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Re: Oh, Dear
From: Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:53:48 -0700
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Les Bell<lesbell () lesbell com au> wrote:
An interesting, if somewhat polemic, TV report on the dangers of identity theft, unsecured wireless networks, phishing and the general evils of the Internet: transcript. video, other resources, etc. at http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2009/s2655088.htm But - somewhat embarrassingly - after the Australian Federal Police boasted to camera about their success in monitoring a criminal hacker forum and arresting an administrator, a hacker broke into one of the police computers and posted screenshots etc. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/hackers-break-into-police-compu ter-as-sting-backfires-20090818-eohc.html I always tell people that it's risky to get into a pissing contest with hackers, but do they listen?
Also seen here: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/hackers-break-into-police-comp uter-as-sting-backfires-20090818-eohc.html - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFKikHjq1pz9mNUZTMRAtc8AJwPiP7SQJmKB5cmHW92Q3+aySXvCQCfU/bS FGJhWsxNeqymZFEDNZyxhGU= =9eeM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ 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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