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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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Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders 2006-05-29
Anonymous
This should, but likely will not, serve as a wakeup call for banks, educational institutions, and private businesses that posting an insecure public website on the internet should be a felony. A web database that can be exploited by the SQL Injection hack has a DBA and network sysadmin who need to b...

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