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Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-04-26

Security researchers and legal experts have voiced concern this week over the prosecution of an information-technology professional for computer intrusion after he allegedly breached a university's online application system while researching a flaw without the school's permission.

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Re: Re: Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders 2006-04-26
Anonymous
This is not true at all, Joe hacker would be interested in ALL the records, not the 7 this guy is accused of accessing. Per another article, the only reason the number went from 2 to 7 is because USC didn't believe him when he reported the flaw.

The fact is that the data was accessible, it was fo...

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