To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- irc-security does just that, too - it's open, and tracks IRC-related threats. On occasion, people start discussions aboout closing the list, but these are generally squashed rather quickly.
To that end, I'd like to see this list remain open - the more sources for information on these skiddiots, the better. On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 07:18:27PM -0500, Scott Johnson babbled thus: > At the risk of sounding like a troll, I'm reminded of a mailing list for IRC > threats a few years back that was a great idea and went public. > > > > Unfortunately once that happened; the participants became so paranoid that > the entire list became useless and reduced to a discussion on who was going > to run it and decide how and to whom information would be passed onto. > > > > Ultimately the list died, although I don't remember when. Once the list > became more a source of entertainment (because of the bickering) and less a > source of information I quietly unsubscribed. > > > > Yes, there's a risk of providing information to the people we're fighting > against, but the alternative is bickering and paranoia that ultimately > results in nobody getting any information. In that situation we're no > better off than any of the other failed repositories. > > > > I guess I'm just wondering what direction it's going. Will I be informed or > entertained? I for one would much rather get potentially tainted > information than no information at all. At least I can base a decision > using my best guesses on tainted information. > > > > --SComps -- PinkFreud Chief of Security, Nightstar IRC network irc.nightstar.net | www.nightstar.net Server Administrator - Blargh.CA.US.Nightstar.Net Unsolicited advertisements sent to this address are NOT welcome. _______________________________________________ botnets mailing list To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/botnets
