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No evidence bin Laden tampered with Web - experts SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amid heightened concern about cyberterrorism, U.S. scientists said they have found no signs that Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network have used technology to hide secret messages on the Internet. Computer science researchers at the University of Michigan said they had written a program to detect messages hidden inside of photos on the Web, but had come up empty-handed. ``We've come up dry in our search,'' Peter Honeyman, scientific director of the University of Michigan's Center for Information Technology Integration, told Reuters Tuesday. The researchers scrutinized more than 2 million images from popular Web sites like eBay auctions since April or June. They began their search following a report in USA Today in February that cited unidentified U.S. officials and experts saying bin Laden's associates were using a masking method called ``steganography'' to hide secret messages on their activities inside innocent-looking photos on the Web. Honeyman and graduate student Niels Provost used software that searches for images that appear to have been modified and that tries to guess the secret code needed to view the message -- if there is one. Unlike encryption technology, which scrambles messages so they cannot be read and changes their appearance, steganography hides messages in a way that is not easy to detect. The researchers are now searching for steganographic use on the discussion forum known as Usenet, Provost said. ============================================================ For meals, baking recipes and advice, visit veryBestBaking.com from Nestle. Enjoy hundreds of recipes and baking advice from trusted brands such as Nestle Toll House, Carnation Milk, and Libby's Pumpkin. http://click.topica.com/caaaduKb1dhr0b2EDp2f/Nestle ============================================================ --via http://techPolice.com archive: http://theMezz.com/cybercrime/archive subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --via http://theMezz.com ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dhr0.b2EDp2 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
