To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- On Sat, 3 Nov 2007, Tom wrote: > To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------- > (Sorry on Digest) > > Hey all give it a break. You want to discuss this/ make a big deal > about it then categorize it as a social engineering issue that > occurs against not only any software platform but in most real life > scams as well. > > I know many like to hype any issue against the OSX platform. To a > certain degree this may indicate the increased targeting of OSX but > it is interesting that the "increased activity" argument never seems > to rise when the odd linux or unix social engineering exploit > surfaces. Perhaps because none of us really know why an exploit was > released or maybe because not a statistic does an isolated one off > make? > > A single instance every now and again does not necessarily indicate a > shift in targeting. Nor does a social engineering exploit attempt > make a hype-able attack against OSX.
Talk to you in 2 years. > > Seems like much ado... Now if everyone would change focus and help > come up with aids to minimize the effectiveness of social engineering > attacks (esp against neophyte and residential users) that would be > something to write about. > > Just my 2 cents, > > Tom > _______________________________________________ > To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > All list and server information are public and available to law enforcement > upon request. > http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/botnets > _______________________________________________ To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All list and server information are public and available to law enforcement upon request. http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/botnets
