Re: [Full-disclosure] Spam is funny!

2007-04-13 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Yes, it's interesting to find that attacks of all sorts (spam, phishing, and infiltration) are becoming targeted now. Previously, attacks were unsophisticated and limited to the unsecured, random hosts that were vulnerable to dropstatd. Now it seems

Re: [Full-disclosure] Spam is funny!

2007-04-13 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 It is nice to know that someone cares about me! Albeit the fact that my fans seem to be limited to spambots and Gadi Evron. just kidding! :-) - - neal http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/ On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:56:54 -0400 Steve Ragan <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [Full-disclosure] Spam is funny!

2007-04-13 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I doubt those are RFC compliant email addresses, but your suggestion is hilarious nonetheless! - - neal http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/ On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:28:03 -0400 "Kevin Finisterre (lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Maybe you should star

[Full-disclosure] Spam is funny!

2007-04-12 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 In my last article at Security Focus, I mentioned that phishing is directed (based on your online profile) and not blast-o-gram (everyone gets one). My example used Arizona. I said: For example, if you are likely in Arizona then you are more likel

[Full-disclosure] Let's Winnuke Google!

2007-04-12 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 For more than a decade, privacy advocates have been concerned about the information collected by public search engines. All of their concerns were realized last year, when AOL released nearly a quarter million search requests performed on their search

Re: [Full-disclosure] Security Researcher Not Particularly Humiliated

2007-04-08 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 HAHA! I KNEW IT! and I am only attracted to women, thank you very much. Let's leave the dog fucking to you and your kind. No need to make this a personal flamewar. - - neal On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:31:44 -0500 George Ou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [Full-disclosure] Security Researcher Not Particularly Humiliated

2007-04-08 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Aren't you the guy that is dating Kevin Mitnick? - - neal On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:07:14 -0500 George Ou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yeah that's a stupid accusation against you Raven. He was >suggesting >somehow that if you get your machine owned then

[Full-disclosure] Hackers Humiliate Security Researcher

2007-04-07 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Someone just forwarded this to me: http://digg.com/apple/Hacked_PowerBook_Shmoocon_Presenter_Identity_C aught_on_Camera Security conference staff needs to do a better job of screening their audiences to prevent this sort of harassment during presenta

[Full-disclosure] WEEPING FOR WEP

2007-04-06 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 seconds. Knowing that WEP is no more secure than a plastic luggage lock, many people are questioning whether WEP is even useful at all. While I certainly do not recommend WEP for high security (or even moderate risk) environments, you need to remember

[Full-disclosure] AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION...

2007-04-05 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I manage a heterogeneous network of computers. They range from an old (but necessary) OS/2 box to various Windows and Linux releases, as well as Mac, HP-UX, and Solaris. Knowing how to repair the system is always critical, since you will eventually do

[Full-disclosure] Stereotyping DoS and Don'ts

2007-04-04 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 While nobody likes to be stereotyped, there is always truth behind the generic, nationality-based profiles. For example, I was recently in Australia as part of a necessary trip. I was waiting with a small crowd of people outside a grocery store, waitin

Re: [Full-disclosure] More information on ZERT patch for ANI 0day

2007-04-03 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 a/s/l? I currently reside in Fort Collins, Colorado and I obtained my PhD from Texas A&M. - - neal On Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:52:42 -0500 "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hardly. > >Don't remember that last Ze

[Full-disclosure] Death by Cockatoo

2007-04-02 Thread neal.krawetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I got bit by a wild cockatoo. It was a white, sulfur-crested cockatoo. It seems, they have learned to eat out of people's hands - -- so I (and most other people on the tour bus) were feeding them. A few of the birds learned that if they bite or scratc