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Date: 2001-02-12
Steganographie: Bin Laden im Porno-Chat-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- aufgekochte, steinalte Story von argen Terroristen, die über Chatrooms und Pornosites steganographische Kommunikationsnetzwerke errichten Background http://www.quintessenz.at/archiv/msg01418.html post/scrypt: Nein, so ein schöner Titel, wenn der nicht irgendeinen Stichwort-Mechanismus triggert, dann steht die Welt der Paranoia nimmer lang... -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- by William Knowles <wk@C4I.ORG> ISN@SECURITYFOCUS.COM -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Amazing what kind of FUD is being pushed out to the news media today, and while it sounds like new technology, Its really old hat. > Hidden in the X-rated pictures on several pornographic Web sites > and the posted comments on sports chat rooms may lie the encrypted > blueprints of the next terrorist attack against the United States > or its allies. It sounds farfetched, but U.S. officials and > experts say it's the latest method of communication being used by > Osama bin Laden and his associates to outfox law enforcement. Some years back I did this as a proof of concept, I took an old domain I wasn't using and with PGP and a few select steganography tools, We had ourselves a digital dead drop that could have brought tears to an old intelligence officer. :) Steganography if you haven't figured out takes one piece of information and hides it within another. Computer files (images, sounds recordings, even disks) contain unused or insignificant areas of data. Steganography takes advantage of these areas, replacing them with information (encrypted mail, for instance). The files can then be exchanged without anyone knowing what really lies inside of them. An image of the space shuttle landing might contain a private letter to a friend. A recording of a short sentence might contain your company's plans for a secret new product. Pinched from: http://steganography.tripod.com/stego.html Now I don't doubt that people are using these programs to create websites so that normal Joe 12-packs can't see what is going on, but I have a hard time beliving that terrorists like Osama bin Laden and his associates are running porn sites and sports chat rooms, These are the same guys that tried to get their deposit back on Ryder truck after trying to blow up the World Trade Center in New York. I also have to wonder if Osama bin Laden is really the most immediate threat to the U.S. and its allies, or just the threat that the intelligence community knows best. I'm more worried about the next Aum Shinrikyo type of group that isn't really on the radar of the intelligence community. Lack of proof that terrorists are using steganography in websites is another factor in this USAToday FUD, I suppose that www.qoqaz.net could be one of those mirrored sites: http://63.249.218.164/home.htm Or even more sinister... Some the defaced sites listed on Attrition with photos are really defaced with hidden messages on future attack plans and what site is next to be compromised with new and updated information. But sadly the only way most of us will find this out while watching CNN Breaking News. I wonder what's next? William Knowles wk@c4i.org ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV@SecurityFocus.com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN". -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 2001-02-12 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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