[ad] Apparently he stopped his naughty activities back in 2006, but still…a guy that is supposed to securing machines was installing malware and had a bot totaling about a quarter of a million zombies. Most used for info gathering, Paypal accounts and installing Malware for comission, he claims to have made $19,000 in a week […]
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NASA Hacker Gary McKinnon Wins Right to Lords Appeal Extradition Hearing
[ad] As we followed the Gary McKinnon case quite closely whilst it was happening, here’s the latest update. At least he seems to be getting a break in the case as he’s won the right to have his extradition case heard by the House of Lords. Gary McKinnon, the ex-systems administrator accused of conducting the […]
Logic Bomb Backfires on Hacker Employee
[ad] Ah the logic bomb, a source of humour for many due to it’s frequent showing up in ‘hacking’ movies, and it’s complete mis-use. ZOMG THE LOGIC BOMB IT’S GONNA PWN US ALL! A former UBS PaineWebber employee was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday for planting a computer “logic bomb” on company […]
UK hackers condemn McKinnon trial
[ad] It is a little over the top, this guy used over the counter kiddy tool and ‘hacked’ into systems because of blank passwords. Not rocket science, and apparently the machines he had access to were air-gapped, or segregated from the networks containing sensitive information, so the charges are greatly trumped up and are NOT […]
Gary McKinnon Busted Because he Forgot the Time Difference
[ad] It turns out Gary McKinnon got sloppy, that’s why he got busted. He forgot the computers he was comprimising were in a completely different time zone, and as he was using remote control software, the person in the office saw their mouse moving around. We have reported about this guy before, when he was […]