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Published: 2008-05-17,
Last Updated: 2008-05-17 00:05:47 UTC
by Jim Clausing (Version: 1)
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Now that you are done regenerating SSH keypairs and SSL certificates on your Debian and Ubuntu machines, we return you to our usual programming.  Oh, wait, we have an oldie but goody that has returned.  Ever since Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 (see http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=643), we've seen after every significant natural disaster, the scammers start registering domains and try to collect donations.  The last 2 weeks have seen Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar and then the big earthquake in China and as expected, we've seen registration of domains related to those disasters.  These may not all be scams, but we repeat the advice we first gave nearly 3 years ago, if you wish to donate money to help the victims of these disasters, we suggest you stick to the established charities that you have a relationship with (such as the Red Cross or Church World Service or the like) through their main web pages or the phone.

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Diary Archive

DateAuthorTitle
2008-05-17Jim Clausing Disaster donation scams continue
2008-05-16Daniel Wesemann INFOcon back to green
2008-05-15Bojan Zdrnja Debian and Ubuntu users: fix your keys/certificates NOW
2008-05-15Bojan Zdrnja INFOCon yellow: update your Debian generated keys/certs ASAP
2008-05-14Bojan Zdrnja War of the worlds?
2008-05-13Swa Frantzen May 2008 black tuesday overview
2008-05-13Swa Frantzen OpenSSH: Predictable PRNG in debian and ubuntu Linux
2008-05-13Swa Frantzen Microsoft office file block & MOICE
2008-05-12Scott Fendley Brute-force SSH Attacks on the Rise
2008-05-12Scott Fendley Adobe Releases Security Updates
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