Re: Default Admin Account

["J.Hart, Elec.Eng.Tech." <starnetmaster () gmail com>]

That's exactly what I am trying to figure out - who is at fault and
who should take ownership.  If it were a car and I left the keys in it
and it was stolen, if the perpetrator was caught her would be charged,
but my insurance company would not cover me cause I left the car in an
unsecure state. So both take ownership - is it the same as in this
situation?

On 2/4/09, Scott C. Kennedy <sck () nogas org> wrote:
> Why does it matter if there were "default administration account on the US
> Military machines", it doesn't change the alleged fact that he accessed
> computers & networks without permission.
>
> One's reason for breaking the law doesn't matter whether he was "motivated
> by curiosity about evidence of UFOs" or not.
>
> If you broke into people's luggage at the airport, using the default
> luggage combination set from the factory because you were motivated by
> curiosity about evidence of Bigfoot. Would that make it any less of a
> crime?
>
> Scott
>
> On Mon, February 2, 2009 8:48 am, J.Hart, Elec.Eng.Tech. wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I have been following the Gary McKinnon case for years now.
> > My interest is in the legal area of penetration testing and the
> > evolution of cyber law.
> > What do IT Security experts and pen-testers think about the default
> > administration account on the US Military machines? You can read about
> > the case here http://freegary.org.uk/
> >
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