FTC to alert ISPs to zombies

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu>
Date: July 19, 2005 11:11:44 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: FTC to alert ISPs to zombies


I understand wy they're doing this -- but the potential for abuse by
the government is quite real.



http://news.com.com/ISPs+versus+the+zombies/2100-7349-5793719.html?part=
dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e703

...

In the next few months, ISPs in the United States will begin receiving
reports on the zombies, or PCs open to control by hackers, that lurk on
their networks. The data will be sent out by the Federal Trade
Commission, which said in May that zombies have become such a serious
problem that more industry action is required.

...


        --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb




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