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Hacking tool reportedly draws FBI subpoenas
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-11-24

The author of the popular freeware hacking tool Nmap warned users this week that FBI agents are increasingly seeking access to information from the server logs of his download site, insecure.org.

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Hacking tool reportedly draws FBI subpoenas 2004-12-01
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First off, downloading a tool from a site is not illegal. Second, scanning networks under current law is not a crime. Lastly, law enforcement goes fishing to obtain clues in many different fashions, as a security professional and former cop, I understand what they were looking for but do not under...

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