Date Fall 1998Founded AlanSubmitted By O0OSource AOL-Files.com/FDO-Files.com Archive AOL’s network is made up of hundreds of Unix boxes which all run the same server software written by AOL called “AOL Server”. Alan found an exploit in AOL Server which allowed anyone to access the tcl compiler for the Unix Box. Using this tcl compiler exploit Alan was able to root dozens of AOL Unix boxes running AOL Server. Using.....
ACI management’s late fall 1998 announcement on procedure for reporting compromised CL accounts is a prime illustration of AOL’s painfully slow reflex in dealing with serious ongoing problems. In fact, they move so slowly sometimes we wonder if they are still breathing. Their tendency to shelve any progress on serious issues until so much damage has been done and there’s so much negative publicity that.....
A computer security consultant loses his Instant Messenger account to a hacker, who finds the screen name too good to give up. BY DAVID CASSELHabeeb Dihu chose the name “MacGyver” for his America Online instant messaging account because, like the TV detective, he was adept at tinkering with equipment. But on Feb. 8 the Chicago computer security consultant encountered a problem even the real MacGyver.....
AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison By Joris Evers A California man faces up to 101 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of sending out e-mail scams as well as related crimes.Jeffrey Brett Goodin, 45, of Azusa, was convicted Friday on multiple counts by a jury in the U.S. District Court for Central District of California in Los.....
