December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

[NTSEC] New browser security hole (fwd)
by Ryan Anderson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In the interests of furthering the virus alerts we've seen today, I offer this, from: http://www.browse.net/techfelch/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF) today announced they had discovered a "far-reaching and fundamental" security flaw in many of the web browsers currently available, including the new 4.0 versions of Netscape's and Microsoft's flagship browser products. "This loophole could seriously compromise the integrity of user data, if exploited by an unscrupulous webmaster." said Bill Robinson, a consultant and advisor to the IETF. The details of the possible attack were announced in the usual way in usenet newsgroups by the IETF. The bulletin states that "any browser that displays HTML pages" may be vulnerable to the loophole. "An unscrupulous webmaster may exploit this loophole by placing a message on any HTML page which instructs the user to format their system's hard disk." says the announcement. Robinson stated that the code preys on users that don't take strict security precautions, and that have trouble breathing with their mouths closed. +----------------------------------------------+ | <HTML> | | <BODY> | | <H1>IMPORTANT!</H1> | | <P>Format your hard disk immediately</P> | | </BODY> | | </HTML> | +----------------------------------------------+ One possible version of the 'rogue' code The IETF recommended that Netscape users tick the "Disable Java" option in the Netscape preferences dialog. "It won't do a damn bit of good," said Robinson, "but it's about the only piece of Netscape user interface that you can use without causing the damn thing to crash and burn, so what the hell - it gives them something to do." Microsoft claimed they would have a fix for MSIE available within 48 Microsoft hours. Linux users remain unaffected by the security threat as they don't have any data anyone gives a toss about anyway.

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[ZOG] FBI MEMO FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV
by Igor Chudov ＠ home 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Anonymous <nobody(a)REPLAY.COM> wrote: * ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV * * From: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * To: ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES * * * Internal Revenue Service {IRS} offices open on * selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97--POTENTIAL * FOR VIOLENCE. * * This communication is not an FBI terrorist threat, * alert, or advisory; it is for information only. Although * unclassified, this communication should be handled as * law enforcement sensitive. This communication should not * be furnished to the media or other agencies outside the * law enforcement/U.S. Government counterrorism community * without the permission of the F.B.I. * * A reported in the media, the IRS recently * announced that all IRS District Headquarters Offices will * be open on selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97, to * handle taxpayer complaints and problem cases. Due to the * recent publicity surrounding allegations of IRS abuses * against taxpayers, the offices may attract individuals * intent on disrupting business or committing violent acts * against IRS employees. As a result, IRS is planning to * heighten security at all offices. At this time, the FBI * has no information indicating a terrorist attack * or violence directed at IRS facilities or personnel. * * Should recipients receive any information regarding * violence directed against the IRS, contact the IRS and * your local FBI office immediately. * * Following is the list of the 33 IRS District * Headquarters Offices: * * FROM: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * Pacific Northwest District--Seattle, WA * Northern California District--Oakland, CA. * Central California District--San Jose, CA. * Los Angeles District--Los Angeles, CA. * Southern California District--Laguna Niguel, CA. * Southwest District--Phoenix, AZ * Rocky Mountain District--Denver, CO * Arkansas-Oklahoma District--Oklahoma City, OK * North Texas District--Dallas, TX * South Texas District--Austin, TX * Houston District--Houston, TX * Illinois District--Chicago, IL * -- - Igor. The average American spends a total of six (6) months in prison.

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Vote for Nym C. May!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In March in Huntsville, Tenn., the wife of state Rep. Les Winningham was indicted for assault. During the election campaign in November 1996, according to police, the Winninghams pulled over in their van to confront a woman who was wearing a shirt that indicated support for Winningham's opponent. After a heated argument, according to the victim, Mr. Winningham instructed his wife to rough her up, whereupon Mrs. Winningham punched her three times and kicked her. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Vote for the TruthMonger of your choice...but VOTE!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* Maria DiGiulio and Mohamed Sead became the latest criminal suspects not to beat around the bush when arrested. When DiGiulio was booked in July for robbing the Everett (Mass.) Co-op Bank, she answered police Lt. Robert Bontempo forthrightly. "Occupation?" he asked. "Bank robber," she said. Sead, 47, was booked for fraud last October in Toronto, Ontario (and convicted this year). Occupation? "Con artist," he said. (Sead's scheme was to deceive girlfriends that he was the now-deceased Dodi Fayed.) ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Vote CypherPunk!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In August, the Boston Globe profiled the Taiwan National Assembly (which specializes in constitutional issues), where it is fairly common for the minority New Party to filibuster by merely grabbing the microphone and physically restraining majority-party members so that they cannot call for votes. Fights break out, sometimes bloody ones. Said a local political science professor, "It may not be civilized, but it's efficient" because citizens respond by re-electing the aggressive legislators. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Proof that Free Market Works!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In May, police raided a construction site in Oporto, Portugal, and discovered that 12 drug addicts were working dawn to dusk on an apartment building in exchange for employer-provided heroin shoot-ups at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. According to police, the doses were just enough so that the men would remain employed to get the next fix. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Vote Carol Anne Cypherpunk!
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* While her colleagues were debating, in July, whether the New Life Massage Parlor was a front for prostitution, Oak Grove, Ky., City Councilwoman Patty Belew, 26, said she already had enough information to decide. She said she knows for sure that the massage parlor paid bribes to some police officers to ignore prostitution because she used to work there. ~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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FW: Oh God I'm An Ocean Buoy] fwd: FW: Oh God I'm An Ocean Buoy
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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CypherPunk HMO / Dr. Vulis & Dr. Grubor Presiding...
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- Forwards have been surgically removed ----- A collection of medical interview and medical record remarks written by various paramedics, emergency room receptionists, and doctors at major hospitals. The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately. Exam of genitalia reveals that TruthMonger is circus sized. The skin was moist and dry. Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid. The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a divorce. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant. The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy. The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week. Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation. She is numb from her toes down. Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot. While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However he took a job as a stockbroker instead. Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches. Coming from Detroit, this man has no children. Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no distress. Patient was alert and unresponsive. When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room. By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped and he was feeling better. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it had completely disappeared. She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night. The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1983. I will be happy to go into her GI system, she seems ready and anxious. Patient was released to outpatient department without dressing. I have suggested that he loosen his pants before standing, and then, when he stands with the help of his wife, they should fall to the floor. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed. Discharge status: Alive but without permission. The patient will need disposition, and therefore we will get Dr. Blank to dispose of him. Healthy-appearing, decrepit 69 year old male, mentally alert but forgetful. The patient refused an autopsy. The patient has no past history of suicides. The patient expired on the floor uneventfully. Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital. Patient was becoming more demented with urinary frequency. The patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days. She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December. The patient experienced sudden onset of severe shortness of breath with a picture of acute pulmonary edema at home while having sex which gradually deteriorated in the emergency room. The patient left the hospital feeling much better except for her original complaints.

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From Russia, With Love (WAS: Why is the Commander in Chief always the last to know?) (WAS: Weekday Workers--Weekend Terrorists] (NEVER WAS: Right...like I'm going to use my _real_ name...)
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Subject: [ZOG] FBI MEMO FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 01:33:10 GMT From: "Ceegar Chewed-Off" <cchewd(a)ussr.commie> To: cypherpunks(a)www.video-collage.com * ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FROM MSP SPEC OPERATIONS DIV * * From: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * To: ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES * * * Internal Revenue Service {IRS} offices open on * selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97--POTENTIAL * FOR VIOLENCE. * * This communication is not an FBI terrorist threat, * alert, or advisory; it is for information only. Although * unclassified, this communication should be handled as * law enforcement sensitive. This communication should not * be furnished to the media or other agencies outside the * law enforcement/U.S. Government counterrorism community * without the permission of the F.B.I. * * A reported in the media, the IRS recently * announced that all IRS District Headquarters Offices will * be open on selective Saturdays, beginning 11/15/97, to * handle taxpayer complaints and problem cases. Due to the * recent publicity surrounding allegations of IRS abuses * against taxpayers, the offices may attract individuals * intent on disrupting business or committing violent acts * against IRS employees. As a result, IRS is planning to * heighten security at all offices. At this time, the FBI * has no information indicating a terrorist attack * or violence directed at IRS facilities or personnel. * * Should recipients receive any information regarding * violence directed against the IRS, contact the IRS and * your local FBI office immediately. * * Following is the list of the 33 IRS District * Headquarters Offices: * * FROM: FBI NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION * Pacific Northwest District--Seattle, WA * Northern California District--Oakland, CA. * Central California District--San Jose, CA. * Los Angeles District--Los Angeles, CA. * Southern California District--Laguna Niguel, CA. * Southwest District--Phoenix, AZ * Rocky Mountain District--Denver, CO * Arkansas-Oklahoma District--Oklahoma City, OK * North Texas District--Dallas, TX * South Texas District--Austin, TX * Houston District--Houston, TX * Illinois District--Chicago, IL * -- - Ceegar. The average American spends a total of six (6) months in prison.

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