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Instant Messaging - Expressway For Identity Theft, Trojan
By By Dee Scrip ©All rights reserved, Sat Dec 10th
Never before with Instant Messaging (IM) has a more vitalwarning been needed for current and potential IM buddies whochat on line. John Sakoda of IMlogic CTO and Vice President of Products statedthat, "IM viruses and worms are growing exponentially….Virus writersare now shifting the focus of their attack to instant messaging,which is seen as a largely unprotected channel into theenterprise."
Because Instant Messaging operates on peer-to-peer (P2P)networks, it spawns an irresistible temptation for maliciouscomputer hackers. P2P networks share files and operate onindustry standard codec (encyrption codes) and industry standardprotocols, which are publicly open and interpretable. Anti virussoftware does not incorporate protection for Instant Messagingservices. Like sharks in a feeding frenzy, these hacker mercenaries viewInstant Messaging clients as their personal “Cash Cow” becauseof the ease by which they can access your computer via thepublicly open and interpretable standards, unleash a Trojanhorse, virus, or worm, as well as gather your personal andconfidential information, and sell it to other depravedreprobates. Please, don’t be naïve enough to think it won’t or couldn’thappen to you! Want to see how easy it is for hackers to access your InstantMessaging chat and what can happen to you as a result? Did you know that some hacker-friendly providers offer processorchips that can be bought on the Internet? (I guess it would bepretty hard to walk into a store and ask the clerk to help themfind a processor chip that could be used to illegally hack intoa victim’s computer for the sole purpose of spreading maliciouscode or stealing someone’s identity!) Did you know that hacker-friendly providers actually offerhacker software that enables these criminals to deliberatelydisable security on computers, access your personal andconfidential information, as well as inject their Trojan horses,viruses, and worms? Hacker manuals are also conveniently accessible via theInternet. One of these manuals shows how to DoS other sites.DoSing (Disruption of Service) involves gaining unauthorizedaccess to the “command prompt” on your computer and using it totie up your vital Internet services. When a hacker invades yoursystem, they can then delete or create files and emails, modifysecurity features, and plant viruses or time bombs onto yourcomputer. “Sniff” is a tool (originally intended to help telecommunicationprofessionals detect and solve problems) that reprobate hackersuse to tamper with the protocol and “sniff out” data. Whenhackers sniff out your IM data packet from Internet traffic,they reconstruct it to intercept conversations. This enablesthem to eavesdrop on conversations, gather information, and sellit to other depraved criminal entities. Don’t set yourself up to be the next Identity Theft Victimbecause you like to chat using Instant Messaging. Identity theft is one of the most sinister of vulnerabilitiesyou can inadvertently be subjected to. Identity theft is definedby the Department of Justice as “…the wrongful obtaining and using of someone else’s personaldata in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically foreconomic gain.” Identity theft is the by-product of hackermercenaries obtaining your social security number (includingthose of your spouse and children), your bank account, yourcredit card information, etc., from the Internet. You become avirtual “Cash Cow” for hackers as your information is then soldto other felons for financial gain. Using your information,these criminals then: ·access your bank account funds ·create new bank accounts withyour information ·create driver’s licenses ·create passports Attorney General Ashcroft stated that, "Identity theft carries a heavy price, both in the damage toindividuals whose identities are stolen and the enormous cost toAmerica's businesses.” A group hosting a website known as shadowcrew.com was indictedon conspiracy charges for stealing credit card numbers andidentity documents, then selling them online. While this groupallegedly trafficked $1.7 million in stolen credit card numbers,they also caused losses in excess of $4 million. According to a Press Release issued by the Department of Justiceon February 28, 2005, a hacker was convicted of several countsof fraud, one in which “…he fraudulently possessed more than 15 computer usernames andpasswords belonging to other persons for the purpose ofaccessing their bank and financial services accounts, openingonline bank accounts in the names of those persons, andtransferring funds to unauthorized accounts.” Trojan Horses, Viruses, and Worms – The Toxic Trio According to Dictionary.com, a Trojan horse is “…a subversivegroup that supports the enemy
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and engages in espionage orsabotage---an enemy in your midst.” The toxic cargo of Trojanhorses can include viruses or worms. A Trojan horse is a program that Internet criminals use tointerrupt and interfere with your security software and producethe following results ·Terminates processes ·Removes registry entries ·Stops services·Deletes files Hackers, who have gained access to your computer, because of theeasily accessible programs and software as mentioned above, areenthusiastically incorporating this venomous little program intotheir arsenal of weapons. As recently as March 4, 2005, a new Trojan horse was discoveredthat modified settings in Internet Explorer. Windows 2000,Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server2003, and Windows XP were the reported systems that could beaffected. On January 28, 2005, a press Release issued by the Department ofJustice reported that a 19 year old was convicted for hiscriminal activity by “…creating and unleashing a variant of theMS Blaster computer worm.” Christopher Wray, Attorney General –Criminal Division stated that, "This … malicious attack on the information superhighway causedan economic and technological disruption that was felt aroundthe world.” By the way, “malicious” is defined by Webster as “…intentionallymischievous or harmful”. On February 11, 2005, in a Press Release issued by theDepartment of Justice, reported that another criminal wassentenced for circulating a worm. This worm, “…directed the infected computers to launch a distributed denialof service (DOS) attack against Microsoft's main web sitecausing the site to shutdown and thus became inaccessible to thepublic for approximately four hours.” March 7, 2005,Symantec.com posted discovery of a worm named “W32.Serflog.B”that spread through file-sharing networks and MSN Messenger –networks that operate on publicly open and interpretableindustry standards administered by P2P systems that host InstantMessaging clients—none of which are protected, regardless of theanti virus software on your computer. The W32.Serflog.B wormalso lowers security settings and appears as a blank messagewindow on the MSN Messenger. SOLUTION Avoid at all costs, P2P file sharing networks as they operate onpublicly open and interpretable industry standards. (InstantMessaging services run on P2P file sharing networks.) If you like the convenience of text chatting via InstantMessaging, then why not consider an optimally secure VoIP (voiceover internet protocol), also known as a Computer Phone, thatincorporates the Instant Messaging feature. Make sure the VoIPinternet service provider does not operate on P2P file sharingnetworks that use industry standard codec or industry standardprotocols that are publicly open and accessible. (Don’t forget,these standards create the vulnerability which hackers arecapitalizing on because of their easy accessibility.) Optimally secure VoIP service providers that incorporate asecure Instant Messaging feature, operate from their ownproprietary high end encryption codec on patented technologywhich is hosted in a professional facility. Simply put, when aVoIP internet service provider is optimally secure, the InstantMessaging feature on the VoIP softphone is also incorporated intheir optimally secure technology. Here’s the bottom line. If you are currently using Instant Messaging of any sort, youneed to make a decision: a.Continue enticing hacker mercenaries and remain as a user ofan Instant Messaging service, or b.Take immediate correctiveaction. If you decide to take immediate corrective action: 1.Find an optimally secure VoIP internet solution provider thatincludes the Instant Messaging feature in their proprietarypatented technology. 2.Find an optimally secure VoIP internetsolution provider that has their own proprietary high endencryption codec. 3.Find an optimally secure VoIP internetsolution provider that has their own proprietary patentedtechnology. 4.Find an optimally secure VoIP internet solutionprovider that hosts their proprietary patented technology in aprofessional facility. Here’s a place you can look over to see what an optimally secureVoIP internet solution provider looks like--one that operates ontheir own proprietary high end encryption codec with their ownproprietary patented technology hosted in a professionalfacility, AND one that incorporates the Instant Messagingfeature. http://www.free-pc-phone.com **Attn Ezine editors / Site owners ** Feel free to reprint thisarticle in its entirety in your ezine or on your site so long asyou leave all links in place, do not modify the content andinclude the resource box as listed above About the author:Dee Scrip is a well known and respected published author ofnumerous articles on VoIP, VoIP Security, and other related VoIPissues. Other articles can be found athttp://www.free-pc-phone.com
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