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RE: The south rises again!
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:58:56 -0400
I don't like the Wikipedia definition for cyberterrorism either, but it is the one that the media seems to have adopted. Richard -----Original Message----- From: Blue Boar [mailto:BlueBoar () thievco com] Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 12:02 AM To: Richard M. Smith Cc: 'funsec' Subject: Re: [funsec] The south rises again! I disagree wholeheartedly with that definition. Take the word "terrorism" http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism And add "over the Internet". I may of course get outvoted by the general populace on the definition. The Wikipedia def. simply says causing harm or disruption. An accidental root DNS server outage is "cyber-terrorism" under that definition. BB Richard M. Smith wrote:
Yep, probably no one was too terrified when they lost their phone service for a couple of hours. However, here's the definition given by Wikipedia for cyberterrorism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-terrorism Cyber-terrorism is the leveraging of a target's computers and information technology, particularly via the Internet, to cause physical,
real-world
harm or severe disruption. Using even this rather broad defintion, there have been very few real world cyberterrorism attacks. Richard -----Original Message----- From: Blue Boar [mailto:BlueBoar () thievco com] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:29 PM To: rms () computerbytesman com Cc: funsec Subject: Re: [funsec] The south rises again! Who was he trying to make terrified? BB rms () computerbytesman com wrote:Could this be an actual case of cyberterrorism? Knocking out people's telephone service is a big no-no isn't it? RichardRedneck Ragin' from: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/09/24/daily26.html?f = et50&ana=e_du A former Cox Communications Inc. employee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges he hacked into the company's computer system and disrupted computer and telecom services in four cities. William Bryant, 38, of Norcross, Ga., pleaded guilty in federal district court to knowingly causing the transmission of information to a computer used in interstate commerce, and as a result intentionally and without authorization causing damage to that computer. He now faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing is set for Dec. 13 before U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash. Bryant is a former employee of Atlanta-based Cox Communications, which operates a computer and telecommunications system throughout the United States. After being asked to resign, Bryant remotely shut down portions of Cox's system, causing the loss of computer and telecommunications services, including access to 9-1-1 emergency services, for Cox customers in Dallas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge, La. Cox technicians restored service within hours. -------------------------------------- Although I disagree with the tactics, Cox does suck cocks. Personally I would have thought it funnier to xss the front page of the AJC if you had that kind of access. Something along the lines of "Stupid rednecks finally admit Creationism is wrong while simultaneously stopping the flood of wasted taxpayer dollars on the rebel flag debate". -JP<who would probably have to define "simultaneously" in the article> _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list._______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list._______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- The south rises again! Dude VanWinkle (Sep 27)
- Re: The south rises again! rms (Sep 27)
- Re: The south rises again! Blue Boar (Sep 27)
- RE: The south rises again! Richard M. Smith (Sep 27)
- Re: The south rises again! Blue Boar (Sep 27)
- RE: The south rises again! Richard M. Smith (Sep 28)
- Re: The south rises again! Brian Loe (Sep 28)
- Re: The south rises again! Blue Boar (Sep 27)
- Re: The south rises again! rms (Sep 27)
- Re: The south rises again! Dude VanWinkle (Sep 28)
- Re: The south rises again! Brian Loe (Sep 28)
- Re: The south rises again! Dude VanWinkle (Sep 29)