Well... Tell me where honeypotting goes if that happens? *cry*
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:full-disclosure- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Wray > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 02:15 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Hacker suspect says his PC was hijacked > > Will "Knowingly allowing a computer under your control > to remain in an exploitable state" become a crime? > (if it isn't already...) > > I am in two minds on whether it should or should not > :( > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Paul Tinsley > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/10/hijacked.hacker.re > > ut/index.html > > > > "Caffrey is accused of triggering the paralyzing data blast > > on a vital > > computer server used to coordinate ship movements in the > > Houston port -- > > the sixth biggest shipping port in the world" > > > > Ok, so somebody explain to me why in the world this "vital computer > > server" is on a public network? > > > > "He said his machine may have been taken over by another > > individual or > > group who then set the digital onslaught in motion. 'My computer was > > completely and utterly vulnerable to many exploits'" > > > > If anybody needed more ammo to convince people that patching is > > important this might be a good one to add to the stack, whether he is > > lying or not I sure wouldn't want to try and defend that position... > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
