contributed by Lowrider
The Microsoft word macro virus that effects users of MS Word and Outlook is spreading across the net like wildfire. There are now been destruction mutations and copycat viruses appearing. In a rather ironic twist it looks like the operating system that caused this mess may be able to help uncover the culprit. Reasearchers have supposedly traced the MS GUID (Global Unique Identifier) back to the virus creator

ZD Net Special Report

contributed by Space Rogue
Using an online Russian newspaper, Gazette Ru, as its credible source Wired online runs a report that claims that whitehouse.gov was cracked. After the website was unreachable for about 12 hours on Sunday and Monday, Wired ran this unconfirmed story. The story mentions that spokespeople from whitehouse.gov claim it as a hardware failure. Unfortunately this dribble was picked up by other sites as well. This story continues the recent downhill trend in the quality of reporting at Wired Online.

Gazette Ru
Internet News
Wired

contributed by glimt
In an effort to increase the speed of L0phtCrack when cracking sniffer dumps SMB Grinder assists the user in removing user duplication. L0phtCrack is a WindowsNT password Cracker. Additionally SMB Grinder provides a facility to target specific individual or groups of users without having to edit the dump files manually.

SMB Grinder
L0phtCrack

contributed by Umpqua
Microsoft is touting the fact that NATO uses WindowsNT as a secure platform to transmit sensitive data in the Yugoslavia area. ..... I'm sorry but I can't stop laughing

Microsoft Case Study

contributed by Weld Pond
An Indiana psychiatrist recently had the sexual histories of his patients, some in excruciatingly fine detail, along with names, address and phone numbers revealed to anyone on the net. The psychiatrist who is a certified sex therapist and sexologist treated most of his patients over the internet with little or no physical contact. Unfortunately the journalist gives this impression in this article that this sort of thing is extremely rare. Evidently they do not read HNN.

Post Gazette

found on slashdot
Want to know what it takes to become a real Hacker? Want to know what a real Hacker is? Then read this.

How To Become A Hacker

contributed by Anonymous
Cracked
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