contributed by Kingpin
As a follow up to Space Rogue's Preparedness article Kingpin takes the time to document his success in assembling a survival kit in preparation for Y2K. While some may find such preparations silly, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Buffer Overflow

contributed by nvirb
Rutgers University Foundation hired David L. Smith, the creator of the Melissa Virus, while he was free on $100,000 bail. The University said that he went through the normal hiring process, submitted a resume and had references checked but that he was not recognized as the creator of the virus. (Proves that you never know who works for whom. Remember that the next time you hear someone say 'We don't hire hackers'.)

Reuters - via Detroit Free Press

contributed by Anonymous
HNN readers got advance notice almost two weeks ago but Zero-Knowledge is set to officially unveil Freedom today. If your looking for complete anonymity while using the Internet then you need Freedom.

C|net
Freedom 1.0

contributed by Kim
Phoenix Adaptive Firewall, the first Linux firewall on the market, will be given away for personal use starting today. Phoenix has been certified by the International Computer Security Association (ICSA).

Progressive Systems, Inc.

contributed by Overlord
Piratecity.com, which offers free web space for underground sites, is being sued by free web page giant Fortunecity.com. The suit claims that Piratecity.com is infringing on Fortunecity.com's copyright without authorization which results in unfair competition, name brand dilution and causes confusion among customers. Piratecity.com intends to contest this litigation and is asking for support.

PirateCity.com

contributed by no0ne
Holywood never gets it right, and now Broadway (or off Broadway in this case) screws it up as well. Arthur Kopit's new off Broadway play 'Y2K' changes the traditional hacker stereotype from nerdy computer geek to evil doer out to take over the world. Mass media should just give up in trying to pigeon hole a culture.

NY Times - yes registration is required

contributed by no0ne
The Australian Broadcasting Authority's (ABA) web site was defaced over the weekend. The main page was replaced with one containing an obscene rant against the new Online Services Amendments law, which will be administered by the ABA. The new law is set to take effect next month.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Wired

A spokesperson for Electronic Frontiers Australia said that they also oppose the new laws but that defacing web pages does not help the anti-censorship cause.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

contributed by Underprivileged User
Russian news agency, Itar-Tass, had its web site defaced yesterday by people opposed to the Russian military campaign in Chechnya. Administrators took the site off line for over an hour to repair the damage.

BBC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Reuters - via Yahoo

contributed by John
The website for Irish Telecom's company Eircom ISP was defaced at around noon local time last Friday. Earlier last week an Irish radio station FM104 was also defaced.

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