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Re: The BBC acquired a botnet, but was it legal? - Update
From: A.L.M.Buxey () lboro ac uk
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:52:53 +0000
Hi,
What makes this unacceptable? Buying a botnet and turning it off. Hurah for them! Unstuff your shirts and get on with your lives.
my TV licence money isnt for paying criminals. What the BBC did breaks several laws, Computer Misuse Act being the major one. Its not a case of white hat v's black hat, the AV companies etc cant fix the worlds computers the easiest way (probe them and patch vulnerable ones before the bad guys get them) because of these same laws. either the laws need changing, or rewriting etc to account for any 'good' behaviour that has no bad or undesirable consequences. there again, without vulns the AV companies are out of business. hmmm. anyway, the guys involved in this media circus should have the book thrown at them as any of us would suffer if we tried the same demonstration/prank alan _______________________________________________ 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: The BBC acquired a botnet, but was it legal? - Update Michal (Mar 19)
- Re: The BBC acquired a botnet, but was it legal? - Update Byron Sonne (Mar 19)
- Re: The BBC acquired a botnet, but was it legal? - Update James Matthews (Mar 19)
- Re: The BBC acquired a botnet, but was it legal? - Update A . L . M . Buxey (Mar 18)
- Re: The BBC acquired a botnet, but was it legal? - Update Matt Olson (Mar 18)