2006.09.11 Daily Security Reading
by Rodney Campbell on Sep.11, 2006, under Security
FLIP open your husband’s cellphone and scroll down the log of calls received. Glance over your teenager’s shoulder at his screenful of instant messages. Type in a girlfriend’s password and rifle through her e-mail.
Insider warns of storage industry security flaws
A former government security advisor now in the employ of Hitachi Data systems claims major storage players, including his own company, have fundamental problems with securing their systems.
Insecure Magazine: Issue 1.8 (pdf)
Off-Site Backup for Home Users
A few musings about off-site backup for home users and the usefulness of TrueCrypt – NB: TrueCrypt is great (and free – as in beer) stuff – I use it myself and can wholeheartedly recommend it.
Money Bots: Hackers Cash In on Hijacked PCs
Researchers at the German Honeynet Project have discovered that a malicious hacker earned about $430 in a single day installing spyware on computers in the latest Windows worm attack. Within 24 hours, the IRC-controlled botnet hijacked more than 7,700 machines via the Windows Server Service vulnerability (MS06-040) and hosed the infected computers with the spyware from DollarRevenue. The botnet operator made between a penny and 30 cents for every piece of spyware installed. Add that to the spam rental and DDoS extortion money and we have a booming business.
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