Security News

Former IT worker pleads guilty to damaging Verizon computers
2001-03-23 04:42

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58845,00.html By BRIAN SULLIVAN March 22, 2001 A 32-year-old Florida man faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after he pleaded...

An International Treaty on Cybercrime Sounds Like A Great              Idea,              Until You Read The Fine Print
2001-03-22 06:05

http://cryptome.org/cycrime-godwin.htm 21 March 2001 Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:05:54 -0500 From: Mike Godwin Subject: Here Comes the Cybercrime Treaty To: CYBERIA-L () LISTSERV AOL COM WATCH OUT...

Experts play down flaw of encryption software
2001-03-22 05:58

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500466235-500712408-503931029-0,00.html By ANICK JESDANUN, Associated Press NEW YORK (March 21, 2001 11:45 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) -...

The hacking hobbyist
2001-03-17 02:35

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500464331-500708815-503896284-0,00.html SAN FRANCISCO (March 16, 2001 2:19 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Jeff Baker hacks into corporate...

Hackers hit Sandia
2001-03-17 02:22

http://www.gertzfile.com/InsidetheRing.html By Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough March 16, 2001 The U.S. intelligence community is conducting a damage assessment of a major hacker incident...

Teen charged for hacking into NASA Web site
2001-03-14 16:14

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500463211-500706718-503874142-0,00.html By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (March 13, 2001 5:42 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - A...

Advance notice of Web site warning may have helped block              attacks
2001-03-12 06:33

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58475,00.html By DAN VERTON March 09, 2001 Early warnings issued by the FBI to four vertical-industry groups about the continuing threat of...

FBI investigating widespread Web site break-ins by crime              groups
2001-03-09 04:25

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58414,00.html By DAN VERTON March 08, 2001 The FBI today disclosed it has launched 40 separate investigations into alleged hacking incidents...

Password Cracker Exposes Net.Commerce Sites
2001-03-08 00:02

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_707381,00.html By Brian McWilliams March 7, 2001 IBM's Net.Commerce software was under renewed attack Wednesday, with the release by a hacking...

Re: Germany skeptical on US plans for Internet firewall
2001-03-07 20:46

Pardon me, But since when does the definition of "shield" include the ability to attack? Let's call a spade a spade, that's a weapon, not a shield. Stuart