Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers

Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-11-07

How seriously does the U.S. government take computer intrusion? Seriously enough for the threat of foreign hacking to take a prominent role in new rules governing the FBI's national security investigations issued by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft this week.

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-10
Boutzev (1 replies)

"the use or attempted use of any cyber-activity or other means by, for, or on behalf of a foreign power to scan, probe, or gain unauthorized access into one or more U.S.-based computers."

This basically means that, if you try to connect to a web site, your action may be considered as a "probe", a...

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-10
Anonymous (1 replies)

by Boutzev

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>Therefore, the FBI may take any "proactive"

> action against you, just because

> you "probed "a web site.

>

>This is how a gouvernment uses people's

> fears in order to emprison a nation.

Boutzev, you sound like a teenager who buys their own propaganda.

The FBI is WAY un...

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-11
sf (1 replies)

I certainly don't see this as any reason to fear living every day life. However you commented that clean hands don't probe government systems. I beg to differ, I had a couple complaints lodged over portscans. Unfortunately I was using nmap for demographic purposes and it's random scan came across a ...

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-13
Anonymous

Yes I really hope that the FBI would look for something more than just a port scan. I mean if you get the same style port scan from the same ip address or geographical location yes that might raise an eye brow but the NSA should have their back and help them secure these systems that are being repe...

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-10
Anonymous (1 replies)

"So far, there have been no confirmed cases of state-sponsored hacking into U.S. computers."

Enhanced PROMIS

Comverse Infosys

Amdocs

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-11
Anonymous

Those are urban legends, aren't they?...

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-11
Anonymous

"Those are urban legends, aren't they?"

open web browser

type google.com

query "enhanced promis"

open web browser

type google.com

query "comverse infosys AND amdocs"

report back

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-12
Anonymous

I'm thinking it's about d**ned time! The fear of the US government abusing this is a valid...just not from this particular Attorney General. I grew up about 10 miles from this guy when he was just entering political life. He's a good egg...who's to say what the next AG will be like however. Reno...

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Ashcroft takes on foreign government hackers 2003-11-14
Boutzev

Well, it has nothing to do with "russian" hackers or surfers or whatever. Anyways - I am not russian.

However, just because you fight an enemy, doesn't give you the right to put "stupid surfers" in jail. Even if they are the most ignorant and stupid people, still you can't put them in jail just b...

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