August 4, 1999 eBay dismay: In the latest twist on high-tech fraud, two Michigan men have been charged with shoplifting and then trying to sell thousands of dollars in stolen goods through the Internet auction site eBay. http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/084354.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Not going Well: Not a happy week at the Well. In reporting on all those credit card numbers on the loose, a local TV station aired postings meant for members eyes only. One member said broadcasting the postings was probably more upsetting to people than the stolen credit cards. http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/026733.htm http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/21084.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cyberbabe Lara Croft joins Software police Cyberspace pin-up Lara Croft threw her virtual weight behind a new anti-piracy advertising campaign Thursday to highlight widespread criminal involvement in Britain's computer software market. The European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) said that 80 percent of raids carried out by its U.K. crime unit on computer game pirates uncovered evidence of other criminal activity, including drugs, prostitution, pornography and terrorism. http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/internet/docs/720246l.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Microsoft to hackers: Crack this! In an attempt to burnish its tarnished reputation for network security, Microsoft issued an open challenge on Tuesday to the hacking community. But potential testers barely got a chance to attempt to break Windows 2000's security system, as the test server Microsoft offered crashed, then remained down for most of the past 24 hours. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2309474,00.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L0pht releases first BO2K plug-in The controversial Back Orifice 2000 has some company. On Tuesday, the white-hat hacking think-tank L0pht Heavy Industries posted its first of three plug-ins for the program, which has been alternately called a remote administration application or a hacking tool, depending on the user's point of view. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2309393,00.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Security administrator: Heal thyself When it comes to security, system administrators like to think of themselves as defenders of the home-front, locked in an ongoing battle of wits with a horde of marauding invaders. But a recent round of attacks on UNIX servers suggests that, in reality, many administrators are asleep on watch. http://www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2308725-2,00.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chinese gov't responsible for cyber attacks The Chinese Government has been blamed for cyber attacks on Web sites and Internet service providers supporting the Falun Gong movement, according to a report by the British Broadcasting Corp. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_412000/412296.stm