Forwarded from: David Watson <David.Watsonat_private> Following Lance's comment, an example botnet control method: http://botnet.sourceforge.net A example of a massive recent co-ordinated botnet attack: http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/1573551 http://zine.dal.net/previousissues/issue22/letter-from-the-editor.php Press coverage of the Honeynet's botnet analysis: http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/security/story/0,2000048600,20273555-1, 00.htm Thanks, David David Watson Voice: +44 1904 438000 Technical Architect Fax: +44 1904 435450 Ioko365 Email: david.watsonat_private > -----Original Message----- > From: InfoSec News [mailto:isnat_private] > Sent: 01 July 2003 12:08 > To: isnat_private > Subject: Re: [ISN] Expert slams outlandish hacker claims > > Forwarded from: Lance Spitzner <lanceat_private> > > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, InfoSec News wrote: > > > But Barrett, technical director at Information Risk Management, > > questioned how any hacker could own 600 computers at any one time. > > > > From his experience working with the police, he said that hackers > > typically control no more than 12 systems at any time. > > > > "The sheer mechanics of 600 computers - no. How can you control 600 > > computers?" he said. > > *sigh* > > http://www.honeynet.org/scans/scan27/ > > lance - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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