Comments on: DHS: Pays Attention Domestically, But Ignores Chinese Intrusions http://patdollard.com/2009/05/dhs-pays-attention-domestically-but-ignores-chinese-intrusions/ The War Starts Here Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DesignR http://patdollard.com/2009/05/dhs-pays-attention-domestically-but-ignores-chinese-intrusions/#comment-447119 DesignR Wed, 06 May 2009 23:48:38 +0000 http://patdollard.com/?p=71631#comment-447119 It does not matter if the ‘pdf’ exploit works on Mac's as well. All machines with an un-patched Adobe Acrobat program is vulnerable to this ongoing attack. This article is talking about TCP/IP, or Internet Protocol port exploits. Port 80 is one of 64,000+ ports available to any ip address, bi-directionally. Port 80 is the common 'world wide web' port used by our browsers, ALL browsers. If you open the tampered with ‘pdf’ file, and your version of Adobe Acrobat has this vulnerability, the people on the other end of that LIVE Chinese Web Address have full access to your machine, in this case, Department of Homeland Security machines. They can get on your machine, as YOU, and add other listening or key trap devices to catch passwords and such. Not to mention the ability to capture, read and alter whatever documents or executables are available to that machine and or user. If the DHS network is on the ball, they are looking for these types of attacks via port 80 and filter them out. But, it sounds like this exploit is ongoing and has not been shut down yet, so... It does not matter if the ‘pdf’ exploit works on Mac’s as well.

All machines with an un-patched Adobe Acrobat program is vulnerable to this ongoing attack.

This article is talking about TCP/IP, or Internet Protocol port exploits. Port 80 is one of 64,000+ ports available to any ip address, bi-directionally. Port 80 is the common ‘world wide web’ port used by our browsers, ALL browsers.

If you open the tampered with ‘pdf’ file, and your version of Adobe Acrobat has this vulnerability, the people on the other end of that LIVE Chinese Web Address have full access to your machine, in this case, Department of Homeland Security machines.

They can get on your machine, as YOU, and add other listening or key trap devices to catch passwords and such. Not to mention the ability to capture, read and alter whatever documents or executables are available to that machine and or user.

If the DHS network is on the ball, they are looking for these types of attacks via port 80 and filter them out. But, it sounds like this exploit is ongoing and has not been shut down yet, so…

]]> By: prestonbrooks http://patdollard.com/2009/05/dhs-pays-attention-domestically-but-ignores-chinese-intrusions/#comment-447090 prestonbrooks Wed, 06 May 2009 22:43:48 +0000 http://patdollard.com/?p=71631#comment-447090 :neutral: Cybersecurity is not the job of DHS. Other agencies do that. :neutral: Cybersecurity is not the job of DHS. Other agencies do that.

]]> By: Sully http://patdollard.com/2009/05/dhs-pays-attention-domestically-but-ignores-chinese-intrusions/#comment-447064 Sully Wed, 06 May 2009 22:05:14 +0000 http://patdollard.com/?p=71631#comment-447064 JCD nailed it. To the DHS of the ObamaNation WE AMERICANS are the terrorists. And "arrogant" ones at that. JCD nailed it. To the DHS of the ObamaNation WE AMERICANS are the terrorists.
And “arrogant” ones at that.

]]> By: T Double Dash http://patdollard.com/2009/05/dhs-pays-attention-domestically-but-ignores-chinese-intrusions/#comment-447031 T Double Dash Wed, 06 May 2009 20:49:48 +0000 http://patdollard.com/?p=71631#comment-447031 And where does this file come from? The name of the g-325a file from the official USCIS website is g-325a.pdf. So it's some crap that somebody else made somewhere on the internet. And where does this file come from? The name of the g-325a file from the official USCIS website is g-325a.pdf. So it’s some crap that somebody else made somewhere on the internet.

]]> By: MinneSoCold http://patdollard.com/2009/05/dhs-pays-attention-domestically-but-ignores-chinese-intrusions/#comment-446883 MinneSoCold Wed, 06 May 2009 16:25:52 +0000 http://patdollard.com/?p=71631#comment-446883 Get a Mac :cool: Get a Mac :cool:

]]> By: JCD http://patdollard.com/2009/05/dhs-pays-attention-domestically-but-ignores-chinese-intrusions/#comment-446839 JCD Wed, 06 May 2009 15:34:26 +0000 http://patdollard.com/?p=71631#comment-446839 We're simply easier targets, and we are standing in the way of enacting a huge social agenda. That's all there is to it. We’re simply easier targets, and we are standing in the way of enacting a huge social agenda. That’s all there is to it.

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