__/ [ flyer ] on Saturday 31 March 2007 08:02 \__
> In article <4820087.y1PydTEWZn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> Update -- TJX Reveals Extent Of Hacker Damage
>>
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>> | In Wednesday's filing, TJX said for the first time that it first learned
>> | that there was suspicious software on its computer system on Dec. 18,
>> | 2006.
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/29/tjx-companies-fraud-markets-equity-cx_mk_0329markets35.html?partner=yahootix
>> http://tinyurl.com/38tyyq
>>
>> Sounds like Windows. They have my details there as well.
>>
>
> More ammunition for a windows quarantine.
I'm telling you, this particular story is serious s**t. I saw it elsewhere
(BBC) beforehand, but it gave no technical details at all. I did some
Netcraft lookups, but no luck. Then I found this Forbes article, which
pretty much gives it all away. They stored just over a hundred large files
which contain sensitive details about tens of millions about (mainly
British) customers. A hijacker must have taken over the most holey O/S in
the world and voila! No he can trade 40+ million credit and debit card
accounts with him mates in Asia, Europe, and America. Who knows how much the
fraud is going to cost. One thing you can bet on is that /we/ are the ones
paying for it, whether it is money, time, or pain.
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
UK police 'not prioritising cybercrime', Microsoft says
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| Microsoft critics will doubtless be quick to point out how
| insecurities in Microsoft's own software have supplied a
| fertile breeding ground for virus writers and hackers.
| Naturally enough, Microsoft prefers to emphasise the
| security improvements brought by Windows XP SP2 and Vista.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/uk_cybercrime_criticism/
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