Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 20:28:33 +0530
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Subject: [CCCNews] CCCNews Newsletter - dated 2010 May 31
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May 31, 2010
Editor - Rakesh Goyal (rakesh@sysman.in)
In today's Edition - (This is a news-letter and not a SPAM)
DEFACED : Hacker posts Hitler photo on Uganda govt website
BUSTED : Japanese police bust malware extortionist ring
WARNING : Facebook malware attack on the loose
SUED : Google Maps sued for issuing wrong directions
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Courtesy - Sysman Computers Private Limited, Mumbai (www.sysman.in)
May 31, 2010
Today�s edition ��
DEFACED : Hacker posts Hitler photo on Uganda govt website
BUSTED : Japanese police bust malware extortionist ring
WARNING : Facebook malware attack on the loose
SUED : Google Maps sued for issuing wrong directions
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DEFACED : Hacker posts Hitler photo on Uganda govt website
By Risdel Kasasira�
May 31 2010
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/929108/-/x0a71s/-/
The official website of State House was last evening pulled down after unknown people hacked into it and posted a picture of the Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler. The image stayed on the site for more than 24 hours having been posted on Saturday until about 4:00pm on Sunday when the site was finally pulled down.
The hacker claiming to be called Kaka Argentine posted the photo of Hitler with a Nazi Party symbol on his chest on Saturday. The controversial posts, conspicuous on the home page, were posted below the picture of President Museveni greeting the Masaka Municipality MP, John Kawanga during a meeting at Munyonyo Hotel on May 25.
This is not the first time the strangers hijack the government departments� website.
Last year, hackers calling themselves �the Ayyildiz team� posted pro- Palestine items on the website of the ministry of defense, accusing Israel of killing innocent Palestinians.
The presidential press secretary, Ms Linda Nabusayi, said they had received information that the posts were a result of an internal wrangle within the company that had been outsourced to manage the website.
�I have been told that the external service providers have issues within their company and that one workers who has since left could be the one behind this,� she said.
ICT Minister Aggrey Awori said State House has been a target of such attacks and blamed the cyber crime on opposition elements both within the country and outside whom he said were in the business of �electronic harassment� against State House and the government.
He said a new set of cyber laws that the government is pushing forward will help �track them and put them away�. Ms Nabusayi said State House would terminate the contract of the service provider.
BUSTED : Japanese police bust malware extortionist ring
Trent Nouveau
28th May 2010
Japanese police have arrested two individuals accused of spreading a nefarious piece of malware that stole personal information and posted it on the Internet.
According to Sophos security researcher Graham Cluley, the devious duo contacted compromised victims and offered to remove their personal data from the Internet for a hefty fee.
Japanese police bust malware extortionist ring"The malware was reportedly spread via the Winny peer-to-peer file-sharing network posing as an adult-themed Hentai game. Upon installing the program, victims were asked to enter their name, date of birth, contact details and other personal information," said Cluley.
"At the same time, information such as browser bookmarks were being stolen from the users' computer. At this point afflicted users probably didn't realise anything untoward has occurred. [They] later they received an email, asking for a fee to be paid to have the information removed."
Cluley added that over 5,000 PCs had been targeted by the two extortionists.
"Maybe there's a lesson here? If you're Japanese, stop getting your anime and porn kicks from P2P downloads - you don't know what kind of mess you could be getting yourself into.
"And always think twice before handing your personal information over to complete strangers via a website or computer program."
WARNING : Facebook malware attack on the loose
PETE CASHMORE
Mashable.com
May 31, 2010
A Facebook phishing attack was on the loose on the weekend � the third widespread attack on the site in the past three weeks. The attack attempts to steal your Facebook login credentials, install malware on your computer, and even get your home address.
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The attack is spread via a "hilarious video" posted to Facebook walls, reports WebSense � when clicked, a form appears requesting your Facebook login.
The attack then returns you to Facebook, installs an app called "Media Player HD", and asks you to download the "FLV player" � doing so installs malware on your machine. It gets worse: Depending on your location, you may also be presented with a contest to win an iPad ... if you just enter your home address.
To avoid getting caught, simply remove the "hilarious video" if you find it on your Facebook wall. If you see it elsewhere on Facebook, don't click it ... and of course remember the obvious rule: Don't enter your Facebook login anywhere other than on Facebook.com.
If you already fell for the attack, change your Facebook password, uninstall the Facebook app (often called "Media Player HD"), and run a virus/malware scan on your computer.
SUED : Google Maps sued for issuing wrong directions
Woman claims it is Google's fault for her being hit by a car on the highway
Rosalie Marshall
V3.co.uk,
30 May 2010
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2263907/google-maps-sued-issuing-wrong
A woman in the US is suing Google because its Maps service gave her the wrong walking directions.
Lauren Rosenberg claims the directions caused her to get run over because they led her onto a busy highway.
The case, filed in the US District Court�s Central Division in Utah, will decide whether Google can be considered liable for the directions its mapping service gives users. Rosenberg is demanding $100,000 from the company.
Rosenberg is also taking legal action against Patrick Harwood, the man who hit her.
The walking directions Rosenberg searched for on her Blackberry were from a 96 Daly Street, Park City, Utah to a 1710 Prospector Avenue, Park City, Utah.
Google clearly says on the route description that the �walking directions are in beta�.
�Use caution � This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths,� Google warns users.
Google added walking directions to its mapping services in July 2008, and also warned users then the product was still in development and should not be trusted fully.
But Rosenberg has ignored such information and is pursuing her case. She claims the directions led her into danger because she was instructed to walk along Deer Valley Road, which is another name for a rural highway with no safe pathway for pedestrians.
�The Defendant Google expects users of the walking map site to rely on the accuracy of the walking directions given,� said Rosenberg�s complaint filing.
�As a direct and proximate cause of Defendant Google�s careless, reckless and negligent providing of unsafe directions, Plaintiff Lauren Rosenberg was led onto a dangerous highway, and was thereby stricken by a motor vehicle, causing her to suffer sever permanent physical, emotional, and mental injuries, including pain and suffering,� it added.
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storage management
The phrase storage management is a general storage industry term used to describe the tools, processes, and policies used to manage storage networks and storage services such as virtualization, replication, mirroring, security, compression, traffic analysis, and other services. The phrase also encompasses other storage technologies, such as process automation, storage management and real-time infrastructure products, and storage provisioning.
In some cases, the phrase storage management may be used in direct reference to Storage Resource Management (SRM).
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