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@BEGIN_FILE_ID.DIZ
Digital Corruption is the
LAMEST GROUP of all time
read thiz, there's no backdoor
on Miami.dc stole your password.
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http://www.cucug.org/amiga/aminews/1998/981205-nordic.html
Security Advisory for Amiga Internet Users
by Nordic Global Inc., 12/05/98, for immediate release
During the first week of December a list of over 700 stolen user names,
passwords and host names of Internet service providers was circulated in
the "scene" and posted in several places, including Usenet. Most public
postings did not include the passwords, but they ARE present in the
original list, i.e. the list DOES exist, and presents a real threat to
users on the list.
Anyone in possession of the list can use entries on the list to break into
Internet accounts of corresponding users, unless those users changed their
passwords in the meantime. In other words: if YOU appear on the list then
anyone who has that list can break into YOUR Internet account, until/unless
you change your password.
Some of the entries on the list were obtained using "normal" means, i.e. by
breaking into ISP routers or exploiting known Unix or NT system
vulnerabilities. Things like that happen all the time, and are difficult to
prevent.
However many entries on the list were obtained using a different mechanism:
a "Trojan" distributed to Amiga users, that secretely spied
username/password information out, and sent them to an Internet account,
where that information was gathered by pirates.
After a lot of false and sometimes slanderous rumors how that secret
mechanism works and which program is to blame, a joint effort by Nordic
Global Inc. and several helpful users, who wish to stay anonymous, finally
determined the precise way the passwords were gathered:
A pirate group spread a fake version of "datatypes.library" via Aminet.
That version has a version number of either 45.4 or 45.5 (depending on when
and how you check the version), and a file size of 32748 bytes. The library
contains a concealed Trojan that reads usernames and passwords from the
Internet settings files on your harddisk, and sends them by email to a
pirate group, who then collects that information and enters it into a
database.
If you have that version of "datatypes.library" installed, then you are
strongly advised to delete it, and to replace it with one of the
legitimite, safe versions of datatypes.library, e.g. one of
* 39.11 (from Workbench disks)
* 40.6 (from Workbench disks)
* 45.3 (from Aminet)
* 45.4 (from Aminet)
If you install 45.4 then make sure the file size is 27780 bytes. If it is
32748 bytes then it is actually the dangerous, fake version 45.5, reporting
a wrong version number, not the "real" version 45.4.
After that you should physically switch off your computer, wait for 30
seconds, and switch it on again, just in case.
Once you have done that, log into your Internet provider and change your
password. If you have previously already changed your password, but did not
replace the fake library, then you should change your password again now,
because your account information may have been compromised again in the
meantime.
It is not known for sure yet who the author of that fake library and
"collector" of the generated stolen accounts is, but an investigation is
underway. Also, there are very strong, yet so far unconfirmed, indications
(including witness statements by informants) that the infamous pirate group
"Digital Corruption" is to blame for this.
If that turned out to be true then it would only prove once again that
software written or distributed by or in cooperation with pirate
organizations cannot be trusted, and may have harmful secret side effects.
If you are wondering why it is Nordic Global Inc. who are making this
announcement: the original password list that was distributed contains a
comment in obscene language that those passwords were obtained through an
alleged "backdoor in Miami".
Do not be fooled by that. That claim is an obvious lie, a slanderous
accusation attempting to tarnish the reputation of Miami and Nordic Global
Inc., without any factual basis. Amiga pirate groups, in particular Digital
Corruption, have been targetting Nordic Global Inc. with accusations like
that for quite some time because of our strong public stand against piracy.
Miami does not have any "backdoors", and could not be used, and was not
used to compile the list, or to provide any information that appeared on
the list. Nevertheless many users and unfortunately even some developers
and dealers spread the false rumor that Miami is "dangerous" in any way.
This is obviously not the case.
We felt it necessary to try and find out the truth about how the list was
compiled, not only to document the safety of Miami, but also to be able to
give Amiga users the information they need to react to this threat and to
prevent further damage.
For more information on this attack please visit our web site
"http://www.nordicglobal.com/", in particular the "News" section.
Holger Kruse, Nordic Global Inc.
kruse@nordicglobal.com
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