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Re: BBC cybercrime probe backfires
From: "Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:39:41 -0400
They keep saying that the BBC "hacked" 22,000 computers, when in
reality the original articles said the BBC "acquired" or "hijacked" the botnet. Strawman for the win? If they paid for access to the botnet then there's no real moral difference. Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ Contributing Editor, PC Magazine larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Re: BBC cybercrime probe backfires Larry Seltzer (Mar 14)
- Re: BBC cybercrime probe backfires Ron (Mar 14)
- Re: BBC cybercrime probe backfires Castigliola, Angelo (Mar 15)
- Re: BBC cybercrime probe backfires Larry Seltzer (Mar 14)
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