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Article #1104Re: ISPs can easily decrease net abuse
From: Bit Twister
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 23:13
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 23:13
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On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:54:39 -0500, JF Mezei wrote: > Laurent wrote: >> > Hence the invention of UPnP. Of course, you'll need to >> > install a firewall on your fridge to prevent hackers from >> > breaking into it :-) >> >> "DAMMIT! Honey we got hacked! Someone stole our mayounnaise!" > > Nop: > > "Honey, how come all of our food expired overnight ? The fridge is telling me > to throw out all the food inside because it is past their expiry date ? > > However, if the fridge has a laser scanner as well, it will be able to send to > Kraft a transaction every time you take the mayonaise out, so that Kraft will > know if its customers use the mayo in the morning, afternoon, evening or for > midnight snacks. > > And of course, new versions of viri will include a compromised bar code on > thatjar of mayo that triggers a latent bug in the fridge and the fridge then > sends rogue command to all other appliances in your home, potentially causing > a fire when the stove has all its heating elements on at full blast. I think I am going to have to buy stock in the anti-virus companies. War Driving will be taking on a whole new meaning. http://wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,61412,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10c8f2,17f958067a510d3b X-Google-Attributes: gid10c8f2,public X-Google-Thread: ff723,17f958067a510d3b X-Google-Attributes: gidff723,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-02 15:13:20 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!washdc3-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!ngpeer.news.aol.com!feed2.newsreader.com!newsreader.com!newshosting.com!news-xfer1.atl.newshosting.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!newsfeed.mathworks.com!wn13feed!wn12feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi_feed4!attbi.com!attbi_s04.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.security.misc,can.internet.highspeed From: Bit Twister <BitTwister@localhost.localdomain> Subject: Re: ISPs can easily decrease net abuse References: <Xns944467F028317jbuserspc9org@130.179.16.24> <MPG.1a353cd8c276f345989ea9@news-server.columbus.rr.com> <bqfvd8$k7b$1@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> <Xns9444C6E5598CBjuergennieveler@nieveler.org> <BhMyb.4078$yd.600470@news20.bellglobal.com> <5P-dnfb30tlQI1aiRVn-sA@giganews.com> <pyRyb.4717$zf2.611681@news20.bellglobal.com> <38mdnVdbnaTmnFGi4p2dnA@giganews.com> <3FCC2E21.12D33B2@istop.com> <Xns944582378889Bjuergennieveler@nieveler.org> <Me0zb.5354$zf2.796466@news20.bellglobal.com> <3FCD1828.754C39DA@istop.com> Organization: home user Message-ID: <slrnbsq6vf.38p.BitTwister@wb.home> User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 27 NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.1.212.248 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: attbi_s04 1070406799 24.1.212.248 (Tue, 02 Dec 2003 23:13:19 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 23:13:19 GMT Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 23:13:19 GMT