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News for 122699
contributed by Space Rogue
1999 has been a whirlwind year for the underground community and HNN.
We have searched through the archives and came up with what we thought
where the biggest news stories we reported on in 1999. Since HNN tends
to cover very different stuff from the mainstream our list is a little
different from everyone else's. If you missed a day or to of HNN over
the last year you should take a look at our top ten (really it is
eleven) news stories of 1999.
1999 Year In Review
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contributed by Frank
Although the Y2K issue will keep many people from attending this year
the 16th annual Chaos Computer Congress is expecting over 2000 people
to show up. New to this years conferances will be Lego Mindstorms Sumo
where competitors attempt to push each others creations off a table.
Chaos Communication
Congress
HNN Cons Page
Wired
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contributed by Evil Wench
A 14-year-old Toronto youngster has been charged with electronically
breaking into an unidentified e-commerce company. The youth allegedly
broke into the company's site and changed passwords to prevent the
owner from accessing his mail. He then demanded $5,000 from the owner
to return control and was arrested when he came to collect his cash.
CNews
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contributed by Evil Wench
Kevin Poulsen has published a Christmas shopping list for the
hacker. Kevin could have shown some more creativity, not to mention a
longer list. While the items he has chosen are ok, my wish list is
quite a bit longer and a lot more expensive. Everyone knows Hackers
want LOTS of goodies for the holidays. (LEDs = Power Whoever has
the most when they die, wins.
ZD
Net
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contributed by Gh0st47
As we get closer and closer to that magical day, January 1st, the media
will continue to increase the FUD factor regarding Y2K. Since the
initial problem of computer meltdown seems to be fading away the issue
of viruses and terrorist attacks is getting more attention. While the
threats are definitely real it is doubtful they are fantastic as most
would have us believe.
Access
Atlanta
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contributed by The Hex
The Datacore releases The Datacore Encryption Suite 1.0 on December 25.
DES1.0 consists of an easy to use interface, and uses many well know
algorithms. They hope you enjoy the program.
The
Datacore
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contributed by Cruciphux
Trying to catch up for lost time Issues #46 and #47 of HWA.hax0r.news
have been released. Issue #46 has an interview with dap co-founder of
sSh (Sesame Street Hackers) responsible for many web site defacements
and whose members include YTcracker and Darkness whom have hit several
.gov, .mil and NASA sites.
HWA.hax0r.news
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