Re: [funsec] FW: Toyota Creating In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection System

2007-01-06 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:22:36 CST, Randall M said: The system could also kick in if the sensors detect abnormal steering, or if a special camera shows that the driver's pupils are not in focus. The car is then slowed to a halt, the report said. OK, which is more dangerous - a drunk driver on

Re: [funsec] Fwd: Security: Your Online Banking Account is Blocked

2006-12-23 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:43:40 CST, Brian Loe said: Anyone tricked? What language is this anyway?! Because of unusual number of invalid login attempts on you account, we had to believe that, their might be some security problem on you account. Enough Americans are functionally illiterate

Re: [funsec] Anti-virus coverage of 12122006-djtest.doc Word PoC extremely poor

2006-12-14 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:34:47 CST, Gadi Evron said: On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Juha-Matti Laurio wrote: This has been confirmed as totally new, third zero-day vulnerability in Wor d, which is the reason of missing protection with the most recent McAfee DATs e tc. Related SecuriTeam entry has been

Re: [funsec] Anti-virus coverage of 12122006-djtest.doc Word PoC extremely poor

2006-12-14 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:39:20 CST, Gadi Evron said: This battle is not lost. If we call it the right name and talk to the press using the right terms, it is not lost yet. Maybe it should be, but it is really confusing when it gets to the professional community. 0-day is two syllables.

Re: [funsec] FW: Windows Live and Privacy

2006-12-05 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:38:50 GMT, Drsolly said: Copyright breach isn't a criminal offence, it's a civil matter. I'll excuse you from knowing that in the US, it's now a criminal matter, since terrorists can be pirating MPAA/RIAA materials for money (Really - 17 USC 506 discusses criminal

Re: [funsec] FBI Taps Cell Phone Mic as Eavesdropping Tool

2006-12-04 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:28:54 GMT, Fergie said: The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations. That's gotta be hell on the battery life.

Re: [funsec] DoD Report to Detail Dangers of Foreign Software

2006-11-29 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:33:00 CST, Dennis Henderson said: Its happened before.. Certainly it could happen again. Probably already has.. There was this *really* big boom on a Soviet pipeline a while ago :) pgpo0Dqg4x0X8.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [funsec] Chile Court Releases Two Accused Hackers

2006-11-16 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:16:11 GMT, Fergie said: Two Chileans accused of hacking into thousands of government Web sites were freed from jail Wednesday but ordered to stay away from computers while the case is investigated, their lawyer said. First thing they probably did when they got out was

Re: [funsec] Research: Men Use Phones to Flirt

2006-11-15 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:36:10 +0200, Juha-Matti Laurio said: Research by Sheffield Hallam University and Virgin Mobile is reporting that British men consider their mobile phone an important status symbol - particularly in helping to attract the opposite sex.

Re: [funsec] Hacking the vote (literally)

2006-11-08 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:33:02 EST, Dude VanWinkle said: Weird, it doesn't seem like much could be accomplished by taking down a politicians site the day of the elections. Makes me think this was either done by a moron, or someone who was just sending a message.. It's possible to be too stupid

Re: [funsec] Zapping your brain during REM = %8 more memory

2006-11-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:47:42 EST, Dude VanWinkle said: abilities. I have always been told that we only use ~10% of our brains ability Often quoted, even though totally refuted. It probably started about a century ago as we (the scientists) only have identified what 10% of the brain does.

Re: [funsec] Not again - Israeli city hit by rocket fire

2006-11-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:04:39 GMT, Drsolly said: On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:35:03 GMT, Drsolly said: Aw shucks. Guess it'll have to be religion then. Beer again, or editors this time? I was thinking of the invisible friend kind of

Re: [funsec] Computer Glitch Limits Next Shuttle Launch

2006-11-06 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:49:09 GMT, Fergie said: Computer glitch? Sounds More like incompetent programming... :-) Sometimes, it's not at all obvious that it's incompetent. Consider the story of the *first* Shuttle launch being delayed: http://klabs.org/mapld06/abstracts/105_garman_a.html (The

Re: BEER THREAD!! been a year? [was: Re: [funsec] Blatant plug for talent: We're hiring]

2006-11-05 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:41:12 EST, Dude VanWinkle said: I know people that really like canned mushrooms. They came to visit me here in the city and had mushrooms on their pizza. The mushrooms were fresh of course. My friend disliked the taste so much that I had to munch down the slice for 'em.

Re: [funsec] New PGP key...

2006-11-03 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:15:30 GMT, Fergie said: Type bits /keyIDDate User ID pub 2048R/9A04772D 2006/11/03 Paul Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Usually it's customary to actually include an ascii-armored copy of the public

Re: RE: [funsec] OS X Malware?

2006-11-03 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:59:39 EST, Larry Seltzer said: I'm a PC I've got this wart on my dick And users, being users, try to ignore the wart or make it go away by rubbing octopus oil or something equally ineffective on it, and don't seek qualified professional help until it's grown to the size

Re: [funsec] Month of Kernel Bugs - day 1

2006-11-02 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:55:32 PST, Craig Schmugar said: Patch patch patch? What patch? Last time I checked there were 2 or maybe 3 patches available for the 25 IE-related MoBB issues (from July). I said it makes them *want* to patch patch patch. Harnessing the horror when they find out they

Re: [funsec] Hackers Post On DuPage County Election Website

2006-10-29 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:42:19 EST, Dude VanWinkle said: Those arent the smartest offiocials I have heard of. Gee, is hacking into government website amd defacing it breaking any laws? Not knowing the entire details (like the exact jurisdiction, etc), I'll point out that it's *not* that

Re: [funsec] SecurityFocus: Botnets Likely Behind Jump in Spam

2006-10-27 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:45:19 EDT, Kevin McAleavey said: Free codecs and cracks seem to be the major source. Free codecs, as in Install this free codec so you can watch insert name here naked? And of course it never seems to work, but the luser isn't suspicious because they're *used* to crap

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