Re: Feds say: Don't hack Iraq

["Kevin Spett" <kspett () spidynamics com>]

This is bad news for the Porn Patriot.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/08/porn.patriot/




Kevin.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
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Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: [Full-disclosure] Feds say: Don't hack Iraq


> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/044/nation/FBI_warns_patriot_hackers_a
> gainst_waging_cyber_attackP.shtml
>
> COMPUTER TACTICS
> FBI warns 'patriot hackers' against waging cyber attack 
>
> By David Pace, Associated Press, 2/13/2003 
>
> WASHINGTON -- Real patriots don't hack. Uncle Sam says only he can do
> that. 
>
> The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center warned yesterday
> that growing tensions between the United States and Iraq could lead to
> an increase in global computer hacking activities on both sides. 
>
> ''Regardless of the motivation, the NIPC reiterates such activity is
> illegal and punishable as a felony,'' the agency warns on its website.
> ''The US government does not condone so-called `patriot hacking' on its
> behalf. 
>
> ''Further, even `patriotic hackers' can be fooled into launching attacks
> against their own interests by exploiting malicious code that purports
> to attack the other side when in fact it is designed to attack the
> interests of the side sending it,'' the agency said. 
>
> .....
>
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