, SecurityFocus 2002-08-27
The helpful hacker demonstrates his techniques on camera for the NBC Nightly News, but lawyers kill the story when he cracks the broadcast network's own systems.
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Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them
2002-08-28
phil (1 replies)
phil (1 replies)
Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim.
2002-08-29
Scott (5 replies)
Scott (5 replies)
Lamo is a script kiddy
2002-08-28
Anonymous (5 replies)
Anonymous (5 replies)
Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them
2002-08-28
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
I meant that as a joke, a jab, to lighten things up.
But to answer your question:
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Why should computer criminals be treated differently from other criminals
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I think that if a murder uses a gun to kill someone, then they should not be able to own a gun.
Oh wait, here is a different analogy so you don't huff and puff. Yeah yeah, comparing murderers to hackers, an easy analogy.
If an individual uses specific tools to _break_ into a location and is caught looking at company files, those tools should be taken away. That individual should not be able to own/use those tools, within whatever time deemed by the courts.
I don't see how this is different from one criminal to the next.
Do I think Lamo is really _hacking_?
No.
The ability to use a http proxy is a feature of whatever browser someone uses. The ability to guess passwords is commonsense.
One more thing and I'll be done. If I was Kinko's, I would deny him access to use the terminals/i-net access. Why? because he blantantly abused the service.
Would you let him use your computer?
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