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contributed by pyle
Georgi Guninski has done it again folks. He has found another hole in the
Microsoft IE 5.5 browser little more then a week after he issued his initial
advisory regarding the same product. It is believed this hole has the
potential to allow an infiltrator complete access to all parts of the
computer. Guninski released the advisory to BugTraq early yesterday.
CNET
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contributed by weld pond
The OpenBSD project is a volunteer run, cost free project aiming to produce
an operating system that is both UNIX-like and multi-platform 4.4BSD-based.
Considering how much emphasis OpenBSD places on security (only essential
services of the system are enabled before being sent, a process they call
"security by default"), it was surprising to learn they have fallen victim
to the format string overflow problem. If OpenBSD, arguably the most
proactively secure open source Unix operating system, contains
vulnerabilities because of this problem, you can rest assured that many
other OSes have more of the same. Don’t be surprised to see these format
string vulnerabilities cropping up everywhere.
Upside
OpenBSD Website
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contributed by laney
If you find unexpected long distance charges on your telephone bill and you
have recently accessed pornographic material over the Web, you may be one of
many victims of an international dial up scam. Two suspects from the UK had
their assets frozen while this mess gets sorted out. It appears that after
a software download, surfer’s dial-up was disconnected then reconnected in
Madagascar. Apparently, the classic phone scam has just gone digital.
Reuters
via Wired
The Register
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contributed by laney
Although he has settled his civil lawsuit with the SEC, Jonathan G. Lebed
may soon face criminal charges for the online stock fiasco he perpetuated
when he was merely 15. If they do in fact come to pass, Lebed would be the
first juvenile to face these types of charges.
Bloomberg via
USA Today
NY Post
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contributed by laney
Congress scrambles to wrap up looming technology bills before the session
ends. There are only a few days left but an enormous amount of fine print
to sort through. It will be interesting to see if anything worthwhile will
get accomplished.
Wired
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