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http://hostexploit.com/ - - ferg On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Paul Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Via Security Fix. > > [snip] > > A U.S. based Web hosting firm that security experts say was responsible > for facilitating more than 75 percent of the junk e-mail blasted out each > day globally has been knocked offline following reports from Security Fix > on evidence gathered about criminal activity emanating from the network. > > For the past four months, Security Fix has been gathering data from the > security industry about McColo Corp., a San Jose, Calif., based Web > hosting service whose client list experts say includes some of the most > disreputable cyber-criminal gangs in business today. > > On Monday, Security Fix contacted the Internet providers that manage more > than 90 percent of the company's connection to the larger Internet, > sending them information about badness at McColo as documented by the > security > industry. > > [snip] > > More: > http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/major_source_of_onli > ne _scams_a.html > > Also, more details will become available real soon now... > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFJGkscq1pz9mNUZTMRAl4EAKC0r3LMi4SwC5fc1CowEAsc2v7GKwCbB19r 07aPNx1g0dCzxdeoIz/vD+Y= =hHdB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
