Sasser
Hacking for bragging rights gives way to hacking for ill-gotten profits
April 8, 2008
Book Excerpt
Chapter 1-Built For Speed
Pages 14- 21
Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity
White Hats, Black Hats, Gray Hats
Mafiaboy
The year is 1999-the close of the twentieth century. “Livin’ la Vida Loca,” Harry Potter, and The Blair Witch Project dominate pop culture. John F. Kennedy, Jr., piloting a small plane to a Martha’s Vineyard …More
Microsoft pays $250,000 bounty for capture of creator of Netsky/Sasser
April 1, 2008
Book Excerpt
Chapter 4 – Self-Anointed Avenger
Pages 52- 59
Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity
Virus Wars
Subject: Hi
So began the Virus Wars of 2004. It would pit the new breed of for-profit virus writers against an idealistic German teenager. Collateral damage would reverberate around the globe: tens of millions of PCs compromised; hospitals, banks, and transportation systems …More