Mariposa Botnet Hackers Arrested In Slovenia - Observe News
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Observe News Palevo-infected computers join together to create botnets, which can be controlled from Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels and ordered to carry out wicked ...

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Overview Corporate IRC Chat Server that allows a business to run their own public chat service or internal Instant Messaging IM system Colleagues can send messages or files to each other

On The Internet Everybody Knows You're A Dog | Disinformation

Deanna Zandt

hu, 12 Aug 2010 15:14:42 GM

I became a regular participant in the BNL channel on . Internet Relay Chat. protocol, or IRC. The online chat service came out in 1988, making it one of the oldest online communication services in the book. My nickname, to the best of my ...

what do the words below mean?
Q. Leet originated within bulletin board systems in the 1980s,[1][2] where having "elite" status on a BBS allowed a user access to file folders, games, and special chat rooms, often including archives of pirated software, pornography, or text files documenting topics such as how to construct explosives and manufacture illegal drugs.[3] One theory is that it was developed to defeat text filters created by BBS or Internet Relay Chat system operators for message boards to discourage the discussion of forbidden topics, like cracking and hacking.[1] However, creative misspellings and ASCII-art-derived words were also a way to attempt to indicate one was knowledgeable about the culture of computer users. Once reserved to use by hackers, crackers,… [cont.]
Asked by izzy-bell - Wed Jan 9 18:22:37 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A form of writing whereby some letters in a word are replaced by a numerical likeness or other letters that create an identical or similar sound. This style of writing was originally in use by hackers who were attempting to bypass word-filtering on mail servers. For instance, they would use the term 'haxxorz' to replace 'hackers'. Internet users new to hacking adopted the style in an attempt to emulate those more experienced, and usage became widely spread. In recent times the method is almost never used to avoid word-filtering software, but rather to satirise script kiddies and 12 year olds, or to abbreviate for faster typing. It's interesting to note that in most cases it takes more time to type in leetspeak (due to the constant… [cont.]
Answered by Tiger - Wed Jan 9 18:38:42 2008