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Exposing Bots In Big Companies

Posted by kdawson on from the pwned dept.

CalicoPenny let us know about yet another "30 days" effort, this one to name the names of major companies infected with spam-spewing bots. Support Intelligence began the effort on March 28, out of frustration at not being able to attract the attention of anyone who could fix the problems at these companies. While they haven't named 30 companies over the ensuing month, they did name some prominent ones, such as Thompson Financial, Bank of America, and AIG. The scary part is that if a bot can spam it can capture keystrokes or troll for interesting documents.

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  1. Really? by baldass_newbie · · Score: 5, Funny

    The scary part is that if a bot can spam it can capture keystrokes or troll for interesting documents.


    Or troll slashdot.

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  2. Gives a whole new meaning by overshoot · · Score: 4, Funny

    to "kicking bot and posting names."

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    1. Re:Gives a whole new meaning by heinousjay · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why attack conjunctions, man?

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  3. Re:Ya know... by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then do the math.

    Then, to ensure you reach 100% of your target audience, convert the presentation to an animated .gif and e-mail it to everyone on your contact list, instructing them to do the same.

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  4. Re:Send in the boomstick by skoaldipper · · Score: 1, Funny

    Since March 28, the list identified more than a dozen corporations, including [...] Bank of America.
    "Army of Botness", to be aired May 2, 2007

    Bill - "Hey, what's going on here?"
    Larry - "Stop giving free checks for life Bill."
    Winston - "And free ATM cash withdrawals!"
    Charles - "Or we let these spam zombies eat our brains!"
    Bankers Pen - "Yeah!"
    Bill - "Whoah! Whoah! Guys. People love all the features of WAMU's spam free online checking."
    Larry - "Horse Pockey! V1a6rA l0ng D0ng che4p$$! Mmm. Braaaaaains..."

    [ Larry, wearing a BOA pin on his collar, begins nibbling on Charles' hairpiece as others join in on the feeding frenzy... ]

    [ Bill repeatedly cocks his Remington as the penguin suits start dropping behind the velvet ropes... ]

    Bill - "Key log this EFT, baby! Groooovy..."
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  5. Exposing Bots in Big Companies by errxn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Exposing bots in big companies? That's easy. I see 'em every day. We even have a nickname for them here..."Middle Management."

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  6. Re:Sarbanes-Oxley by mattoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    In the big company that I work in this couldn't happen Let's file this under 'famous last words' :)