contributed by AlienPlague
The feds are delaying a joint AT&T and British telecom venture that would create a transatlantic telecom network. Apparently the feds want to make sure they have access to the network for wiretapping purposes and to protect U.S. citizens against monitoring by foreign governments. (For some reason I don't buy the protection part.)

ZD Net

contributed by deepquest
Charlie Malm and Joel Soederberg, both 24, from Stockholm, were charged with violating Sweden's computer laws and buying stolen equipment. The two allegedly broke into computer systems owned by NASA between October and December 1996. They also allegedly broke into the systems of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, and the British Internet company Wide Intellectual Resources. According to court documents the pair 'caused NASA great economic loss'. They are expected to receive fines but no prison time.

Associated Press - Via Yahoo

contributed by Michelle
While the NATO bombings may have had some detrimental effects it doesn't look like Yugoslavia was completely cut off during the war. The people at the Internet Mapping Project compiled some graphical network maps every day during the bombing. Pretty interesting to look at. (Look for the mpeg at the bottom.)

The Internet Mapping Project
The Effects of War on the Yugoslavian Network

contributed by Weld Pond
Using custom made software Liraz Siri, an 18 year old from Israel, probed 36 million internet hosts for 18 common vulnerabilities. 450,000 of those servers were vulnerable to attacks. While that is only 2% of the total that is way to much.(Yes, we have mentioned this before, but it is important.)

Internet News
Interent Auditing Project Report - Via Security Focus

contributed by WeldPond
Looking for a career in 'hacking'? David Del Torto, director of technology for security services at Deloitte & Touche in San Francisco gave out a few tips to the attendees at the recent Chaos Computer Camp.

ComputerWorld

contributed by Space Rogue
With over 1 million users, and 50,000 years of accumulated computer time the SETI@Home project is now the largest computation ever. SETI@Home is a distributed computing project that analyzes radio signals for signs of alien life. The HNN SETI@Home Team is still going strong.

BBC
HNN SETI@Home Team

contributed by Magnum 351
In the last 48 hours numerous underground sites hosted on free internet sites like Zoom, Tripod, GeoCities, AngelFire, and others have disappeared. It would appear that about forty of these sites have been the victim of anonymous emails to the administrators of these systems. It is not known who is targeting these sites for removal but some feel it is the work of one person who is attempting to remove the competition.