Comment Re:It's not Really... (Score 2, Insightful) 261
Yeah, It's the botnet equivalent of counter-espionage. Really one for the good guys here.
Submission + - Ron Paul Spam Traced to Reactor Botnet (arstechnica.com)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? writes: "Ars is reporting that the Ron Paul spam has been traced back to the Reactor botnet. According to the SecureWorks report which originally identified the spammer, someone calling themselves nenastnyj was behind it and their botnet control server has been shut down. The Ron Paul campaign has previously denied any connection with this spam campaign."
Greenpeace Down on Games Industry, Logic Flawed? 138
Earlier this week Greenpeace went after the games industry a bit, coming down on hardware manufacturers for poor environmental practices. Nintendo and Microsoft in particular got poor scores from the organization. Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog notes, though, that their methodology is a bit odd. It's not so much that Nintendo's environmental policies (say) are all that bad - they're just not readily available on a website. "The research in general appears lazy. Nintendo's failing grade appears to be based entirely on this entry in the corporate FAQ, which briefly summarizes some of the steps the company has taken to protect the environment. Anything that's not covered there is simply rated "No Information." Similarly, all of the information on Microsoft originates from press materials and corporate statements on the company's web site. Clearly, Greenpeace did not perform an exhaustive evaluation of chemical use through the manufacturing pipeline."
Journal SPAM: Ed Zander Fired by Motorola Board 1
Motorola CEO Ed Zander was handed the sack by the company's board today. Ed was a mover and shaker at Data General, and later became well-known as President of Sun Microsystems. At Motorola, he was responsible for the Razr success, which revitalised the consumer handset business for the company, but failed in producing a compelling follow-up product line. Motoro
Journal SPAM: Naomi Klein : Forget the Green Technology 4
Here's her pithy core:
Hummer's new television adverts: the gas-guzzler is seen carrying its cargo to safety in various disaster zones, followed by the slogan "HOPE: Hummer Owners Prepared for Emergencies".
It's a bit like the Marlboro man doing grief counseling in a cancer ward.
Submission + - Government-sponsored cyberattacks on the rise (networkworld.com) 1
jbrodkin writes: "A new McAfee report finds that 120 countries, notably the United States and China, are launching Web espionage operations. Government-sponsored cyber attacks against enemy countries are becoming more common, targeting critical systems including electricity, air traffic control, financial markets and government computer networks. This year, Russia allegedly attacked Estonian government news and bank servers, while China was accused of hacking into the Pentagon. A McAfee researcher says this trend will accelerate, noting "it's easier to attack government X's database than it is to nuke their troops.""
U.S. House Says the Internet is Terrorist Threat 457
GayBliss writes "The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 1955) last month, by a vote of 404 to 6, that says the Internet is a terrorist tool and that Congress needs to develop and implement methods to combat it."
Submission + - Copy Protection Backfires on Blu-ray
An anonymous reader writes: The first two Blu-ray releases to hit the market encrypted with BD+ (an extra layer of protection designed to stave off hackers) are wreaking havoc on innocent consumers. As High-Def Digest reports, this week's Blu-ray releases of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' and 'The Day After Tomorrow' won't play back at all on at least two Blu-ray players, while load times on other players (including the PS3) are delayed by up to two minutes.
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