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XChat for Windows 2.8.7a has been released XChat.org has released version 2.8.7a of XChat for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Change log: Fixed a possible crash if too... read more... Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
Florida Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty Robert Matthew Bentley, 21, Panama City, Florida, plead guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud and computer fraud.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
DMDirc 0.5.5 Released DMDirc has released version 0.5.5. This release is an interim release as 0.6 is still unstable but several... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Gamers.IRC 5.16 is now available Gamers.IRC version 5.16 was released just after the New Year's Eve. The version includes "small improvements," according to... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
IRSeeK relaunches IRSeeK quietly relaunched a few weeks ago after creating a big stir back in December before shutting down... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
IRSSI releases a Windows Installer A windows installer is now available for IRSSI version 0.8.12 and better. Joshua Dick and I (Sebastian Pipping)... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
New Years Fundraiser A Great Success! Chris Pirillo held a fundraiser for WyldRyde Sunday night and New Years Eve by performing whatever contributors... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
WyldRyde IRC Network's 2007 Recap 2007 has been a great year for the WyldRyde IRC Network. Over 120 new channels have been registered... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
XChat 2.8.5e For Windows Released XChat.org has announced they released version 2.8.5e for Windows 2000 or better. Support for Windows 98 and Windows... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
PSP IRC Client v 1.1.1 Released A minor update for the PSPIRC client has been released. The update included a bug fix for the... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Russian Thieves Unleash Flirty Bots To Steal Identities FoxNews reports that Russian programmers have created a chat bot that flirts and provokes chat room users into... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Former Rizon IRC Network Owner Gets 12 Month Sentence According to reports, Jason Michael Downey, 24, of Dry Ridge, Kentucky was sentenced to serve 12 months in... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
What IRSeeK means to WyldRyde and you There has been a lot of debate and controversy since last Friday when TechCrunch reported, "Will IRSeeK Have... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
DMDirc 0.5.1 Released Hot on the heals of the release of DMDirc 0.5, DMDirc version 0.5.1 was recently released. DMDirc is... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Irssi version 0.8.12 released Irsii for Unix, version 0.8.12 has been released. If you enjoy UNIX terminal Irsii is for you. Irssi... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
XChat for Windows 2.8.5b Version 2.8.5b has been released for XChat for Windows. According to the XChat web site it's a minor... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Alleged CastleCops Attacker Arrested An alleged botnet herder has been arrested for DDoS attacks against CastleCops. Gregory King, 21, of Fairfield, Calif.,... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Smaller botnets becoming more prevalent? Vnunet is reporting that smaller botnets are becoming more popular. Virus writers typically try to build the largest... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Multiple Vulnerabilities In IRCu? A security researcher has posted an extensive list of vulnerabilities that he alleges exsist in Ircu, the open... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Botnets moving beyond spam and DDoS Symantec has posted an interesting article that describes the continuing evolution of botnets and their new malicious uses... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
PSPIRC Update A new version of PSPIRC, an IRC client for the PSP, has been released. Version 1.0.6 includes the... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Phishing Identity Theft Broker Gets 7 Years Jacob Vincent Green-Bressler of Tucson, Arizona will be jailed for seven years after pleading guilty to aggravated identity... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Vulnerability in multiple "now playing" scripts Wouter Coekaerts has posted an alert to various Security mailing list last month alleging vulnerabilities in multiple "Now... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
mIRC 6.3 Released After a long delay mIRC 6.3 has been released and is available for download. mIRC 6.3 is fully... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Pidgin 2.1.0 released Pidgin (formerly known as Gaim) is now at version 2.1.0. It supports IRC, AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol),... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Don't Use Trillian version prior to 3.1.6.0 More critical vulnerabilities are reported to exist in Trillian versions prior to 3.1.6.0. Trillian has released version 3.1.7.0... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Ustream Launches V3 Ustream has launched their new and improved version with offers many improvements to their video player and chat.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
PSPIRC Client Released A basic IRC client for the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) has been released on the QJ PSP Development... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Trillian 3.1.7.0 Released Version 3.1.7.0 of Trillian is now available for download. Trillian is a stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Yet Another IM and IRC program surfaces Qnext is a new universal Instant Message client that also supports IRC. It has recently been released as... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Psi 0.11 RC2 Released PSI has just released version 0.11 Release Candidate 2. PSI is a lightweight, open source and cross platform,... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Linkinus 1.1 Released Linkinus is a shareware IRC client for Mac OS X. Version 1.1 was just released and includes many... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
WLIrc 2.0 Released WLIrc, an IRC client for Java enabled cellphones has released version 2.0 to support the JAVA midp 2.0.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Visual IRC Version 2.0pl1 Now Available ViRC 2.0pl1 has been released to correct a zero date exploit.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Pownce IRC Channel and Free Pownce Invites #Pownce, a chat for fans of the Pownce web site, has been open for a few weeks on... read more... Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)
How To IRC on the iPhone with Colloquy Our friend Andru Edwards has posted a how to IRC on an iPhone with Colloquy on Gear Live.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
ViRC 2.0 Zero Day Exploit Source code for a zero day remote SEH Overwrite PoC exploit has been made publicly available for Visual... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Update XChat For Linux and Unix Available X-Chat 2.8.4 for Linux/Unix was released July 01. 2.84 features moveable components to different positions on the application.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Using PieSpy to Monitor Scammers Brian Krebs of the Washington Post has an interesting report on how researchers and investigators can use the... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
More Trillian Vulnerabilities Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.1.5.1 and pervious versions of Trillian are vulnerable to a serious vulnerability. Remote exploitation of... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
IceChat 7.50 Released After long delays, IceChat 7.50 has been released. Version 7.50 is a major update for IceChat. IceChat is... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
New cross platform downloadable java client DMDirc version 0.4 has just been released. DMDirc is a cross platform IRC client for desktops. It is... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
How To Use IMs and Chat Safely US-CERT has updated their article on how to use Instant Messaging and Chat Rooms Safely. They advise, in... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
EggHead Eggdrop IRC Bot Vulnerability IRC Bot software, Eggdrop 1.6.18 (and possibly earlier versions) is reported to have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
VooDoo cIRCle 1.1 Beta 28 VooDoo cIRCle is an IRC bot that is scriptable and supports: SSL, FileSystem, and advanced security rights for... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Potential DoS in IRCD-Ratbox In a message posted to the Ratbox Mailinglist, Lee H wrote: We have recently uncovered a potential DoS... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
XChat 2.8.3e Released XChat has released a small update, 2.8.3e. XChat is an IRC chat client for both Linux and Windows.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Syzop Resigns From UnrealIRCd Team In a message posted on the UnrealIRCd web site, Syzop announced: Because my wrist condition [repetitive strain injury]... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
iRCTunes: Now Playing For Popular IRC Clients I just came across iRCTunes and it looks like a promising free and open source plugin for popular... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Snak Version 5.3 Released A new version of Snak, a shareware IRC Client for Mac OS X, has just been released. Snack... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
HydraIRC 0.3.160 Released HydraIRC is an open-source IRC client. Recent changes include: 05/May/2007 - PM (0.3.160) - Experimental * Reverted the... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Symantec broadly knocking IRC again In an article posted on Symantec's web site yesterday, Yazan Gable claimed that Payment Service companies maybe profiting... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Multiple IRC Vulnerabilities in Trillian Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro version 3.1 build 121 and prior and Trillian... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Linkinus for Mac OS X Linkinus for Apple Mac OS X has just been announced and released. The author claims it's an "Advanced... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Irssi 0.8.11 Released An update to Irssi has been released today. Irssi is a terminal based IRC Client for UNIX systems... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
IRC-Galleria Acquired IRC-Galleria, Finland's largest and most used social network service, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Sulake... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
zsIRC For PocketPC Adds GUI zsIRC is a freeware IRC Client for the Pocket PC platform. It now features an improved GUI and... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Internet Relay Chat The Old New Thing! This week, at the popular Web 2.0 Expo there was a lot of talk about what people like... read more... Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
Thailand Shuts Down Political Chats In Thailand it is illegal to insult the country's King, Bhumibol Adulyade and they've closed down the country's... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Chris Pirillo's Live Internet Broadcast Chris Pirillo, former TechTV host, and owner of Lockergnome.com has started a new Live Internet Broadcast that combines... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
UnrealIRCd Project Desperately Needs Volunteer C Programmers The popular UnrealIRCd project is in danger of falling apart if qualified C programmers don't step up to... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Online Predators Looking Beyond Internet Chat Some child predators are start to catch on that chat rooms are being monitored by law enforcement with... read more... Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
Net Sex Criminals Getting Longer Prison Stays Prosecutors in nearly every state have been requesting longer and tougher sentences for online child predators. Typically they... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Dozens Arrested in Online Solicitation Sting Just under thirty people are facing criminal charges after they were caught engaging in alleged sexually explicit conversations... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Man Pleads Guilty To Online Solicitation Kevin Lee Boyer, 29, has pleaded guilty to online solicitation of a person he believed was a 13... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Technology Gov Uses To Spy On IRC Applied To Other Uses NextSentry recently announced a product to detect if employees are stealing private data or intellectual property and what... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Beware Of Scammers Peddling Goods Don't fall victim to anyone offering you notebooks, laptops, digital cameras, flat screens or any other electronics or... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Man Kills Himself After Encouragement From Chatters Several chat room users will soon be facing criminal charges for goading a depressed father of two children... read more... Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
University of Missouri-Columbia Absurdly Blocks IRC The University of Missouri-Columbia has blocked connections to Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks according to a story published... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Carders Using Secure IM To Thwart Law Enforcement Carders are finally moving away from using Internet Relay Chat. Carders illegally obtain credit card numbers and other... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Serious Vulnerability Affects All Recent Windows Versions A very serious vulnerability affecting all recent versions of Windows, including Vista has been found in the wild... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
jIRCii b41 Released jIRCii is a cross platform scriptable Internet Relay Chat client. Version b41 has just been posted to the... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Attackers using more sophisticated techniques Botneters continue to catch on that using Internet Relay Chat is a poor method for the command and... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Xchat 2.8.3b released Xchat 2.8.3b fixes "lots of rare crash bugs, which should make this release one of the most stable... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
savIRC 2.1 Released savIRC is a cross platform Open Source IRC Client written in Tcl/Tk. Version 2.1 changes include: * Added... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Undercover IRC Sting Nabs Portland Couple A couple from Portland is reportedly facing federal charges after trying to trade drugs for an opportunity to... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
KsIRC Denial of Service Vulnerability KsIRC 1.3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long PRIVMSG string when... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
New IRC Worm Threatens Corporate Networks SC Magazine UK reports that a new Internet Relay Chat (IRC) worm can "pose a significant threat to... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Fyle/Anatoly Pleads Guilty An update to our March 26th story; the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting, Richard C. Honour, aka Fyle,... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Snak IRC Client for Mac OS Version 5.2 Released An update to Snak, a full featured IRC Client for the Mac OS, was quietly released a few... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
mIRC 6.21 Released mIRC 6.21 was released today and is available for download from various locations. From the announcement, "As always... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
IRC Botnets Becoming A Thing Of The Past? According to several reports, Botmasters are taking their botnets off of IRC and are now using websites to... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Freenode's founder dead "On the 12th of September Rob Levin, known to many as Freenode's lilo, was hit by a car... read more... Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
Chatter successfully sued for libel An UK women who made false sexual allegations against a UKIP parliamentary candidate in chat room has become... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Australian Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison For IRC DDoS Attacks A 22 year-old man from Victoria, Australia was arrested in Melbourne, Australia yesterday for allegedly performing DDoS attacks... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Virus Writer, Fyle/Anatoly Arrested! Richard Honour aka Fyle, Anatoly, age 30, was indicted Feb. 23 by a Federal Grand Jury in St.... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
IRC DDoSer gets 2 years in jail and 1.6 Million Dollar fine Santiago Garrido who went by "Ronnie" or "Mike25" on IRC has been sentenced to two years in jail,... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Troll on IRC, Go directly to JAIL! CNET News is reporting that, on last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Agencies Bust Pirate IRC Network The North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office, the North Carolina Anti Counterfeiting Association and the Motion Picture Association... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
DDoS'er of IRC network arrested IRC Junkie is reporting, Tom Bral, a 20 year-old from Oudenaarde, Belgium has been arrested in suspicion of... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Feds Convict First IRC Warez Pirate The Department of Justice has successfully won its first conviction against someone arrested through Operation Fastlink, a multinational... read more... Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
mIRC 6.16 released...go get it! mIRC 6.16 has been released today. This version focuses on fixing freeze and general protection fault issues, an... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
IRC Hacks now available The long awaited IRC Hacks book by Paul Mutton has been released and is now available for... read more... Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
