0wned

I am scavenging the net these days, and seem to find quite some fascinating sources of information.

Today, I present to you the DocDroppers.  At first glance, you realize the warp back to the late 1990s, Matrix and a totally different area of IT-security. And it is tempting to just move on.

I cannot explain where my curiosity came from, but I started to read. The language they use is even worse than mine, but I do get the feeling the authors are native speakers, unlike me.

To me, the whole site resembles a lost and forgotten Script Kiddies project, but digging deeper it turns out to be a live project. When they are not spending time cleaning up spam, their current project seems to be a documentary on how to write key loggers.

Except from the layout, I find the DocDroppers to have valid and interesting information. In their own words:

docdroppers, hacking, security

Anton posted about Cyber Security Plans.

I follow you 100%, Anton! There has been a large number of these hijacks lately, and it is obvious that being paranoid is not enough.

It is due time to set up your cyber security plan, and as a bare minimum I suggest it should include:

• list of all your profiles online, with your log in.
• list of all your IM/e-mail and other communication tools, with log in
• list of other sites/tools that requires you to log on.
• The lists above should also include each sites URL or contact information for changing passwords, or in worst case shutting them down.
• a friends-list who you trust, and who are willing to help you get back your own life online. The purpose is to have them help you rebuild your internet presence. Make sure you agree some way for them to be certain that they are communicating with you, and not someone else.
• in case you are living in a less secure part of the world, being 0wned online may also mean you are a target in the real world. A friend of mine got attacked online, and then the appartment was broken into. Nothing but memory cards, pins and similar computer storage was stolen. Makes you wonder, right?

The list will grow. Please help me - what should the Cyber Security Plan look like? What would you do if the worst happens?