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contributed by Adam
IT Managers around the world will wake up Monday morning to overloaded
email servers as a new MS Word Macro Virus/Worm spreads across the
internet. "Melissa" attacks users of MS Outlook by grabbing up to fifty
addresses from an Outlook address book and automatically sends copies of
itself as an MS Word attachment to unsuspecting victims. While the
virus/worm does not seem to intentionally cause damage the flood of email
that it generates is enough to bog down servers essentially causing a major
denial of service. Users who do not use Microsoft products will not be
effected.
Forbes
ZD
Net
Info
World
NY
Times
C
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Nando
Times
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contributed by Iolande Bloxsom
Last Friday afternoon Federal Court Judge Mariana Pfaelzer accepted a plea
agreement between Kevin Mitnick and Federal Prosecutors. The plea calls for
Kevin to serve a total of 68 months with three years of supervised release
and absolutely no computer access of any kind. The formal sentencing
hearing is set for June 14. Kevin still must deal with lingering charges
from the State of California.
FREE KEVIN
ZD
Net
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contributed by Grindor =Z=
The Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) may get increased
powers to break into personal computers, copy files and alter software on
personal and corporate computers if "there are reasonable grounds for
believing that access to data held in a particular computer will
substantially assist the collection of intelligence that is important in
relation to security." These new powers are contained in the first new
amendments to the ASIO Act in 20 years. ASIO agents will be given the
power to break in, read and copy data, alter files, hide their presence and
commit other acts while being exempt from the Computer Crimes Act.
The
Andover News Network
The Sydney
Morning Herald
ASIO
Legislation Amendment Bill 1999
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contributed by Code Kid
The web site of Nintendo's UK subsidiary has allowed the names, email
postal and IP addresses, telephone numbers and their credit card numbers
including expiration dates available to everyone on the web through a
misconfigued web server.
IDG News
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contributed by archive_
The February/March issue of the EUA Monthly zine made it off the
digipresses once again. The EUA Monthly is freely distributed and carries
a variety of information. The zine is internet friendly with links right
from the zine. Requires adobe acrobat. This months contains articles on
Back Orifice, Internet Searching, Pirch32/98 and much more.
EUA Monthly
zine
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contributed by Dumb Ass
Southern Methodist University failed twelve students who took courses to
certify them to work with Microsoft software programs (MCSE?). The students
have filed suit against the school claiming the course was two hard. While
many may feel that anyone who needs a course to learn how to use a
Microsoft product probably gets what they deserve it does raise questions
about the marketing strategies used by some educational institutions to
lure students away from their money.
CNN
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contributed by Anonymous
Cracked
This was a relatively busy weekend for cracked web sites. Some sites where
cracked in protest of recent NATO actions and some in support of it. Some
sites where cracked for religious reasons and others for political
activities in Mexico. We have recioeved reports that the following sites
have been comprimised.
http://www.zemo.com
http://www.cadforce.com/
http://www.nmimc1.med.navy.mil
http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/
http://www.landbridge.gov.cn/
http://www.cfmsd.com
http://www.occaviationandspace.edu
http://www.scan-world.com
http://www.scafwp.org
http://www.darkarmies.com/
http://www.barack.org hacked
http://www.adultscove.com
http://www.sexhuntz.com
http://www.rhwhite.com
http://www.christiansingles.com/
http://www.oye2000.com/
http://www.mealsdeals.com
http://www.cosmeticusa.com
http://www.spinmasters.com
http://www.theargon.com/
http://www.warforge.com
http://www.hackcity.com/
http://www.webfringe.com
http://www.anuies.mx/
http://www.abc-net.net
http://www.constructing.com
http://www.industriasbenco.com
http://www.sfj.net
http://www.defisa.com
http://www.sik.net
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