Theres an interesting interview up on The Register today with Wade Alcorn, on his recent paper on infecting web browsers with a basic JavaScript exploit framework. The idea is that this would be capable of launching exploits against targets INSIDE THE FIREWALL of the network on which the web browser is running – i.e. making the infected web browser into some sort of simple Metasploit, with the user of the web browser remaining totally unaware that they had been zombied.
But it doesn’t stop there – Wade also mentions the idea of infecting web spiders with such a framework. I’m aware that the most poular web spiders (Googlebot / Slurp!) do not parse JavaScript, but still, it’s an interesting and somewhat scary idea.
American puppets, so goes a little over my head… but still well funny….
With thanks to catandgirl.com
Damn…. I was hoping for an R18…. instead I’m not even a video nasty:
Keep seeing this sticker all over London:
I’m pretty sure it’s not a fly poster for a club, so I’m figuring it’s some sort of anti-surveillance society statement, as the stickers always seem to be near CCTV cameras and speed cameras. The circle in the middle looks a bit like a camera lens too. ‘Identify, Control, Dictate’… all a bit V for Vendetta! It’s a nice design whatever it is.
Keep an eye out for them….
Edit: My mate Ian thinks that they are part of a viral marketing campaign, possibly for a video game…. he could be right, I think that the logo is a little bit too slick for some grassroots activists, and also stinks a little of expensive PR….
