 real life malware toolkit with hardware drm, did RL just confirm SR? |
  |
  Mar 13 2010, 11:21 AM
Post
#1
|
|
|
panda!  Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242  |
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/12/new_zeus_features/
makes one rethink the DRM found in the hacker tools, no (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
 |
 
|
|
Mar 13 2010, 11:31 AM
Post
#2
|
|
|
Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,654 Joined: 29-October 06 Member No.: 9,731 |
Wait. An ostensible "information security" firm is publishing its own malware-creation tools? OK, granted, I have only a layman's grasp of the law, but isn't it illegal to produce tools to commit crimes with?
|
|
|
|
|
Mar 13 2010, 11:45 AM
Post
#3
|
|
|
Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,188 Joined: 9-February 08 From: Boiling Springs Member No.: 15,665 |
QUOTE (Tanegar @ Mar 13 2010, 06:31 AM)  Wait. An ostensible "information security" firm is publishing its own malware-creation tools? OK, granted, I have only a layman's grasp of the law, but isn't it illegal to produce tools to commit crimes with? Maybe they produce the tools so that companies can test their own products. Kinda like "OK boys we tried to make this hack 'resistant', have a go at it!" and see if you can break your product while it's in-house. |
|
|
|
|
Mar 13 2010, 12:59 PM
Post
#4
|
|
|
panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
QUOTE (Tanegar @ Mar 13 2010, 12:31 PM) Wait. An ostensible "information security" firm is publishing its own malware-creation tools? OK, granted, I have only a layman's grasp of the law, but isn't it illegal to produce tools to commit crimes with? i guess one can re-purpose the old "guns dont kill people, people kill people" argument on this. heck, i know remote control and monitoring tools that went from ok to spyware by way of one checkbox in the installer generator. Said checkbox would make the resulting program not show up in the windows tray (tho still killable via the process list), and it allowed remote control and monitoring of the computer it was installed on. Thing is, this was a tool aimed at corp helpdesk or similar, so that they didnt have to move to the actual user computer to solve problems, unless said computer was not on the network for some reason. oh, and no, secureworks is not the company making zeus. They just analyze how it works to help detect and remove it. The actual creator is a unknown third party, selling it on the black market. Cybercrime have become very organized lately. |
|
|
|
|
Mar 13 2010, 07:21 PM
Post
#5
|
|
|
Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,026 Joined: 13-February 10 Member No.: 18,155 |
QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Mar 13 2010, 04:59 AM) Cybercrime have become very organized lately. You can thank Russia and China for that, mostly. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
|
|
|
|
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 24th April 2024 - 02:11 AM |
Topps, Inc has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connection with the game Shadowrun. Topps, Inc has granted permission to the Dumpshock Forums to use such names, logos, artwork, marks and/or any proprietary materials for promotional and informational purposes on its website but does not endorse, and is not affiliated with the Dumpshock Forums in any official capacity whatsoever.