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Below are the most current original articles written by HNN administrators or submisions from affiliates. Older articles have been moved to the archives.

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1998 | 1999 | 2000

  The Name Game: Groking the Love Bug

Written By: McIntyre
May 10, 2000

The media frenzy surrounding the ILOVEYOU or 'Love Bug' virus/worm has resulted in several contridictions within the press. Even the National Bureau of Investigation can't seem to gets its facts straight. Things like names, relationships, and damage estimates would seem to be pretty standard and easy things to report on, or are they?

The Name Game: Groking the Love Bug


  The DeCSS case and how to change a Big Business (BB) in today's world

Written By: Dr. Z
February 15, 2000

Dr. Z sent us this interesting article on exactly how people should try to defeat the MPAA action against DeCSS. Definately some things here to think about.

The DeCSS case and how to change a Big Business (BB) in today's world


  Buffer Overflow: Have Script, Will Destroy (Lessons in DoS)

Written By: Brian Martin
February 10, 2000

So what exactly is going on out there? What are these denial of service attacks that are taking down high profile sites left and right? What makes these sorts of attacks succeed? Why hasn't anyone been caught yet? Will anyone get caught? How do I protect myself? Who's fault is it?

Everyone seems to have questions but no one seems to have answers.

Have Script, Will Destroy (Lessons in DoS)


  CERT warning? What, me worry?

Written By: Coris Neme
February 7, 2000

Last weeks CERT advisory covering cross site scripting has left a lot of people wondering what exactly CERT is up to. Considering the problem is years old and already patched by most applications is CERT just spreading FUD?

CERT warning? What, me worry?


  The Japanese Panic Project

Written By: YT Cracker
January 31, 2000

Japan's Defense Agency moved to barricade itself against computer hackers on Friday, saying a wave of attacks on government web sites this week could represent a 'grave threat' to national security. With a look at what seems to be the most reported on story of last week by the mainstream media (Reuters did nine separate articles) YT cracker took a cursory look at the some of the systems in the .go.jp domain. What he found probably won't shock anyone who has been around for a while but everyone else may be surprised.

The Japanese Panic Project


  Well Known But Overlooked Threat to Hackers: Themselves

Written By: Carole Fennelly
January 14, 2000

Last Monday's Buffer Overflow article about the threat of scene whores caused a lot of heated email to arrive here at HNN. In response we have posted this rebuttal from Carole Fennelly, SunWorld columnist, to the article.

A Well Known But Overlooked Threat to Hackers: Themselves


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