Newsbytes Top Stories 06/14/01.Business Editors WASHINGTON, DC--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2001 What do hackers, anonymous bugs and disgruntled dis·grun·tle tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles To make discontented. [dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen; see politicians have in common? They're all top stories in today's Newsbytes news wire. The list of top stories includes: Hacker Turns RTF (Rich Text Format) A document format from Microsoft for encoding text and graphics. It was adapted from IBM's DCA format and supports ANSI, IBM PC and Macintosh character sets. Exploit Theory Into Reality, Kaspersky Says Hacked European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community Site Gets The Hook State Sites Facing 'World Of Hell' Bug Can Expose Anonymizer Users There Is No Net Tax Deal - Senate Officials Rep. Armey Prods Atty. Gen. Ashcroft On Carnivore carnivore (kär`nəvôr'), term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata). Airbus In-Flight Internet And E-Mail Available Now Boeing Airline Internet Service Heads For Takeoff Big Money Riding On E-Betting - Report ---------------------------------------------------------- Hacker Turns RTF Exploit Theory Into Reality, Kaspersky Says An anti-virus company say that at least one hacker has released rogue code that takes advantage of a recently uncovered security hole in Microsoft Word's handling of rich text format Rich Text Format - (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems. (RTF) documents. Until now, an RTF exploitation that does an end run around Microsoft's built-in checks for potentially malicious Word macros has been theoretical. But Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab is a computer security company, co-founded by Natalia Kaspersky and Eugene Kaspersky in 1997, offering antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and anti-intrusion products. said today that it has found a Trojan in the wild that does just that. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166867.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Hacked European Union Site Gets The Hook A European Union-sponsored Web site that has been hacked twice in the past week has been pulled offline until at least Monday in order to upgrade security, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the site's project manager. The site, SaferInternet.org, whose mission is to promote safer use of the Internet, went live three weeks ago. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166866.html ---------------------------------------------------------- State Sites Facing 'World Of Hell' In what appears to be the latest spate of "theme" hackings, a group known as World of Hell has reportedly defaced de·face tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es 1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure. 2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of. 3. nine Web sites operated by state government agencies in the past week. According to the Alldas Web-defacement archive, WoH's victims include the Internet site of the Texas Lottery The Texas Lottery is run by the Texas state government. Its most popular game is the multi-state Mega Millions; its other major game is Lotto Texas. Unlike Powerball, Texas is the only one of the 12 Mega Millions states to offer a multiplier, known as the Megaplier. Commission's bingo division, which was defaced sometime Monday night. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166856.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Bug Can Expose Anonymizer Users A popular privacy service that promises anonymous Web surfing Surfing the Web without divulging personal information to Web sites and tracking technologies. It is generally accomplished by using a proxy server, which functions as a relay between the user and the destination site, hiding the user's IP address. has pledged to fix a bug that could expose users' online identity. Anonymizer.com, the oldest anonymous-browsing service on the Internet, gives Internet users the ability to visit Web sites without revealing such private information as their Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) address, browser type and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166857.html ---------------------------------------------------------- There Is No Net Tax Deal - Senate Officials Senate staffers are refuting a news report issued earlier today that claims the Senate Commerce Committee has reached a compromise to allow states and localities to begin collecting taxes on Internet sales. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166855.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Rep. Armey Prods Atty. Gen. Ashcroft On Carnivore The tone of a letter from House Majority Leader Richard Armey's, R-Texas, to US Attorney General John Ashcroft on the subject of the FBI's Carnivore e-mail surveillance system was complimentary. But its message was clear: the FBI needs to reconsider whether using such technology violates Americans' rights to privacy. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166848.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Airbus In-Flight Internet And E-Mail Available Now In a oneupsmanship move following Boeing's promised Net-in-a-jet service coming in 2002, Aircraft manufacturer Airbus says in-flight e-mail and Internet services are already here now in some of its planes. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166870.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Boeing Airline Internet Service Heads For Takeoff Confirming plans outlined in April, Boeing has enlisted the support of three major airlines for its planned Internet-in-the-air service for passengers. The Connexion by Boeing Connexion by Boeing (CBB) was an in-flight online connectivity service from Boeing. This service allowed travellers to access a high-speed internet connection while on board a plane in flight through a wired Ethernet or a wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi connection. service will be available in the second half of next year on domestic flights of American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta. The three carriers will jointly own and operate the service with Boeing. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166841.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Big Money Riding On E-Betting - Report While many e-commerce companies cash in the few chips they have left, big money is riding on online and interactive TV (iTV) gambling, a study has found. Figures released by market analyst firm Datamonitor show that the e-gambling industry is betting on a boom over the next four years. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166835.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Send story leads, tips and company news to: story_leads@newsbytes.com |
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