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SPOOF WARNS OF AIBO, THE ATTACK DOG
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:54:08 GMT
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Rob Doucette <lugnet@doucettenet.com(nospam)>
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SPOOF WARNS OF AIBO, THE ATTACK DOG
A humorous posting on Bugtraq, a popular computer security e-mail list,
warns that hackers have found a way to take over Sony's Aibo robot dog and
command it to attack and perform other annoying canine tricks. The posting,
written in the style of security alerts issued by the Computer Emergency
Response Team (CERT), warns: "The buffer used to hold the variable MyOwner
in the function process_face() can be overflowed, reverting Aibo into
experimental AiboPitBull code." Other malicious codes that can affect Aibo's
usually friendly and obedient nature include PeeOnRug(), ShoeChew() and
KillTheCat(). In addition, "owners who accidentally have left their
television on late at night have reported incidents of Aibo attacking their
small children and pets within minutes of the airing of 'Tom Vu's Real
Estate Seminar.'" CERT spokesman Shawn Hernan noted, "This is, of course, a
forgery, but nonetheless pretty amusing." (CNet News.com 12 Jul 2000)
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2249491.html
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-Rob.
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