I’m growing curious as to the end game of many of these hackers. Publishing private information is really a black hat operation, so they’re not trying to get jobs with the Feds to help boost security. Most white hat ops aren’t published.
I wonder if these hackers are trying to get into major infrastructure hubs to raffle off access to the highest bidders (i.e. terrorist entities). Then again, being close with the IT security industry, I’ve heard plenty of talk lately that major terrorist entities like AQ already have access to key infrastructure hubs and are waiting for the right moment to turn the key.
All things electronic are/is not a good decision to make. We are indeed open to all secrets being available to the hackers smart enough to get inside or government/ business secrets.
No small thing this. No accounts are safe. Banks are vulnerable, etc.
When they catch these hackers, they should throw the book at them. Make a great example of them. These people cause millions of dollars worth of damage and they should be made to pay for it by spending the rest of their lives in a maximum security prison.
Hacktivists who support WikiLeaks, or the ChiComs?
Enhanced interrogation techniques would work on the LulzSec hackers.
In this case, Enhanced Interrogation would involve repeatedly playing the sound of a modem dialing and connecting at 300 baud to a BBS running on a 386 computer. Throw in the AOL “Welcome” and “You’ve got mail” sounds, and they will crack in no time.
Gosh.
Good thing our medical records are being sent to the central government server for simple 24/7 access from anywhere.
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