-----Original Message----- From: NIPC Watch To: Cyber Threats Sent: 9/23/02 7:34 AM Subject: [Cyber_threats] Daily News 09/23/02 September 19, The Register Linux rootkit hacker suspect arrested in UK. A 21-year old from Surbiton, Surrey has been arrested on suspicion of writing and distributing the T0rn rootkit, which dumbs down the process of hacking Linux servers. Officers from Scotland Yard's Computer Crime Unit arrested the man for alleged offences under Computer Misuse Act 1990 earlier this week, as part of a joint FBI/Scotland Yard investigation into the creation of the T0rn rootkit. A search warrant was served and computer equipment seized from his house. The T0rn rootkit has been a hazard for system administrators since its creation two years ago, especially when the rootkit was bundled as the backdoor component of the Lion worm, released in the middle of last year. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/27200.html _______________________________________________ Cyber_Threats mailing list Cyber_Threats@listserv http://listserv.infragard.org/mailman/listinfo/cyber_threats
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