Security News > 2000

Mexican Computer Hackers to the Rescue of Democracy
2000-06-20 18:17

http://www.narconews.com/hackers1.html Translated excerpts from today's Proceso online: With "hackers," the PRD party seeks the PRI's password in the Fobaproa matter. Mexico City: The PRD faction...

Missing nuclear secrets found at Los Alamos
2000-06-16 22:40

http://www.nandotimes.com/front/story/0,1108,500217102-500308259-501714920-0,00.html The Associated Press WASHINGTON (June 16, 2000 6:12 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Two computer hard...

Ex-Soviet Spy Takes on Internet Mission in U.S.,              Using Old Skills
2000-06-08 15:43

Forwarded by: cult hero http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/060800soviet-hacker.html Ex-Soviet Spy Takes on Internet Mission in U.S., Using Old Skills By JAMES RISEN WASHINGTON, June 7 -- In...

Web security ups ante, goes nuclear
2000-06-01 18:42

[WK Note: Check out, http://www.thebunker.net for an already existing former MoD nuclear bunker turned Internet security complex.] http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2579948,00.html By...

Computer Hacker Is Going to Court To Get Plugged In to              Lecture              Circuit
2000-05-26 06:12

http://cryptome.org/kevin-gag.htm May 25, 2000 Computer Hacker Is Going to Court To Get Plugged In to Lecture Circuit By TED BRIDIS After completing nearly five years in prison, computer hacker...

DoS attacks on NHL web site
2000-05-25 00:19

Forwarded by: "Berislav Kucan BHZ" http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/internetcrime/2000/05/24/nhlweb0524_01.htm= l NEW YORK (AP) -- NHL officials are trying to find who disabled the league's...

Love Bug Prompts Security Experts To Poke at Microsoft's              Weak              Points
2000-05-24 18:01

Forwarded by: Marjorie Simmons http://interactive.wsj.com/dailyedition/ Love Bug Prompts Security Experts To Poke at Microsoft's Weak Points Lee Gomes, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL...

South African police take on cybercrime
2000-05-23 15:09

http://www.netassets.co.za/netassets/sitewide/content/direct/1,2275,621905-5858-0,00.html By Gugulakhe Masango, I-Net Bridge The criminal activities of hackers and cyberpunks are to come to an...

Security Hole found in NAI Firewall
2000-05-22 19:29

Forwarded From: John Kleinschmidt http://www.securityfocus.com/news/40 Security Hole found in NAI Firewall Censorware gaffe turns "World's Most Secure Firewall" into open door. By Kevin Poulsen...

MSIE's cookie jar is public
2000-05-11 21:00

Bennett Haselton has discovered another security flaw. This one allows any hostile website to read cookies on its visitors' hard drives. It's being called the "Open Cookie Jar." The vulnerability...