Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1262-991229142-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 30 May 2001 06:26:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 15967 invoked by uid 510); 30 May 2001 12:26:38 -0000 Received: from ho.egroups.com (64.211.240.236) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 30 May 2001 12:26:38 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1262-991229142-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.55] by ho.egroups.com with NNFMP; 30 May 2001 13:25:42 -0000 X-Sender: fc@all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_3); 30 May 2001 13:25:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 31138 invoked from network); 30 May 2001 13:25:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 30 May 2001 13:25:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta3 with SMTP; 30 May 2001 13:25:40 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id GAA21900 for iwar@onelist.com; Wed, 30 May 2001 06:25:40 -0700 Message-Id: <200105301325.GAA21900@all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 06:25:40 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] news Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Eurocops want seven-year retention of all phone, Net traffic Civil liberties publication Statewatch claims to have obtained leaked documents from the Council of the European Union (the 15 EU governments), which recommend the long-term retention of "every phone call, every mobile phone call, every fax, every e-mail, every website's contents, all internet usage, from anywhere, by everyone, to be recorded, archived and be accessible for at least seven years." See http://www.statewatch.org/soseurope.htm . It gets scarier! The law enforcement agencies, argues the proposal, must have access to "user addresses, equipment identities, user name/passwords, port identities, mail addresses etc" The agencies are also to be provided with "the full name of the person (company), the residential address and credit card details." ========================================================================= Cyber vandals hit DISA sites In a two-day rampage against U.S. government Web sites, a group of cyber vandals dubbed PoizonB0x, attacked two sites maintained by the Defense Information Systems Agency, the organization tasked with defending military networks. The attacks, which included the two Defense Department sites and nine U.S. government sites, were conducted May 24 and 25. The group also participated in an apparent multi-group attack on California state sites. In a terse confirmation of the attack, a DISA spokeswoman replied, "Yes, two Defense Enterprise Computing Center publicly accessible Web sites were defaced. The group claiming responsibility was PoisonB0x." She added that no classified networks were infiltrated and that other than the defacements, no harm was done. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0528/web-disa-05-28-01.asp Intruders crack open-source site Open-source development site SourceForge.net acknowledged Tuesday that an Internet intruder cracked its digital security. "This week, one of our systems was compromised," said an e-mail message from the company received by some developers who use the site. "We have promptly taken the necessary steps to correct this situation." SourceForge is a network of sites that hosts more than 21,000 open- source development projects, giving developers the tools necessary to update different versions of the code and allowing people to easily search the database of projects. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6077471.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/19255.html E-mail users warned over spy network Computer users across Europe should encrypt all their e-mails, to avoid being spied on by a UK-US eavesdropping network, say Euro-MPs. The tentacles of the Echelon network stretch so far that the UK's involvement could constitute a breach of human rights, they say. The Euro-MPs have been studying Echelon for almost a year, after allegations that it has been used by the US to commit industrial espionage against European firms. They conclude that Echelon - whose existence is not officially acknowledged - is reading millions of e-mails and faxes sent every day by ordinary people. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1357000/1357264.stm http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166216.html Report Assesses NSA Network A temporary investigative committee of the European Parliament has concluded in a draft report that the National Security Agency's global eavesdropping operations are not adequately monitored by member nations of the European Union and could be violating the privacy rights of Europeans. But the May 18 draft, which now goes to the full parliament for review, contains a realistic assessment of the NSA's eavesdropping capabilities that should go a long way toward countering much of the hyperbole that has surrounded the issue in Europe over the past four years. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166212.html How to spot Echelon listening stations http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2087713,00.html Trends in High-Tech Spying http://securityportal.com/articles/spying20010528.html Fears of a Website Inquisition Proposed legislation in Spain to regulate Internet activity has enraged libertarians who say the measure would squelch free speech. The "Law of Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce" (known by its Spanish acronym LSSI) would force websites to register with the government and require Web hosting companies to police content by reporting suspected illicit activity. Failure to obey the rules would generate fines of up to 175,000 Euros ($150,000). http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,44110,00.html Faint Voices Rise From Cuba They call themselves ciberdisidentes -- cyber dissidents. They are Cuban journalists who risk harassment and prison to publish independent news accounts on the Internet -- a medium that few of them have even seen. More than 100 independent reporters defy Castro's regime by filing their articles on overseas websites, giving the world a glimpse into the harsh reality of the communist island. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,44045,00.html $1 billion lawsuit for world's first Jail-cam The world's first Jail Web cams - installed and hyped by the living embodiment of James Bond sheriff J.W. Pepper, Joe Arpaio - is at the end of a $1.38 billion lawsuit. It was filed on Friday at Maricopa County Superior Court and concerns the various Web cams installed in the local jail available on the Crime.com site. The cams have been a great success - millions have viewed people being booked and locked up and pictures from them have even been used in adverts. Ole Joe reckons the cameras stop people behaving badly. Although, if it did have that effect, Joe would make far less money. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19262.html Two more military sites taken!!! The US military is facing a grave situation. But really, which is worse? The fact that the US military is being targeted or the fact that one of the most computer savvy countries, with apparently the world's greatest military does not have sufficient security to protect its citizens. Either way this is a very serious issue. Bush better crack of few whips or his army will soon become a mockery. Interestingly, as rumor has it, the US military has been putting pressure on Alldas.de, a defacement mirror site, to quit showing .mil defacements. Their ip is currently being filtered to so that .mil top domains cannot be reached. As of May 23 the site held 79 military defacements. While we can understand the military would like to be spared the embarrassment of admitting they cannot properly secure their sites, perhaps more efforts should be made to prevent intrusions. After all, so far these defacements appear to be benign, but next time they may not be so lucky. http://www.securitywatch.com/newsforward/default.asp?AID=3D7795 ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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