12 of the biggest software backdoors of all time

Computerworld Security: July 29, 2014
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12 of the biggest software backdoors of all time

These 12 historically insidious backdoors will have you wondering what¿s in
your software -- and who can control it.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Michael Horowitz: The security flaws in Tails Linux are not its only problem
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2. Attackers install DDoS bots on Amazon cloud, exploit Elasticsearch weakness
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3. Darlene Storm: New DVD-quality Expendables 3 film leaked online, ranked as #1 most-pirated movie
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DDoS Attacks Up 241% in Average Peak Bandwidth!

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significant danger to businesses, governments and other organizations that risk
having an entire data center made unavailable for the duration of an attack.
Learn about what – and who – is behind these DDoS trends.

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Michael Horowitz: The security flaws in Tails Linux are not its only problem


If you want, or need, to use Tor, then Tails Linux is your best friend. Tails
sends all data through the Tor network. Ed Snowden uses it. A few days ago, just
as one group of bugs in Tails were fixed, a security firm found another one. But
bugs are not the only problem. Insuring that you download the real Tails Linux
software is much harder than it should be. The protections offered by the
Internet to validate the Tails Linux website are insufficient.
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Attackers install DDoS bots on Amazon cloud, exploit Elasticsearch weakness

Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in distributed search engine software
Elasticsearch to install DDoS malware on Amazon and possibly other cloud
servers.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8981628/823929835/683265/31/

Darlene Storm: New DVD-quality Expendables 3 film leaked online, ranked as #1 most-pirated movie


A pirated DVD-quality version of The Expendables 3 is the wild, several weeks
before the film debuts in theaters. The leaked film ranked as the #1
most-pirated movie of the week. But if you are into streaming movies instead of
downloading torrents, then you might be interested to know that the Justice
Department wants to make "unauthorized" streaming a felony.
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