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    honeypot

    So I set up a honeypot for a fraudulent order, and I'm completely disappointed in todays kiddies.

    All he really uploaded was a CGI-telnet program, which they labeled "venson.pl".

    Code:
    #!/usr/bin/perl
    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Copyright and Licence
    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # CGI-Telnet Version 1.0 for NT and Unix : Run Commands on your Web Server
    I tried to get more than one credit card out of him, but couldn't. I suspect that he only had the one.

    I've set up honeypots before though, and usually the accounts go totally unused. They never even log in once. After a few weeks, I just remove the account. I don't get it. What's their motivation?
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  2. #2
    I think they are testing out their credit card supplys
    Western Man

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    Re: honeypot

    Originally posted by bitserve
    So I set up a honeypot for a fraudulent order, and I'm completely disappointed in todays kiddies.

    All he really uploaded was a CGI-telnet program, which they labeled "venson.pl".

    Code:
    #!/usr/bin/perl
    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Copyright and Licence
    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # CGI-Telnet Version 1.0 for NT and Unix : Run Commands on your Web Server
    I tried to get more than one credit card out of him, but couldn't. I suspect that he only had the one.

    I've set up honeypots before though, and usually the accounts go totally unused. They never even log in once. After a few weeks, I just remove the account. I don't get it. What's their motivation?
    Maybe they don't want to be labeled terrorists?
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    Re: Re: honeypot

    Originally posted by mind21_98


    Maybe they don't want to be labeled terrorists?
    lol

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    Hacking has become a bigger social stigma since Ashcroft appeared ("people who commit computer crimes are just as bad as Al-Queida!"). Maybe that's a good thing.
    -Mooneer
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