No jail for 'Analyzer'

No jail for 'Analyzer'
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2001-06-15

Solar Sunrise hacker gets community service for badly scaring U.S. military.

Just goes to show you 2001-06-15
elliptic (3 replies)

This just goes to show you, the only thing the citizens of the US have to fear is their own Government. Thinking of the ways people like Dark Dante, Merc, Max Vision, and others have gotten screwed makes me sick. This is, of course, in contrast to the way people of foreign lands receive little or ...

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Just goes to show you 2001-06-15
Common Sense (1 replies)

Oh, certainly.. All computer systems are free

and open for all to peruse, shame on us for arresting

the intruders... Tell you what, if someone breaks

into your house, even if they don't break or steal

anything, let's see if you don't call the cops

and demand the arrest of the perpetrators....

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Just goes to show you 2001-06-18
dirge

Hmmmm.. I think the point that elliptic was making was the drastic difference in sentencing used in the US vs foreign nations. Esp. the EU (in my mind.) It is an interesting note. However, I would be more likely to be proud of more strict sentencing than I would be ashamed of it. One thing that I th...

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Re: Just goes to show you 2001-06-16
John (3 replies)

Wow, that really does show us something. We should allow US citizens to compromise any system in the world they need too! Is this what you are saying? This is crap. An attacker is an attacker no matter the cause or "so called" political statements. Some people will argue this, but would you like an ...

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The "most orgainized attack on ...... 2001-06-19
Not Panic Prone

Three kids, the most dangerous threat to date...... John may have: 1) no clue 2) wanted addidional funding 3) stuck his foot in his mouth.....

Pick as many as you want. Add to the list.

To help John:

John may need: 1) an education 2) research his facts befor he panics 3) To apply the...

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but what should constitute a 'computer crime'? 2001-06-21
erik

I agree that people that infiltrate others systems should be punished.

What I don't agree w/ is the definition of 'computer crime'. It seems to be

way to gray of an area.

An e.g., is port-mapping. I really don't think this should be illegal,

but I believe it is (please correct me if I'm wrong...

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Re: Just goes to show you 2001-06-21
HeLiS

its funny everyone to comments is a narrow minded lets leave our front doors unlocked kind of person!!!

i'm sorry but now all our info is online for any hacker to find and view and i think hackers are the only thing keeping the governments on the ball to keep locking the doors to keep our privacy...

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Just goes to show you 2001-06-20
doc

ok i completely understand ur point of veiw and i agree with you... but im not sure if u know that the us has tons of forces in the middle east protecting oil tankers and keeping people from setting the oil stations on fire... now just to show you how they feel imagine this scenerio... there is a su...

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Why a shamed ? 2001-06-20
jean-claude DUS

This guys prove problems in US security system. It makes me laught, the biggest industry, technological country in world, get pound by a 22 years old guy.

Your country is driven by buisness, corporation, etc. So Hackers are the counter-power of them, in their way, they create a balance. And we mus...

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Re: Common Sense 2001-06-20
Literate

"Its Not Yours" ?????? Well,

Is my computer or telephone conversation the property of the Unites States? I dont belive it is. But the US government does. Echelon and Carnivore are examples of this blantant abuse of our privacy....

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