Poor Mans Multithreading

for i in `ls urls_*`; do ruby dns.rb $i & done

#main section from dns.rb

ip_addresses.each {|id,url|
begin
host = parse_host(url)
ip = get_ip(host)
if not ip.nil?
addresses = Ipaddress.new
addresses.address = ip
addresses.review_id = id
addresses.save
end
rescue Exception=> e
results.write(”#{e},#{id},#{host}\r\n”)
end
}

Flickr takes photos hostage

“Just pay us the money and you get your photos back unharmed. No one wants to see any pixels get hurt here, just pay up”

actual text from my account

You’ve run into one of the limits of a free account. Your free account will only display the most recent 200 photos you’ve uploaded. All of your photos beyond 200 will remain hidden from view until you either delete newer photos, or upgrade to a Pro account.

None of your photos have been deleted, and if you upgrade, they’ll all come back unharmed.

Reading about the Superbowl Hack

I’m drafting some narrative about the last year of badware and one of the incidents that stand out to me is the Superbowl hack.

Alexa Graph of Dolphins Website Traffic

Below are some relevant links:

Websense advisory announcing the hack
* http://www.websense.com/securitylabs/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=733

Related Microsoft vulnerabilities exploited by the attack
* http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-014.mspx
* http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-004.mspx

Fake Torrents List 5/2007

For realtime updates check Fenopy Fake Finder:

These torrents and trackers are reported as fake and setup by the MPAA and RIAA or their affiliates. Any network data recorded by them bearing your IP address could lead to legal action. It may be advisable to block all traffic with fake trackers at your network borders.