Hackers in Wonderland on TechTV again
Thats right, they can not get enough of us crazy hackers. I didn't see it advertised but my TiVo alerted me that it will be on Sunday 4/23/03 at 1pm/4pm EST/PST. If you cannot check out the documentary and just want to see your Moloch Industries friends, you can check out our segment at http://moloch.tv

Security comprimised at AOL again
The newest exploit allowed a hacker to get full access to Merlin which is AOL's users database. Merlin currently lies on AOL's internal network but the expoilt would allow you access.The hack involves tricking an AOL employee into accepting a file using Instant Messenger or uploading a Trojan horse to an AOL file library. When the file is executed, the Trojan horse connects the user who launched it to an Internet relay chat server, which the hacker can use to issue commands on the targeted machine. This allows the hacker to enter the internal AOL network and the Merlin application. Merlin requires a user ID, two passwords and a SecurID code, all of which hackers obtain by spamming the AOL employee database with phony security updates, through online password trades, or by "social engineering" attacks over IM or the telephone. The hacker who first used this exploit is said to be a 14-year-old boy. Story ripperd from here.

C3 processors are getting more popular.
I have a C3 processor in my VIA EPIA 800 motherboard. It's a decent CPU but the motherbpard sucks. Well they might have stepped up to being better for general use by launching them into laptops. The new Lindows MobilePC is now being introduced. It has a 933MHz VIA C3 processor, 256MB of RAM, a 20GB hard drive, USB 2.0, FireWire, a PCMCIA slot and a 12.1" TFT LCD. It's very light weight and is selling for only US$799. Check out the news here.

Damn it, now what will I sing as I leave the next asian online porn company
Country singer Johnny PayCheck, best known for the rousing "Take This Job And Shove It," died Tuesday (February 18) at the age of 64. PayCheck was residing in a nursing home and battling emphysema and asthma at the time of his death.

Office 11 Beta 2 is out... yoink!,No it isn't
It appears that Microsoft made the Office 11 Beta 2 release today and yanked it before anyone got it. One highly touted feature new to Beta 2 is junk mail filtering in Outlook. By default, Outlook 2003 examines the content of a message and relocates obvious spam e-mail to a special folder. Users can customize the filter to their liking, and even tell Outlook to instantly delete junk mail. icrosoft had previously told testers it would not make Office 11 available for download due to its large size, and beta coordinators told eager testers on Tuesday to expect Beta 2 kits by mail in the "coming weeks."

Adding to the confusion, Microsoft has not yet updated its SharePoint Team Services Web site to Beta 2 bits, as it had planned to do before the release. Beta coordinators informed testers the upgrade would occur around February 10.

The most fit IT.
The people of Laos will now be riding their computers in a sense. They are starting to receive custom-built computers -- running on bicycle-powered generators. The project, expected to launch as early as this spring, gets around the lack of phone lines through a clever application of the increasingly popular WiFi technology, which is used to wirelessly connect laptops, handhelds and other devices elsewhere. Read more here

HP delivering servers? I am not sure I want one...
Hewlett-Packard has begun selling servers with eight Intel Xeon processors. The new systems are the ProLiant DL760 and DL740. Oh wait, I remember the DL380. I think they should keep them. Read the story here

Cannonball Run 2? If you didn't see Friday's version of the Screensavers on Tech TV, Patrick Norton plugged the 2nd Annual Defcon Cannonball Run. If you were wondering if it was true, yes it is. Set to be on July 31st, 2003 in Redondo Beach. Right where the movie Cannonball Run 2 was shot. If you want to see the plug catch the Real Video Version here or Windows Media here

More Linux in Walmart
Lycoris is set to announce Wednesday that it will begin selling boxed software through retail giant Wal-Mart. Lycoris' Desktop LX package includes numerous user interface adjustments that make Linux look and operate similarly to a Windows XP desktop. Priced at $30, it is bound to be competition for those pricey Microsoft OS's.Story can be found here

New BitchX exploit
A denial of service vulnerability exists in BitchX. Sending a malformed RPL_NAMREPLY numeric 353 causes BitchX to segfault. This problem was reported to panasync@efnet#bitchx on Jan 30 2003, as of this writing we are unaware of any patches or workarounds provided by panasync and or any members of #bitchx

Vulnerable: BitchX-75p3 BitchX-1.0c16 BitchX-1.0c19 BitchX-1.0c20cvs No BitchX fix yet.

2.2 million Visa and MasterCard accounts comprimised by a hacker.
CNN is reporting that a 'hacker' comprimised the security at one credit card processor and stole 2.2 million credit cards. None of the Visa accounts has been used fraudulently, Visa spokesman John Abrams said. They did not state what merchant or any real details on the case. We will keep you posted, CNN story can be found here

In sundays paper...
So I have gotten into the habit of checking the Sunday paper just for the specials that the chains are advertising. Some good sales this week are:

• CompUSA: Western Digital 200GB 7200rpm 8MB cache $349.99 - $50 instant savings - $120 Mail in rebate = $179.99
• CompUSA: Jabra Earwinder with Retractable cord $9.99
• Staples: K-Byte 256MB PC133 SDRAM Memory $69.98 - $30 instant savings - $30 Mail in rebate = $9.94