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contributed by DukeCS
The German Magazine "InternetWorld" will award 1000.- DM ($565 US aprox)
if anybody can break into a special Server (NT4 + service pack 4 including
a "Checkpoint-Firewall"). At the root of the server (195.238.255.1) is a
text file called hacked.txt. In this file is an e-mail address were you
can contact the webmaster and let them know that you have cracked the
machine.
Internet
World - German
HNN has released a special report on Hacker Challenges in general written
by Qubik. It asks the question of whether Hacker Challenges such as the
one above are legitimate testing tools or merely marketing gimmicks. Check
it out in the Buffer Overflow section.
Buffer Overflow
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contributed by Midnight Toker
ID Software posted to BugTraq yesterday that it had been cracked. They
claimed that perpetrator used "out-of-the-box" features of Website Pro
2.0. They claimed that the attackers used /cgi-dos/args.bat as well as
/cgi-win/uploader.exe to upload new files and overwrote their index.html
file with a "Free Kevin" webpage. ID Software warned other users of
WebSite Pro 2.0 that they should change the defaults.
ID Software
Game
Spot
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contributed by kra
A new version of the cool tool Hunt has been released. Version 1.3 is the
first version which is capable of successfully spoofing hosts on switched
ports. This means that Level 2 ethernet switches don't protect you against
sniffing or hijacking unless they are carefully configured with security
in mind.
Hunt 1.3
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contributed by erehwon
Is organized crime enlisting script kiddies for help? Are "professional"
crackers using trick software that lets these script kiddies do the
cracking for them? Do they offer free tools for people to use which then
reports the results of the cracks back to the criminals? Are they
essentially creating an army of crackers to attacks thousands of sites
while the real bad guys sit back and collect the data?
Tech
Web
Foc
News
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contributed by tip
After several months, an HNN Affiliate, B4B0
has released the
latest issue of its hilarious and informative ezine. Issue 6 contains the
latest and greatest information, all adhering to the liberation of
normalcy.
b4b0
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contributed by Code Kid
The International Intellectual Property Alliance has asked the Israel be
named a priority foreign country" under U.S. trade law. This designation
could lead to trade sanctions. The IIPA has taken this measure because
they feel that Israel is a world leader as a source of pirated music,
movies and software.
Nando
Times
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contributed by Megan A. Haquer
Network Associates Inc. has released a Linux version of its CyberCop
Scanner a product that searches out server holes and network
vulnerabilities. CyberCop was previously only available for Windows NT.
ZD
Net
Network Associates
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contributed by dunkelsite
Venezuela Cracked
At dawn local time on February 16, 1999, www.cordiplan.gov.ve and
www.ipasme.gov.ve where cracked by ^^DarDdEath^^ and Dunkelseite
respectively. In both cases the home page was changed to protest against
bad government, corruption and the suffering of 80% of the Venezuelans who
live in critical poverty.
HNN Defaced Pages Archive
Central Office of Coordination and
Planning
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