Re: [Full-disclosure] DoS kiddiots can face 10 years in jail

2006-11-15 Thread Ronald MacDonald
The new law also makes it an offence to supply or make available any software or tools that could be used to commit hacking or denial of service attacks, and those found guilty under this section of the act face up to two years in jail. Not only that, but the reform also targets anyone who

Re: [Full-disclosure] DoS kiddiots can face 10 years in jail

2006-11-15 Thread J.A. Terranson
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Ronald MacDonald wrote: I'm worried the Government is tightening the Computer Misuse Act without fully understanding any consequences... Um, isn't that their *job*? Who said they needed to understand anything? -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF

Re: [Full-disclosure] DoS kiddiots can face 10 years in jail

2006-11-14 Thread James Greenhalgh
J. Oquendo wrote: [forwarded] The new law also makes it an offence to supply or make available any software or tools that could be used to commit hacking or denial of service attacks, and those found guilty under this section of the act face up to two years in jail. They were doing OK until

Re: [Full-disclosure] DoS kiddiots can face 10 years in jail

2006-11-14 Thread Steffen Kluge
On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 13:13 -0500, J. Oquendo wrote: The new law also makes it an offence to supply or make available any software or tools that could be used to commit hacking or denial of service attacks, and those found guilty under this section of the act face up to two years in jail.

[Full-disclosure] DoS kiddiots can face 10 years in jail

2006-11-13 Thread J. Oquendo
[forwarded] Denial of service attackers face 10 years in jail http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,61966964,00.htm By Andy McCue Special to ZDNet Asia November 13 2006 Denial of service attackers in the United Kingdom now face up to 10 years in jail with updated computer

Re: [Full-disclosure] DoS kiddiots can face 10 years in jail

2006-11-13 Thread Eliah Kagan
The new law also makes it an offence to supply or make available any software like an operating system? like a compiler? like PoC code? like manpages, help files, and other software documentation? like a web browser that can be used to find such information? or tools like a computer? like

Re: [Full-disclosure] DoS kiddiots can face 10 years in jail

2006-11-13 Thread Matthew Flaschen
Eliah Kagan wrote: The new law also makes it an offence to supply or make available any software like an operating system? like a compiler? like PoC code? like manpages, help files, and other software documentation? like a web browser that can be used to find such information? Or a