Cult of the Dead Cow offers tool to help hackers

Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said Friday it
is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites
for security flaws.
CDC says a "Goolag Scanner" program based on work done by a hacker
using the name "Johnny I Hack Stuff" is available for free download at
its website.
The tool lets people with fundamental programming skills check websites
or Internet domains for weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers,
according to CDC.
The group said it uncovered "some pretty scary holes" through random
tests of the tool in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
CDC advised website operators to use to tool to find and patch
vulnerabilities before hackers use it for crime or mischief.
"If I were a government, a large corporation, or anyone with a large
web site, I'd be downloading this beast and aiming it at my site
yesterday," CDC spokesman Oxblood Ruffin said in a message posted at the
website.
Google did not respond to an AFP request for comment.
Computer security specialists warn people to make certain any programs
they download onto their computers don't contain malicious code.
Hackers routinely try to trick people into installing programs that
then take over machines or mine them for passwords, financial accounts,
or other valuable information.
CDC was established in the US in 1984 and its history includes
declaring war on the Church of Scientology and claiming to have given
former US president Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Disease with a tainted
dart from a blow gun.

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caretaker

That Reminds Me. I Have A Bun And I Put A Piece Of Dead Cow On The Bun.
Just FYI. I Then Put Mustard And Mayonnasie On The Bun With Pickles And
Lettuce. Just FYI. I Then Had An Order Of Fries. Just FYI

It Was Pretty Good Eating, But Now I Need To Go Back To My Windows 2008
Server On The Desktop Because My Dad Says I Am Dumb For Doing That And I
Just Tell My Dad, Whatever. Just FYI

"caretaker" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said Friday it
> is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites
> for security flaws.
> CDC says a "Goolag Scanner" program based on work done by a hacker
> using the name "Johnny I Hack Stuff" is available for free download at
> its website.
> The tool lets people with fundamental programming skills check websites
> or Internet domains for weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers,
> according to CDC.
> The group said it uncovered "some pretty scary holes" through random
> tests of the tool in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
> CDC advised website operators to use to tool to find and patch
> vulnerabilities before hackers use it for crime or mischief.
> "If I were a government, a large corporation, or anyone with a large
> web site, I'd be downloading this beast and aiming it at my site
> yesterday," CDC spokesman Oxblood Ruffin said in a message posted at the
> website.
> Google did not respond to an AFP request for comment.
> Computer security specialists warn people to make certain any programs
> they download onto their computers don't contain malicious code.
> Hackers routinely try to trick people into installing programs that
> then take over machines or mine them for passwords, financial accounts,
> or other valuable information.
> CDC was established in the US in 1984 and its history includes
> declaring war on the Church of Scientology and claiming to have given
> former US president Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Disease with a tainted
> dart from a blow gun.
>
> Extract From: 'Cult of the Dead Cow offers tool to help hackers -
> Security - Technology'
> (http://www.theage.com.au/news/securi...467457111.html)
>
>
> --
> caretaker

wrote:
> That Reminds Me. I Have A Bun And I Put A Piece Of Dead Cow On The Bun.
> Just FYI. I Then Put Mustard And Mayonnasie On The Bun With Pickles And
> Lettuce. Just FYI. I Then Had An Order Of Fries. Just FYI
>
> It Was Pretty Good Eating, But Now I Need To Go Back To My Windows 2008
> Server On The Desktop Because My Dad Says I Am Dumb For Doing That And I
> Just Tell My Dad, Whatever. Just FYI
>
> "caretaker" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said Friday it
>> is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites
>> for security flaws.
>> CDC says a "Goolag Scanner" program based on work done by a hacker
>> using the name "Johnny I Hack Stuff" is available for free download at
>> its website.
>> The tool lets people with fundamental programming skills check websites
>> or Internet domains for weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers,
>> according to CDC.
>> The group said it uncovered "some pretty scary holes" through random
>> tests of the tool in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
>> CDC advised website operators to use to tool to find and patch
>> vulnerabilities before hackers use it for crime or mischief.
>> "If I were a government, a large corporation, or anyone with a large
>> web site, I'd be downloading this beast and aiming it at my site
>> yesterday," CDC spokesman Oxblood Ruffin said in a message posted at the
>> website.
>> Google did not respond to an AFP request for comment.
>> Computer security specialists warn people to make certain any programs
>> they download onto their computers don't contain malicious code.
>> Hackers routinely try to trick people into installing programs that
>> then take over machines or mine them for passwords, financial accounts,
>> or other valuable information.
>> CDC was established in the US in 1984 and its history includes
>> declaring war on the Church of Scientology and claiming to have given
>> former US president Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Disease with a tainted
>> dart from a blow gun.
>>
>> Extract From: 'Cult of the Dead Cow offers tool to help hackers -
>> Security - Technology'
>> (http://www.theage.com.au/news/securi...467457111.html)
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> caretaker
>
Go Away Imposter, Just FYI.

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> wrote:
> Go Away Imposter, Just FYI.

After an intensive investigation by our staff, there was no imposter found
here. Just FYI

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