I've heard that KaZaa has a hole in it placed by the FBI so that they can moniter you. Is this true, or is it just an out-of-control rumour?
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I've heard that KaZaa has a hole in it placed by the FBI so that they can moniter you. Is this true, or is it just an out-of-control rumour?
MusicCity's official response...
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MusicCity
Several stories have been printed, leading with a story that was printed in the BBC Online, reporting a security leak in Morpheus. The report is not true - The report of a security hole in Morpheus is FALSE.
THIS REPORT IS FALSE
· The report was allegedly made by an “anonymous” security consultant. Neither this consultant nor any others have contacted StreamCast directly to report a breach in security.
· Several false postings have been made on behalf of StreamCast and Morpheus. One was reported by a source named Paul Sarsfield, who claimed to be a “Morpheus” employee. StreamCast does not employ any person by that name, nor have any StreamCast employees or company representatives posted any responses to this matter.
· There has never been a security breech in Morpheus since its introduction in April 2001.
I guess this is the place to mention "supernode" and all the false alarms it will give your firewall.
This "hole" in morpheous seems to me to be a known problem in file sharing applications such as this. Also it is a problem in AIM.
Its scary with all security risks filesharing progs are giving the normal user. Another thread was alive earlier today about the same security problems. I have to tell that I'm quite happy to use ftp for filesharing, less security issues with ftp but not failsafe though :D.
Thats true, when will they learn to secure their products in a better way?Quote:
Originally by ThePreacher
This "hole" in morpheous seems to me to be a known problem in file sharing applications such as this. Also it is a problem in AIM.
What is the truth, who should we listen to? Can anyone here verify the problem?Quote:
Originally by Negative
Several stories have been printed, leading with a story that was printed in the BBC Online, reporting a security leak in Morpheus. The report is not true - The report of a security hole in Morpheus is FALSE.
This "Supernode" should be the first "feature" to be turned off.Quote:
Originally by antihaxor
I guess this is the place to mention "supernode" and all the false alarms it will give your firewall.
I'm found an article which explain issue ...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/intern...ti/message/363 (it. language)
Well, I had reserched a lot of stuff ... ihihih
1st:
i'm found a post on Gnutella of PAUL SARSFIELD, which announce:
"Yes. We have confirmed the reports that Morpheus does indeed contain the security hole. Our programmers are working diligently on a fix and we hope to have it ready within the week."
...
Thank you,
-Paul Sarsfield,
Tech Support
MusicCity Morpheus
Well, the italian article's author has writed to KELLY O'NEIL of StreamCast Networks:
she has confirmed which aren't employees whit that name !!!
2st:
Who is PAUL SARSFIELD?
Well, is an owner of a web site which has published an article for denigrate BBC:
http://gamerspage.dingojunction.com/morpheus.htm
3rd:
Morpheus is secure:
KELLY O'NEIL has replied:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23842.html
and MusicCity too:
See at Negative's post or
http://www.musiccity.com/
PS: original BBC's article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci...00/1798095.stm
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