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Use a Honeypot, Go to Prison?
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-04-16

SAN FRANCISCO--Using a honeypot to detect and surveil computer intruders might put you on the working end of federal wiretapping beef, or even get you sued by the next hacker that sticks his nose in the trap, a Justice Department attorney warned Wednesday.

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Use a Honeypot, modify /etc/motd 2003-04-21
Anonymous
> cat /etc/motd

***************************************

* WARNING HAX0R WARNING HAX0R WARNING *

*-------------------------------------*

* This is a honeypot, please DO NOT *

* leave any kind of EXPLOIT, TROJAN, *

* IRClogs, mp3 or nude pics on this *

* box as this material is considere...

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