Phish fighters floored by DDoS assault
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| The latest phase in an ongoing botnet powered onslaught that
| began on 13 February rendered the site largely inaccessible onM
| onday (19 February).
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/20/castlecops_ddos/
This is the impact of a poorly designed O/S that got itself a monoculture.
About 1 in 4 Windows PCs is conrolled by a criminal.
Also in the news:
Sweden bans DOS attacks
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| Currently, Sweden is the "Dodge City" of hacking with no specific law
| banning the attacks, and other legislation is deemed insufficient
| to ensure convictions in many cases.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37731
But how do you jail an overseas criminal who runs a botnet? Also in Sweden,
some 'special' guests arrive to help protect the law.
US trains new ELITE Swedish anti-piracy police force
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| Look out Pirate Bay, the FBI and the MPAA have joined forces to
| create a new Swedish anti-piracy 'p2p' "hit squad".
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http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8428/US+trains+new+ELITE+Swedish+anti-piracy+police+force
Are they going to introduce software patents law next? Or maybe DRM/DVD
related laws as well? They have been successfully lobbying in other nations.
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