. The single most promising PlayStation 2
title scheduled for this spring is Onimusha: Warlords, Capcom's highly
cinematic supernatural samurai game.
18 January 2001 - Net Worm Hobbles Linux Servers
MSNBC Tech News has a report from ZDNet reporter Robert Lemos, reports
self-spreading program created by script kiddies. An Internet worm cobbled
together from generally available hacking tools has compromised hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of Linux servers by using two well-known security flaws
in applications set up during the default installation of Red Hat Linux
software.
18 January 2001 - Has Anti-Piracy Tech Gone Too Far?
MSNBC Tech News has a report from ZDNet reporter Robert Lemos, asking
Are consumer rights on the block? Recently unveiled anti-piracy measures
aimed at eliminating even casual copying of software, have some experts
questioning whether companies have gone too far in controlling the use of
their copyrighted material.
18 January 2001 - Surprise Reboot With CorelDRAW 9
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that According to Corel, during the Setup
routine, Setup starts copying files as anticipated after choosing the
"Install" button. What's not expected is that the system may reboot
without warning at any time during the file copy process.
The fix: Install current video drivers for the video adapter. They're
available from the manufacturer's Web site.
18 January 2001 - Hanging With Excel 2000
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that Microsoft customers have reported that
data imported into Microsoft Excel 2000 from a Palm Pilot add-in may cause
Excel to hang. Compatibility issues appear to be the culprits. Resolve the
snafu immediately by removing the add-in. Alternatively, obtain a Palm
add-in update at http://www.palm.com/
18 January 2001 - Pool Party Virus HOAX
VMyths.com has a Jan 18th description, that says this poorly worded alert
warns of a virus lurking in emails with "pool party" in the subject line.
Like many hoaxes, it claims "this virus will not only effect your hard
drive..but will destroy your monitor." Read the article for any Related
Links.
18 January 2001 - PrettyPark worm/virus HOAX
VMyths.com has a Jan 12th description, that says a real but overblown
chain-letter virus alert. The threat itself surfaced in mid-1999.
Hysterical chain letters continue to this day. Read the article for
any Related Links.
18 January 2001 - It takes guts to say 'Jesus' Virus HOAX
VMyths.com has a description that says it's a typical alert which evolved
from the original Good Times hoax virus alert (see related link). This one
claims your computer will die if you read an email with "It takes guts to
say 'Jesus' " in the subject line. Naturally, the alert claims no antivirus
software can protect you from this anti-Christ email. This alert is
currently making the rounds in yet another life-cycle. Antivirus experts
won't admit it openly, but they quietly say the hoax has been "resurrected"
for its second coming. Read the article for any Related Links.
18 January 2001 - Net Worm Hobbles Linux Servers
Hackers ZDNet reporter Robert Lemos, in the UK, reports insecure Linux
servers are the latest target for Net vandals. An Internet worm cobbled
together from generally available hacking tools, could swamp infected
portions of the Net with its high-bandwidth searches for vulnerable
servers, researchers said Wednesday.
18 January 2001 - Hackers' Video Technology Goes Open Source
Hackers ZDNet has a CNET News.com article by John Borland, that says the
developers of hacker video technology DivX are going public, opening up
much of their work to the open source community. While no DivX programmers
have been sued, the technology has featured prominently in other
antipiracy cases brought by the movie industry.
18 January 2001 - Santa (Palm) Mysterious Entry
F-Secure has an Analysis by Jarno Niemela, that says this is not a virus
or any other kind of malware. Some people have been wondering about
mysterious entries appearing to their datebook, having title Santa and
attached note containing a number (usually 0). The Santa entries are an
Easter egg (a hidden functionality) in wordsmith program versions 1.0c or
older.
18 January 2001 - What's So Special About "Davinia"?
Kaspersky Lab has a Comment describing the the truth about the recently
discovered Internet-worm. During the past few days, Kaspersky Labs Int.,
says they have received many requests from customers regarding the many
publications in mass media about the recently discovered, extremely
dangerous Internet-worm "Davinia." Protection against the Davinia worm
already has been added to the daily update of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP).
16 January 2001 - Missing Data With Handspring Visor
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that if Visor or Visor Deluxe is running the
Handspring DateBook+ application, beamed information may be received, but
data isn't transferred. A fix wasn't available at the time of this writing.
So for now, don't run DateBook+ on the receiving device.
16 January 2001 - Tech Companies Joining To Share Data On Hackers
Hackers ZDNet has a Reuters article that says in part, some of the top US
technology companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, are teaming up in a
private alliance to share information about cyberattacks and software and
hardware vulnerabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online
edition on Tuesday.
16 January 2001 - The FBI Can Search More Then You Think
Hacker News Network contribution by weld pond, says in part, you may be
very surprised how few of your privacy rights are protected in the digital
world. According to Wired, pagers, PDAs - electronic possessions in
general, are virtually unsafe during searches. The Wired article by Declan
McCullagh titled 'The Feds'll Come A-Snoopin' says in part, Pagers vs.
PDAs: Anyone who's arrested will likely be patted down for guns, contraband
and electronic devices. So be sure to yank the batteries if you're about to
be nabbed. During an arrest, cops can scroll through the information on
your pager without a warrant.
16 January 2001 - Security Warning Over PDAs At Work
Hacker Whacker has a vnunet.com Security newsbyte, that says in part,
thousands of proud new handheld-PC users may be putting their companies
at risk as they connect their devices up to corporate systems for the
first time. According to Psion, around 75,000 people received handhelds
for Christmas, and the company has warned businesses to put policies in
place to prevent security and management nightmares as users attempt to
connect to their corporate networks. Wayne Sowery, special projects
director at UK security consultancy MIS, said users should also be warned
about the increasing risk posed by viruses on handheld devices."To protect
against loss of sensitive information, users should use encryption and
password protection in case of loss or theft," he said.
15 January 2001 - Virus Help Denmark Translatable Now
VHT-DK announcement list of Jan 15th, says that with the use of a button
on their website, it can now be translated into either German, French,
Spanish, Italian or Portuguese. They state that these translations may
not be 100% correct. VHT-Denmark website, will as always start in English.
15 January 2001 - MSNBC Tech News Newsbytes For Today
A few of the Tech News articles:
* Hybris virus: Sleeper hit of 2001
* William Hewlett dies at age 87
* Los Alamos man denies eBay hack
* Agents uncover plot to disable Net
15 January 2001 - Little Davinia Worm Wipes Company Data
Hackers ZDNet in the UK, reports that Antivirus companies say destructive
worm has been squashed, but for at least four European organisations, it
is too late.
15 January 2001 - 'Pimpshiz' Speaks - With Pride
Hackers ZDNet in the UK, reports that the FBI raided the home of a teenage
hacker accused of defacing hundreds of Web sites with a pro-Napster screed.
Under the "Pimpshiz" moniker, the teenager admits to defacing a dozen or
so military sites as well.
15 January 2001 - Teen Plot To Overthrow The Internet
Hackers ZDNet in the UK, reports that FBI investigators say a group
plotted to unleash a malicious computer code into Web servers on New
Year's Eve. "There is an ability with the proper program to take over
another person's private computer and make that a robot where you can
operate it remotely," FBI special agent Matt McLaughlin said. "A lot of
identity theft occurs as a result of hackers going into private computers,
taking the information there and doing with it what they will."
14 January 2001 - Borland Update To InterBase Product
LWN.net Daily news has a news item that says Borland announced the
availability of a patch that will fix a potential security issue within
the InterBase product, versions 4.0 through 6.0. The patch is available
for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, Windows and SCO.
12 January 2001 - Major Security Hole Found In Borland Database
Linux Daily News has a Commerce Report, that says C|Net News.com is
reporting that a major security hole has been found in Borland's
InterBase database, which runs on various platforms including Linux.
12 January 2001 - NAI Reports: WAZUP HOAX
Network Associates has released a report on a hoax found to be
circulating among French speaking Internet users. See NAI's report
for a copy of the french text and the English translation. Delete or
ignore messages containing this text.
12 January 2001 - Zoom In E-Mail Security Scare
Hackers ZDNet reporter Will Knight, reports that a user says customer
email accounts exposed. Internet service provider Zoom is investigating
the security of its free email system after a customer complained that
her private email accounts could be accessed by others. Despite
contacting technical staff at Zoom and being told that the problem had
been fixed, this user says she has still been able to read other user's
email Friday.
12 January 2001 - Hackers Attack Brazilian Defence Ministry
Hackers ZDNet Brazil reporter, reports Che Guevara puts in a show on
defence ministry's Web site. On Wednesday, the Web site of Brazil's
defence ministry became a hacking victim. According to a ministry's
spokesperson, this is the first incident of its kind in the one and a
half years the site has been in operation.
12 January 2001 - Windows NT: A Hacker's Best Friend
Hackers ZDNet reporter Sandeep Junnarkar, in the UK, reports Microsoft's
Web server software won the title of most vulnerable to hackers. This was
according to a survey posted this week at Attrition.org.
12 January 2001 - DShield: Top 10 Targetted Ports Updated
DShield.org has updated it's list of the top 10 most probed ports. Their
Internet Primer explains what the terms mean.
12 January 2001 - Port 21: Hottest Scanned Port Of The Day
DShield.org report says in part, "Port 21 is used for FTP servers (File
Transfer Protocol). FTP is one of the 'old' protocols on the Internet
which gained popularity before there ever was a "Web." However, FTP is
also one of the more complex protocols, particularly as far as firewalls
are concerned." Read More About Port 21 from DShield.
11 January 2001 - Happy Birthday Jean Chretien, PM of Canada
Story at National Post, says Chritien celebrates 67th birthday today.
the report out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada says Jean Chritien, the the
Prime Minister of Canada, who is vacationing in Florida, was born on
this day in 1934 in Shawinigan, Que. He was first elected to the House
of Commons in 1963 at the age of 29. Jan. 11th is also the birthdate
of another long-time prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.
11 January 2001 - Virtual Card for You HOAX
F-Secure reports that the above virus warning e-mail, is a hoax, and
please ignore the message and do not pass it on.
11 January 2001 - Boots Condemns Site Hack
Hackers ZDNet reporter Will Knight, in the UK, reports that the
corporate Web site of Boots, the UK's largest chemist, was hacked
Tuesday and a "Hackers Manifesto" posted on its home page. Boots,
however, was not impressed by Mentor's altruistic message.
11 January 2001 - Nuclear Hacker Fuels UK Security Review
Hackers ZDNet reporter Will Knight, in the UK, reports a computer
break-in at a nuclear power plant causes security concerns. Security at
nuclear power stations in the UK is being increased after a security
guard at one plant attempted to sabotage its computer system.
09 January 2001 - Retina Scans Eyed For Ontario Smart Cards
National Post Online TechNews reports a Canadian Press story, out of
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, that says in part, the province may take
fingerprints or scan the retinas of all Ontarians under its new smart
card program. Ontario is looking at use of a "unique identifier" such as
fingerprints or eye scans to strengthen privacy and prevent fraudulent
use of the new cards, part of a new electronic identity system
expected to be introduced over the next few years. "These people are
increasingly horrifying me," George Radwanski, the federal privacy
commissioner, said yesterday of the provincial government. "Disturbing
doesn't begin to cover the mindset that would think these things are
desirable or necessary."
09 January 2001 - Pikachus Ball E-mail HOAX
NAI reports that this email message is just a HOAX, currently we know
of no other message that the user will receive about the HOAX as the
initial email states. AVERT has not received any report of a user's hard
drive being erased for opening the email. We are advising users who
receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an
email HOAX propagates.
09 January 2001 - Romanian Hacker Bombs Chat Network
Hackers ZDNet reporter Will Knight, in the UK, reports IRC threatened by
Romanian hack attack. A Romanian hacker has launched a major distributed
denial of service (DDoS) forcing one of the largest IRC (Internet Relay
Chat) networks, Undernet, to shut down much of its service, system
administrators said Monday.
09 January 2001 - Egghead.com Claims Hack Escape
Hackers ZDNet reporter Graeme Wearden, in the UK, reports Egghead.com
reckons that details of three million credit cards weren't swiped
after all. US e-tailer Egghead.com claimed Monday that no credit card
details had been stolen in a hacking attack December.
09 January 2001 - How Safe Is Your Cellphone?
The Globe And Mail Tech News reports that the jury is still out on
whether exposure to a form of electromagnetic radiation given off by
cellphones is harmful. But there are those who argue it's better to
err on the side of caution. Follow the link to Natalie Southworth's
complete article.
09 January 2001 - Corel Revamp May Include Linux Sale
The Globe And Mail Tech News reports that Corel Corp. said yesterday
it will unveil a new corporate plan in two weeks, a strategy that may
include the sale of its Linux business. The Ottawa-based software maker
has become a more subdued operation since the departure last year of
Michael Cowpland. Follow the link to Simon Tuck's complete article.
09 January 2001 - RCMP Give Cellphones To Victims of Stalkers
The Globe And Mail Tech News reports that Saskatchewan RCMP have begun
a trial program to supply high-risk domestic abuse and stalking victims
with cellphones so they can contact police in an emergency. Follow the
link to David Roberts complete article.
09 January 2001 - DShield: Top 10 Targetted Ports
DShield.org reports the top 10 most probed ports. You may also want
to check the Port of the Day which will discuss a recently active
port in more detail.
09 January 2001 - Amiga Alumni Hope To Rise Above The Din
Amiga.Org reports about an interesting little article posted on cnet
about a chip that can support 4 wireless communication technologies.
08 January 2001 - FBI Forms Cracker Posse
The Register reports that the FBI has recruited IBM and more than 500
other US companies to a scheme designed to combat cybercrime. The idea
of InfraGuard is to enable the FBI and member firms alert others about
Internet attacks and to pool information on how systems might protected
from crackers. Follow the link to John Leyden's complete article.
07 January 2001 - Movie "Antitrust" Puts Linux On Big Screen
MSNBC Tech News has an article by Lisa Bowman, that says in part,
Open-source hits silver screen in Antitrust, with a multibillion-dollar
tech company in the Pacific Northwest as the villain.
07 January 2001 - The Top Five Hottest HOAXES
Stiller Research virus hoax news, has updated their list of the hottest
hoaxes. The January 4th list includes:
* The "Win a Holiday" Hoax
* The Upgrade Internet2 / Perrin.exe Virus Hoax
* The Wobbler/California Virus Hoax
* The "Guts to say 'Jesus'" Hoax
* Internet Tax (Bill 602P and email stamp) Hoaxes
04 January 2001 - Cisco 600 Security Flaws
MSNBC Bug Of The Day reports that Cisco has fixed a number of security
flaws in CBOS, which is an operating system for the Cisco 600 router
series. Read the BugNet report for all version numbers affected, and
for which releases that there will be a fix released.
04 January 2001 - Hackers Assassinate Game Characters
Hackers ZDNet in the UK, reports online gamers on Monday saw their
champion characters mercilessly killed off by computer hackers who
gained access to their players through a security hole in Blizzard
Entertainment's games server.
04 January 2001 - Cracker Offers Site Defacement Service
Hackers ZDNet in the UK, reports that a cheeky cracker offers free
defacement service for wannabe hackers. This cracker known for defacing
UK Web sites has launched a scheme that lets anyone take part in Web
graffiti.
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