Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Bunch of Fives: Hacking scandals 1. Reuters accused of hack attack http://www.silicon.com/a56153 2. Microsoft beta site hacked http://www.silicon.com/a55992 3. "I hack you in the name of the law" http://www.silicon.com/a55733 4. Linux hacker tracked to Surbiton... http://www.silicon.com/a55667 5. Did Blair hack the BBC? http://www.silicon.com/a55077 [Silicon.com] 21:46 # G!

Kournikova virus author loses appeal Jan de Wit, aka OnTheFly, infamous author of the Anna Kournikova worm, has lost his appeal against his sentence for creating and distributing the prolific worm. An appeals court in Leeuwarden yesterday upheld a 150 hours of community service order imposed by a Dutch district court last September. The 22-year old appealed the verdict, fearing that his "conviction could hamper his career", Dutch IT news service Webwerld reports. He now works in a computer shop. [The Register] 21:36 # G!

Wireless WarDrive: Wee Bit of Fun Aficionados of fledgling wireless networks have taken to their cars, locating plenty of security breaches. In Manhattan, 'WarDrivers' sadly found too few places to, um, go. Michelle Delio reports from New York. Within a 40-block radius, the WarDrivers identified dozens of wide-open wireless networks. Among the spotted "private" business and home networks were those appearing to belong to a bank, a police station, several law firms and department stores, and a financial services firm. [Wired News] 21:23 # G!