Man Who Found Software Bugs On Trial In Germany For Extortion

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via Monsters & Critics (DPA).

[snip]

A computer expert from Turkey who discovered bugs in US software went on
trial in Germany Monday for attempted extortion after he demanded payment
to explain the security flaws.

The trial in the German city of Braunschweig highlights the shadowy trade
in 'exploits,' in which companies pay freelance programmers bounties to
reveal software flaws before criminal hackers discover them.

The man, 29, demanded a total of 167,000 dollars from a US internet service
provider and a telephone company, prosecutors said.

To step up the pressure on his 'clients,' he broke into their computer
systems and altered customer data to demonstrate the exploit, prosecutors
claim.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) traced him to Germany, where
he was arrested.

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More:
http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1399864.php/Man_who_found_s
oftware_bugs_on_trial_in_Germany_for_extortion

Enjoy. :-)

- - ferg

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