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vigilante: End-to-End Containment of Internet Worms: Worm containment must be automatic because worms can spread too fast for humans to respond. Recent work has proposed network-level techniques to automate worm containment; these techniques have limitations because there is no information about the vulnerabilities exploited by worms at the network level. This paper proposes Vigilante, a new...; Tags: Internet, Vulnerability, Internet Worm, Service Component Architecture, Association For Computing Machinery, Vigilante, Productivity, Security; White papers 2005-10-26
vigilantes launch attack on scam sites: Vigilantes launch attack on scam sitesGood show.These scammers deserve the worst possible treatment. Bring it on - kudos to these 419 guys.GrandstandingDOS attacks will do little or nothing to deter the fraudsters. Efforts would be better spent identifying them and handing real names, addresses and evidence over to the...; Tags: Phishing, Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, VIGILANTe, scammer; Discussion threads 2005-02-10

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RIAA site was hacked today: are the hackers right, or wrong?: RIAA site was hacked today: are the hackers right, or wrong?Unfortunately in this country USA Justice is for those...who can afford it. The following will not work without more money than the RIAA lobby is paying. "You lobby Congress for a change in the copyright law you find unjust."Lobby?Talk about...; Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, RIAA, hacker; Discussion threads 2008-01-21
Ten things about tech I really hate-and maybe you do as well: Ten things about tech I really hate-and maybe you do as wellno consumer rights ??i thought consumer rights was your ability to decide which carrier to use, but thats just some free market mumbo-jumbo. hey i think china called they need more communist zdnetYour analogy breaks down...for #6, pillows/sheets are...; Tags: INTERNET, Vertical industries, American Way, socialist, Ron Paul; Discussion threads 2007-12-18
Google denies ownership of users' words: Google denies ownership of users' wordsThe problem is the MS EULA. There, you give MS the right to show up at yourdoorstep at any time and audit all of your computers. You also find out that even though you paid hundreds of dollars for the software, that any and every...; Tags: Word processors, Digital cameras, Digital photography, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-12

Threat hierarchy: experimental hacking: There are five levels of threats. In the next few days I will walk though each of the levels, starting with the lowest level: experimental hacking. (I will be in Reykjavik for most of next week where I assume I will have no trouble getting online but you never...; Tags: Stupid Criminal stories, Security blog, Security, CyberCrime; Blog posts 2007-07-26
Scamming the scammers: Web vigilantes work hard to bait email thieves: Internet users are outscamming the scammers in a competition for who can be the wickedest Internet vigilante, reports the New York Times.Scam-baiters are taking glorious revenge on the mostly African scammers who take advantage of the unwary typically by offering millions of dollars in payoffs for helping them wire...; Tags: Web, International; Blog posts 2007-07-04
Archives intern sells Civil War docs on eBay: Archives intern sells Civil War docs on eBayWhere have our morals gone?What happened to the importance of our nations history to our future generations? Is it not being taught in school? Or , is it just that no one cares anymore? So much importance is placed on the almighty dollar...; Tags: eBay Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-03-19
On endangering your cat: A few months ago, police were investigating a series of tire ("tyre") slashings in Hampshire, England ("England") that were apparently driven by a peculiar kind of phone rage: The slasher left a blackmail-style letters cut from a newspaper note reading, "Warning. You have been seen driving while using your mobile...; Tags: Search, General; Blog posts 2007-03-09
Thinking about Vigilantism: Thinking about VigilantismUpdate on Sandia National Laboratories "Vigilante"URL: http://www.abqjournal.com/news/metro/537833metro02-14-07.htmAlbuquerque Journal, Front pageWednesday, February 14, 2007[u][b]Sandia Hacker Gets $4 Million[/b][/u]By Scott SandlinCopyright © 2007 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer A jury delivered a strong— and expensive— message to Sandia National Laboratories on Tuesday, awarding more than $4 million...; Tags: Federal government, Workforce management, Hacking, SECURITY, Sandia National Laboratories, Shawn Carpenter, juror; Discussion threads 2007-02-25
Police blotter: Child porn blamed on computer virus: Police blotter: Child porn blamed on computer virusAnother pedo bites the dust.Throw him under the jail.This guy stinks of deception[i]"There's no evidence (O'Keefe) ever did anything to help law enforcement. And, yet, when Special Agent Brant showed up in his house…he had nothing to say. Nothing to say. Didn't say...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, child pornography, Police Blotter, computer virus, computer; Discussion threads 2006-11-03
House begins hearings on HP: House begins hearings on HPThe future looks bleak for Ann Baskins"Earlier on Thursday, HP's general counsel, Ann Baskins, resigned from the company and said she would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer questions."Seems to me that attorneys are officers of the court, and sworn to uphold the...; Tags: ethics, Hewlett-Packard Co., Ann Baskins; Discussion threads 2006-09-28
Engadget editorial on DRM completely misses the point: Engadget editorial on DRM completely misses the pointSense and nonsense.Sense: it's appropriate to object to DRM when restrictions on use are greater than those applied to the same material obtained through other means of distribution.Nonsense: That the digital distribution channel will replace all others.Objections:Without physical objects to examine,...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Engadget, digital-rights management, piracy; Discussion threads 2006-09-25
Pedophiles seek community online: Pedophiles seek community onlineJust Wrong...The reason for an "Age of Consent" is that non-adults can be incapapable of making appropriate decisions for themselves. You can easily manipulate a child to do just about anything if you really wanted to. How is tricking somebody into sexual relations considered "consent"?I can't believe...; Tags: pedophile; Discussion threads 2006-08-21
National database of molesters, new penalties for kiddie porn: National database of molesters, new penalties for kiddie pornNational database of molesters, new penalties for kiddie pornThis new bill is going in the right direction but the penalties are still not stiff enough.It's been shown that once a molester always a molester so the penalities should be life for the...; Tags: National Database, new penalty, sex offender; Discussion threads 2006-08-02
Forget about MySpace: Forget about MySpaceAs usual...Nail, head, enough said.Thanks,Chris DawsonBut what does it have to do with MySpaceGreat blog, but what in the great Internet space does it have to do with MySpace? Our district blocks MySpace, it is not a site that kids should be at while at school, or IMHO...; Tags: INTERNET, MySpace, predator; Discussion threads 2006-07-14
Congress mulls slew of Net-sex rules: Congress mulls slew of Net-sex rulesDear God, Make the hurting stop!!!I am up to hear about the first person that has Orin Hatch's computer remotely destroyed. So.. Did anyone stand up for privacy or removing legislation on the internet? Did anyone consider letting the ISPs decide what to or...; Tags: Due Process, U.S. Congress, child pornography, Internet; Discussion threads 2006-06-27
MPAA accused of hiring a hacker: MPAA accused of hiring a hackerCriminal is as criminal doesOur resident troll should soon be here to attempt to spin this in the MPAA's favor.this so excellentif that true i really wish that MPAA feel the pain a few billion is fine would be great ... Something to...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Hacking, hiring, MPAA; Discussion threads 2006-05-25
A civics lesson from General Hayden: A civics lesson from General HaydenCommon Sense & PrinciplesThank you for this analysis.The focus of past legitimacy of such trap'n'trace procedures has been the fact that, because I voluntarily give the phone company both my number and my destination number, the phone company becomes somehow a "Third Party" to the...; Tags: Vertical industries, Telecom & Utilities, Batman, government, telecommunications company; Discussion threads 2006-05-18
HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing trojans: HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing trojansname nameswell - name them!you can't scare them yaknow, they don't care...if you're worried about lawyers then don't even threaten.Naming namesHooray! It's about time these weasels are brought out into the light.go get the bastards!Spread the word!Outing the criminal phishersI say, give 'em...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Viruses and worms, SECURITY, bank, Suzi, trojan horse; Discussion threads 2006-01-12