Comments on: StormWorm botnet lashes out at security researchers http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Akasha http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61986 Akasha Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61986 It's the internet's very own little lich king. It’s the internet’s very own little lich king.

]]> By: zikman http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61737 zikman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61737 @10 you underestimate the Storm. @10
you underestimate the Storm.

]]> By: yurei http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61745 yurei Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61745 Storm Worm, we don't talk anymore. You always get touchy and defensive when we try to discuss our give-and-take relationship. It's the uncomfortable silences that hurt the most. Where did the love go? *deep sigh* Storm Worm, we don’t talk anymore. You always get touchy and defensive when we try to discuss our give-and-take relationship. It’s the uncomfortable silences that hurt the most. Where did the love go? *deep sigh*

]]> By: semiotix http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61769 semiotix Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61769 It's not hard to see where this is going. Maybe not with StormWorm, but eventually we're going to see Secretaries of State flying to Iceland or Malta or wherever to conduct high-level treaty negotiations with l33t haxx0rs. I bet Neal Stephenson is pumped! It’s not hard to see where this is going. Maybe not with StormWorm, but eventually we’re going to see Secretaries of State flying to Iceland or Malta or wherever to conduct high-level treaty negotiations with l33t haxx0rs.

I bet Neal Stephenson is pumped!

]]> By: Unanimous Cowherd http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61803 Unanimous Cowherd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61803 Sounds like these "researchers" need to take some some internet stealth precautions. Surely it can't be that hard to use proxies and other roundabout anonymizers to stay safe? Sounds like these “researchers” need to take some some internet stealth precautions. Surely it can’t be that hard to use proxies and other roundabout anonymizers to stay safe?

]]> By: sexyrobot http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61806 sexyrobot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61806 actually, it seems the <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071021/tc_pcworld/138721;_ylt=AvshLXPploylcBPQp26cZYgOSLMF">worst is over.</a> sigh, and just when i was hoping it would become self-aware, build millions of sexy robots and kill you al... i mean, clean up the environment and stuff. actually, it seems the worst is over. sigh, and just when i was hoping it would become self-aware, build millions of sexy robots and kill you al… i mean, clean up the environment and stuff.

]]> By: noen http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61566 noen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61566 I think we should re-name the Storm worm "Lenie Clark". I think we should re-name the Storm worm “Lenie Clark”.

]]> By: kaosdevice http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61570 kaosdevice Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61570 If I was an AI this is how I would want my origin story to look. If I was an AI this is how I would want my origin story to look.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61580 Stefan Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61580 How soon until It starts looking for news stories about Itself and retaliCARBON UNITS! SURRENDER NOW! BUY LARGE QUANTITIES OF VIGR0 AND GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH HOT NEW STOCK! DO NOT OPPOSE OUR/MY WILL. ONLY BUY PURCHASING OUR P#nyS LENGTHENER MAY YOUR EARN OUR/MY FORGIVENESS FOR YOUR PRYING WAYS. SINCERELY, BOTNET How soon until It starts looking for news stories about Itself and retaliCARBON UNITS! SURRENDER NOW! BUY LARGE QUANTITIES OF VIGR0 AND GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH HOT NEW STOCK! DO NOT OPPOSE OUR/MY WILL. ONLY BUY PURCHASING OUR P#nyS LENGTHENER MAY YOUR EARN OUR/MY FORGIVENESS FOR YOUR PRYING WAYS.

SINCERELY,

BOTNET

]]> By: Yamara http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61583 Yamara Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61583 Well, the researchers should stop using "Sarah Connor" as their damn password! Well, the researchers should stop using “Sarah Connor” as their damn password!

]]> By: jetsetsc http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61585 jetsetsc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61585 Does this blog post mean that Storm will now take on Boing Boing? And does this comment make me a target? And you people reading this comment better watch out - Storm Knows! Does this blog post mean that Storm will now take on Boing Boing? And does this comment make me a target? And you people reading this comment better watch out – Storm Knows!

]]> By: justin http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61601 justin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61601 Bruce Schneier wrote a <a href="http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/10/the_storm_worm.html">fascinating article</a> on the storm worm earlier this month. Bruce Schneier wrote a fascinating article on the storm worm earlier this month.

]]> By: Forrest L Norvell http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-65442 Forrest L Norvell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-65442 You'd think that, Teresa, but there's a whole billing infrastructure for crackers and botnet controllers in Russia. It appears to have some implicit / tacit support of various factions in the Russian government and security services. There was a concise but informative article about it on <a href="http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9723768">economist.com</a> a couple months ago. As long as the Russian government sees some advantage to allowing its feral hackers to run wild, the botnets are going to remain more or less unaccountable. You’d think that, Teresa, but there’s a whole billing infrastructure for crackers and botnet controllers in Russia. It appears to have some implicit / tacit support of various factions in the Russian government and security services. There was a concise but informative article about it on economist.com a couple months ago. As long as the Russian government sees some advantage to allowing its feral hackers to run wild, the botnets are going to remain more or less unaccountable.

]]> By: Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-63164 Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-63164 Granted, we can't trace spammers. But spammers work for money, and that should be trackable. If we can't trace it back to the spammers, we should at least be able to trace it back to the business enterprises that hire spammers to commit illegal acts. Granted, we can’t trace spammers. But spammers work for money, and that should be trackable. If we can’t trace it back to the spammers, we should at least be able to trace it back to the business enterprises that hire spammers to commit illegal acts.

]]> By: Fnarf http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61885 Fnarf Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61885 When is this sort of thing going to be seen as the major-league national security threat that it so obviously is? It's not just spam anymore; these things can shut down governments, or will be able to soon. When is this sort of thing going to be seen as the major-league national security threat that it so obviously is? It’s not just spam anymore; these things can shut down governments, or will be able to soon.

]]> By: L.B. Jeffries http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61634 L.B. Jeffries Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61634 I'll still never forgive him for taking over Sark and trying to kill Tron. I’ll still never forgive him for taking over Sark and trying to kill Tron.

]]> By: vorpalsword http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61895 vorpalsword Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61895 Wintermute has conquered the intarwebs, it seems... Why can't <i>good</i> things from SF happen in real life? Wintermute has conquered the intarwebs, it seems… Why can’t good things from SF happen in real life?

]]> By: NarmGreyrunner http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61670 NarmGreyrunner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61670 I for one welcome our new Aritificial Intelligence overlord. I for one welcome our new Aritificial Intelligence overlord.

]]> By: bobolikebeer http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61672 bobolikebeer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61672 I agree that the awkward sounding "Storm Worm Botnet" should be renamed... How about "Neuromancer"? ... Or "Jane" maybe... I agree that the awkward sounding “Storm Worm Botnet” should be renamed… How about “Neuromancer”? … Or “Jane” maybe…

]]> By: Sam the Duck http://boingboing.net/2007/10/24/stormworm-botnet-las.html#comment-61685 Sam the Duck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-61685 Wouldn't the way to share findings, then, be to do it offline or at a conference using handouts? IE, traditional journals or articles. I know this isn't the most convenient, but I doubt Storm Worm Botnet can read a paper. Wouldn’t the way to share findings, then, be to do it offline or at a conference using handouts? IE, traditional journals or articles. I know this isn’t the most convenient, but I doubt Storm Worm Botnet can read a paper.

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