Security News

Microsoft Bundles Worm with IIS
2001-08-06 08:17

Forwarded by: Barry Gill [Its dated July 19th, but lately its a timeless joke. - WK] http://www.bbspot.com/News/2001/07/worm.html Redmond, WA - Microsoft announced that it bundled a worm with its...

Risks of the Passport Single Signon Protocol
2001-08-06 08:16

http://avirubin.com/passport.html David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin AT&T Labs - Research 180 Park Avenue Florham Park, NJ 07932 {davek,rubin} () research att com Abstract Passport is a protocol...

Hack attack targets Verizon, AT&T wireless users
2001-07-31 07:31

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO62673,00.html.html By ASHLEE VANCE IDG NEWS SERVICE July 30, 2001 Verizon Wireless Inc. and AT&T Wireless have started investigating a...

[defaced-commentary] Attrition.org, defaced =)
2001-07-29 09:49

[Whew, what more could go wrong with the Attrition.org crew? http://www.attrition.org/news/content/01-07-18.001.html - WK] The defacer known as 'Fluffy Bunny' defaced Attrition.org this morning...

Full analysis of the .ida "Code Red" worm.
2001-07-19 05:42

The following is a detailed analysis of the "Code Red" .ida worm that we reported on July 17th 2001. This analysis was performed by Ryan Permeh and Marc Maiffret of eEye Digital Security. The...

www.boycottadobe.com is on the air
2001-07-18 21:38

An Adobe disinvestment campaign has been launched at http://www.boycottadobe.com . The IP for their site is 216.240.45.91 . The only thing Adobe understands is money. Let's show them our...

The Enemy Within
2001-07-10 09:30

http://www.computerworld.com/itresources/rcstory/0,4167,STO61983_KEY73,00.html By DAN VERTON July 09, 2001 It's January 2000, and the world hasn't imploded under the weight of the Y2k problem....

CERT warns firewall leaves open door to attackers
2001-07-10 08:54

http://it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2001/07/10/FFX85T3KYOC.html Tuesday 10 July, 2001 09:46 GMT+10:00 By BARRY PARK, FAIRFAX IT A United States-based network security watchdog has warned of a...

Mass web banking hack probed
2001-07-09 08:23

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/222 By Kevin Poulsen July 6, 2001 12:00 AM PT The FBI is investigating a June computer intrusion into a web banking company that may have compromised customer...

SANS: Calling all ham radio operators
2001-07-09 07:59

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO62036,00.html By DAN VERTON July 06, 2001 The System Administration Networking and Security (SANS) Institute is recruiting amateur radio...