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Old Worm Digs New Dirt At Pentagon
ColdWetDog writes "Remember the Agent.BTZ worm that caused significant problems at military installations back in 2008? Now, three years after what the Pentagon called the most significant breach of US military networks ever, new versions of the malware blamed for the attack are still roiling US networks."
And that's a puzzle in itself !!
"The malware at issue, known as "agent.btz," infiltrated the computer systems of the U.S. Central Command in 2008" link
Don't you mean someone opened an attachment in Microsoft Exchange or clicked on a URL in Microsoft Internet Explorer, or plugged a USB device into a computer running Microsoft Windows.
Name : Worm:W32/Agent.BTZ
Category: Malware
Type: Worm
Platform: W32 link
The government should go back to running on DEC Alphas and Data General mainframes. Mark Microsoft technology as export-only.
Anyone care to speculate on the end game for this build up of global "cyberwar/cybercrime" activity covered by the press?
*sigh*
I'm surprised that no one has reminded you already, that the very first viruses were targeted at Unix. Mac, being a Unix like, is subject to attack, as well. The thing about a Mac, or any other Unix like, is that permissions are granted very differently from Windoze. Yeah, I can be infected. But, no, I can't be infected as easily as a Windows user, unless I get stupid and grant permissions for the application to run.
I know, you're just trolling, so I should apologize right now for feeding the troll.
SORRY SLASHDOT!!!
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
Remember the Agent.BTZ worm that caused significant problems at military installations back in 2008?
No.
If you can't secure your software. You should be running software that is securable. You should talk to the Air Force I understand they have some.
For some of you that do not want to chase that link, It's a Linux Boot CD that uses only local volatile memory so that no untrusted software can exist, after a reboot. The disk has an optional copy of open office and networking software for connecting to secured servers.
They see me roiling they hating
Since "cyber-attacks" have recently declared "acts of war", the US can simply nuke Russia in response.
God you're an idiot. It's obvious he/she was joking. But you got to show everyone what a fucking know it all you are
They are probably regretting installing Windows now... haha.
"It's very persistent and it keeps evolving," the official said. "You're constantly seeing new, better versions of it. So it's a challenge to keep ahead of it."
That's not an old worm. That's new worms based on an old worm. And let's face it; this is the activity of a foreign nation, using highly sophisticated methods including, invariably, human agents who are willing to deliberately introduce the malware into military computing environments. It's not the standard "PREEZE CRICKY HERE!!!!" attacks that are behind this. Why is it surprising that there's an effect? Just as bullets and IEDs cause casualties, cyber attacks cause effects. It's how war works. Don't fall into the ridiculous frame of mind of imagining a world where the enemy cannot reach out and harm you, even in a cyber realm...it's never been that way with any form of warfare, and never will be. There's always going to be a newer sword, a sharper arrow, a bigger gun.
For your security, this post has been encrypted with ROT-13, twice.
Any remember this? NSA Advises Upgrade to Windows 7 ;)
Well, they can eat their fucking radish
"That code spread undetected on both classified and unclassified systems, establishing what amounted to a digital beachhead, from which data could be transferred to servers under foreign control," Lynn wrote in the journal Foreign Affairs last fall.
Dear War Pigs,
Classified and unclassified networks are supposed to be COMPLETELY segregated networks. This means both physically and logically. Physically segregated not only means that little wires are not suppose to connect between them but also such things as thumb drives, CDs and DVDs. Secure operating systems should only be used on classified networks and this doesn't include Windows.
When there was a Sun they had what was called "Trusted Networks". Using their design this would never happen. At one time you guys used this and things like this never happened on classified networks.
Now from your above statement it is quite clear that the unclassified network and the classified networks must be connected somehow in order to "transferred to servers under foreign control". Even if a computer get infected on a closed network if it doesn't have an out-bound path it can't call home. In other words stupid it can't "transferred to servers under foreign control" without a path. In case you don't understand the word "path" I'm talking about that little wire between the classified switch and the unclassified switch.
So cut the fucking wire stupid and stop allowing random USB keys on site.