contributed by Space Rogue
HNN first reported this news early Friday morning and has now learned more details. Zyklon, (Eric Burns) has now been charged with three counts of unlawful computer intrusion. The counts are believed to be for alleged attacks on the USIA (US Information Agency) web site, which as hosted by Electric Press in Herndon, Va. Other companies allegedly attacked where LaserNet in Fairfax, Va.; and Issue Dynamic Inc., which also has machines in VA. The total damage estimates are listed as $15,000. (Which seem a little low compared to other similar cases) It is believed that the Secret Service will also question Zyklon in connection to any involvement he may or may not have had in the recent whitehouse.gov crack.

Copy of the Indictment
MSNBC
ABC News

contributed by hantai
A bomb threat was called in to the Omaha police headquarters recently. The Police responded to the address reported by CallerID. While the police where at that address another bomb threat was called in from the same number. US West says that there are some "technical pieces of equipment" the criminals could use to make a phone call appear to come from someones number without actually being at that phone. (Yeah, it's called a butt set and telephone can on a street corner, real technical. Oh, and most of those cans aren't even locked) HNN has received reports that the perpetrators of this prank are known as 'port' and 'rottenboy' on IRC and did this in retaliation for not being opped on an IRC channel.

Omaha NBC Affiliate Channel 6

contributed by toka25
The U.K. Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC), must have been hit on the head, dropped at birth, or be taking some really good drugs. Why? They have awarded Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 an E3/FC-2 rating. Microsoft says that this is "the highest security evaluation possible for a general-purpose operating system". Either this is all Microsoft spin or the testers have never heard about things like pwdump or L0phtCrack.

Microsoft Propaganda

contributed by Code Kid
After all the confusion of whether companies should or should not pull the plug on Yugoslavia the Clinton administration has promised not to unplug the region from the rest of the net.

Wired

contributed by Kingpin
According to Schneier's Crypto-Gram Visa has issued a draft of the "Visa Smart Card Protection Profile," as part of the Common Criteria. It contains a very nice list of smart card attacks. The document is a draft, and they want comments.
Visa Smart Card Protection Profile

The Visa document references the Common Criteria:
Common Criteria

contributed by Cruciphux
HWA.hax0r.news has made it to issue number 18. Get your copy here...

HWA.hax0r.news

contributed by Lord Oak
Antidote Volume 2 Issue 4 has been released. This issue has numerous articles including ones on the new Corel Virus and Check.pl.

Antidote

contributed by Anonymous
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