observer Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Are the forces of law and order capable of keeping up with the hackers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Not as long as most Bobbies struggle to type with more than two fingers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 most of them think it is a dance they do at rugby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 It was reported the other day that the founder of the Internet was himself caught up in a scam. Sort of poetic justice. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Watched a computer prog on TV; talking about "bon-nets"(?) or something - frightening; it's a whole new world of anarchy and with a high risk of being ripped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Botnets that would be Obs. I believe they're trojans introduced to other computers which take over the computer and use them to send spam over the net. Don't quote me though, I wasn't really paying attention when it was explained to me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Asperity that is exactly like it. Can we keep up? No idea, where there is a will there is a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Here's a link to last weeks BBC Click program. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7932816.stm Software used to control thousands of home computers has been acquired online by the BBC as part of an investigation into global cyber crime. The technology programme Click has demonstrated just how at risk PCs are of being taken over by hackers. Almost 22,000 computers made up Click's network of hijacked machines, which has now been disabled. The BBC has now warned users that their PCs are infected, and advised them on how to make their systems more secure. Concerted attack Click managed to acquire its own low-value botnet - the name given to a network of hijacked computers - after visiting chatrooms on the internet. The programme did not access any personal information on the infected PCs. If this exercise had been done with criminal intent it would be breaking the law. But our purpose was to demonstrate botnets' collective power when in the hands of criminals. Click ordered its PCs to send out spam to two specific test e-mail addresses set up by the programme. Cyber gangs use botnets to support crimes such as fraud and theft Within hours, the inboxes started to fill up with thousands of junk messages. But a botnet can also be used to launch a concerted attack on commercial websites to take them out of action For more see the above link and to answer Are the forces of law and order capable of keeping up with the hackers? NO - the authorities will always will be behind the cyber criminals especially those in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. It's truely global and more than likely as not they are already on your machine especially if you haven't taken some of the basic precautions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Ah well back to the quill, parchment and penny black I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 ... or just don't give personal info via the internet?! Which reminds me: is the best way to wipe clean an old lap top, to give it a good bashing with a lump hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 No just take out the hard drive and destroy it, before you give the computer away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Maybe something the government and other bodies who hold our more sensitive information should think about doing too Apparently they change their computers rather regularly (as do local councils, schools, doctors surgeries etc etc). These computers are then wiped clean and sold at auction. Problem is that they are NOT really wiped clean at all and a clever bit of software, which is relitively inexpensive, can then easily RETRIEVE all sorts of information from the PC's. You'd be suprised what is retrieved from auctioned PC's and servers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 ... or from those thrown on the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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