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Security pros savage Tsunami hacker verdict
John Oates, The Register 2005-10-11

Last week Daniel Cuthbert was convicted of breaking the Computer Misuse Act, fined £400, and ordered to pay £600 in costs. As an IT security consultant, it will be a long time before Cuthbert's reputation is restored and it is possible he will never work in the industry again.

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Security pros savage Tsunami hacker verdict 2005-10-11
Anonymous
Is traversing up three directories always an attempt to take control of the site? It seems to me that it could just as legitimately be an attempt to find out more information (which is consistent with Daniel?s story).

Manipulating the URL is a very common, and as far as I know legitimate, tech...

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