Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2198-1001125592-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); Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:29:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 2793 invoked by uid 510); 22 Sep 2001 02:27:26 -0000 Received: from n13.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.63) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 22 Sep 2001 02:27:26 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2198-1001125592-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.224] by jj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 22 Sep 2001 02:27:00 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 22 Sep 2001 02:26:31 -0000 Received: (qmail 14351 invoked from network); 22 Sep 2001 02:26:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by 10.1.1.224 with QMQP; 22 Sep 2001 02:26:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta3 with SMTP; 22 Sep 2001 02:26:59 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id TAA00428 for iwar@onelist.com; Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:26:59 -0700 Message-Id: <200109220226.TAA00428@big.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: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:26:59 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 09/20/01 (fwd) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit September 20, 2001 FBI pursuing clues to terrorists on Internet and in e-mail Attempts by terrorists to cover their tracks in cyberspace as they planned last week's attacks may have backfired because they accessed the Internet from computers in public libraries, computer forensic experts said Tuesday. At the behest of the FBI, a federal grand jury ordered two libraries in Broward County, Florida, on Tuesday to turn over electronic files from their computers. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/hottopics/attack/fbinet092001.htm Terrorists Leave Paperless Trail Federal agents retracing the steps of the 19 hijackers suspected in last week's attacks are finding a digital trail that leads from one Internet connection to another. According to various media reports, at least some of them went online to plan the attacks, purchase airplane tickets, and coordinate their moves. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46991,00.html http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/09/20/attacks-cybertrail.htm http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/57/21790.html Tech-Savvy Terrorists Experts say prime suspect Osama bin Laden has the tech know-how to have pulled off last week's coordinated strikes. As US law enforcement officials continue to hunt for the terrorists behind last week's attacks, security experts say that Osama bin Laden, the government's prime suspect, likely has access to enough sophisticated technology to have pulled off the coordinated strikes against the World Trade Center and Pentagon. http://www.techtv.com/news/story/0,24195,3348731,00.html FBI, SEC on hunt for attack-related trading America's top markets regulator said Thursday that several U.S. agencies, led by the FBI, were investigating whether those behind last week's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon tried to turn a grisly profit by playing the markets. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/007092.htm FBI Investigates Web Domains Officials probe suspicious domains such as "www.worldtowerattack.com" registered before last week's terror attacks. Federal investigators are reviewing more than 20 unusual domain names for possible clues in last week's attack on New York's World Trade Center, TechTV has confirmed. http://www.techtv.com/news/story/0,24195,3348936,00.html - - - - - - - - Nimba Virus Called More Potent Than Predecessors A rogue computer program has been copying itself from computer to computer since Tuesday morning, causing slowdowns for many Internet users as it grabs network bandwidth and individual computers' system resources. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170300.html Microsoft 'admits' spreading Nimda worm http://www.theinquirer.net/200901203.htm Microsoft software targeted again in latest worm attack http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/002571.htm Expert: Worm-spreading server owners are 'criminal' http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2813621,00.html Nimda spreads its venom http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/specialreport/0,12737,6021501,00.html Nimda computer virus rampant in Asia http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2095697,00.html Nimda falls into retreat as firms fight back http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1504638l.htm Security firm caught out by Nimda http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/21762.html Nimda winds down; companies recover http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7239193.html Nimda worm damage assessed http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-7225343-0.html States are reeling from Nimda infections http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17148-1.html Nimda Worm Having 'Slight' Effect On Web Performance http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170345.html WinZip Security May Spare Popular Utility From New Worm http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170333.html 'Nimda' - Norwegian For 'Nasty' http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170324.html Nimda worm runs riot on IT sites http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/21772.html Viruses are getting faster, tougher http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/09/20/faster.virus.idg/index.html European Cyber-Crime Treaty Clears Penultimate Hurdle Key representatives for the Council of Europe on Wednesday signed off on the so-called Convention on Cyber-crime, a global treaty to harmonize laws against crime committed via the Internet. The Council of Europe's Deputy Ministers approved the treaty without alteration, clearing the way for formal adoption by the Foreign Affairs Ministers at their meeting in Strasbourg on Nov. 8. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170341.html Court workers curbed on net use The Judicial Conference of the United States has cracked down on federal court employees' personal use of a nationwide court data com- munications network. The "model appropriate use policy" approved Sept. 19 by the Judicial Conference bans court employees from using their office computers to access such file- sharing services as Napster and Gnutella. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0917/web-use-09-20-01.asp Surge of New Technologies Erodes U.S. Edge in Spying For decades, the United States used its technical expertise to gather electronic signals and eavesdrop on the intimate conversations of its adversaries, including Kremlin leaders in their limousines. Fleets of satellites blanketed the globe, overhearing all manner of signals, messages and conversations, day and night. (NY Times article, free registration required) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/20/national/20SPY.html After the attack: Privacy vs. security The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon provoke a dramatic shift in the debate over computer and Internet privacy. Before, it was a tug of war between protectors of civil liberties on one side and government intelligence gatherers on the other. Now, it's an emotional weighing of personal rights vs. national security. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/specialreport/0,12737,6021498,00.html Civil Liberties Groups Rally Against Anti-Terrorism Law A broad and politically diverse coalition of public interest groups today urged Congress not to blindly approve a sweeping new anti- terrorism law proposed by the Justice Department in the wake of last Tuesday's terrorist attacks. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170335.html Americans want Uncryption Three in four Americans favour tough anti- encryption laws, in the wake of last week's terrorist atrocities, a survey finds. Seventy-two per cent believe anti-encryption laws will be "somewhat" or "very" helpful in combating terrorism, according to the survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/21791.html Watching You, Watching Me In the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, Americans are now vaguely aware of the fact that their lives are going to change as more stringent security measures are put in place to try to prevent further carnage. Daily life as we know it is probably going to change, not only at the airport but in the workplace and in mass transit. http://www.forbes.com/2001/09/19/0919securetech.html Is there a plan to DoS defacement sites off the Internet? Is there a co-ordinated attempt taking place to force defacement archives off the Internet? After Safemode.org told us that a distributed denial of service attack against it had caused its ISP to drop it, the question needs to be asked. The attack against Safemode.org, as described to us by its admin and co-founder Mystakill, occurred at the same time as attacks against Alldas.de, which also resulted in that site becoming unavailable. There are some subtle differences in the mode of attack though. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/21782.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/XrFcOC/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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