Re: [MLUG] Whoa! WiFi Hacker gets 9 years in the slammer

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Jonathan King wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:15:36 -0800, Vern Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Well I am normally very hard on crime and want to see people put away 
>> for things like this, but I think this was a little extensive.
>
> Today, I have the wisdom of Solomon, or a virus that makes me think I 
> do, anyway. :-)
>
> I'd go for the 9 years, with 8 suspended.  But then put 'em in for the 
> rest of the suspended sentence if they so much as cheat in an online 
> game room.  Even the 1 year would be fairly unprecedented, but I'm 
> willing to bet a lot of stupidity would dry up REAL FAST if it were made 
> clear that cracking for cash would get you real time.


I hope the Lowe's of this world are getting the message too:  Secure your 
systems!  These guys were probably not computing super-geniuses and they 
probably had a fairly easy time getting into the Lowe's system. 
Companies really have to secure their data.  Going after the intruders 
helps, but not enough.  Many of the biggest computer criminals will never 
be caught, and they know that.

Mike
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