DirecTV zaps hackers

DirecTV zaps hackers
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2001-01-25

Electronic warfare tactics wipe out thousands of hacked smart cards.

That's so cool. 2001-01-25
Pingu Penguin

This is one of the neatest hacks I've heard about in a long time! Thanks for the story....

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No...WAY COOL! 2001-01-26
A Fan

This is the kind of technical jousting that makes me smile. I can't wait for the next battle report....

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Why they did it on 1-21-01? 2001-01-26
Christian

It's no mystery!!! The Super Bowl's the weekend after ... everyone with non-working DirectTV is going to rush to buy legit service for football party stuff. Not everyone lives in an area with good conventional reception, I'm sure.

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Smart Card hacking 2001-01-28
Earl Crane

What an interesting article! In Bruce Schneier's book "Secrets & lies" he talkes about smart card hacking. He states one of the main vulderabilities with smart cards is that they are self contained, and can be manipulated as they interact with the outside environment.

Sure, that was interesting,...

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