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RE: Major hack attack on the U.S. Senate


From: Gerald Comeaux <gcomeaux () new-orleans sns slb com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:08:04 -0600

Is it just me, or is anyone else concerned that this is going to be used
to help push 'trusted computing'?

-g



On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 14:54, Schmehl, Paul L wrote:
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Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Major hack attack on the U.S. Senate

Richard M. Smith wrote:

WASHINGTON -- Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary 
Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, 
monitoring 
secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to 
the media, 
Senate officials told The Globe.

Yay! Congressionally-mandated reduced computer intrusion 
sentancing guidelines for everyone!

Nah!  Just another law that Congress will exempt themselves from.

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/

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