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Mass Xmas hack plan exposed
Internet security researchers have warned that hackers
are planning to launch internet-based denial of service
(DoS) attacks on web retailers over the Christmas period.
Internet Security Systems (ISS) said that many hundreds
of computers are infected with so-called zombie agents,
which would allow hackers to commandeer the machines and
cripple the servers by flooding sites with a huge number
of spurious requests. However, the company warned that
only 10 per cent of online retailers are prepared to deal
with attacks of this type, which were responsible for
bringing down high-profile sites such as Yahoo and eBay
in February this year.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1114142
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/00/158336.html

EDS devises package to pre-empt hackers
Services giant EDS last week said it knew about
recent denial-of-service attacks two months before
they happened, and had even identified the tools
the crackers were planning to use. Speaking in Las
Vegas before the launch of new EDS Internet security
services, vice-president for global information
assurance Shakil Kidwai said the company was now
offering its anti-hacker intelligence as part of a
package of security measures.
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/45/ns-19144.html

Ruling a partial win for online anonymity
In what cyber-privacy advocates are calling a partial
victory, a ruling by a Pittsburgh judge would make it
harder to unmask anonymous online authors. A judge in
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas issued a
decision this week allowing another judge to learn the
identity of the author of two Web sites that allegedly
defamed her. But the judge also wrote that people
bringing such suits must show the merits of their
complaints when seeking to uncover online critics,
who often write using pseudonyms.
http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/daily/11/17/online_privacy.html

How powerful is Carnivore?
The FBI's controversial e-mail surveillance tool,
known as Carnivore, can retrieve all communications
that go through an Internet service - far more than
FBI officials have said it does - a recent test of
its potential sweep found, according to bureau
documents.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/491454.asp

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