Computer Hijacker

[Bio-T]

I wish this guy would get a judge that had his home computer messed up by one of these guys then maybe a slap on the wrist may not be acceptable punishment as it is now.

Computer Guru

 

[michaelc80]

The problem is that the organizations that use his services will only find someone else to do it-there is an entire "botnet underground" out there.

Stopbadware.org estimated that over 2 BILLION dollars in sales were generated via popup and spam email advertising last year. So it's a very profitable business as long as people continue to respond to the ads.

 

[Dan4510]

The single greatest problem with computer crime is jurisdiction. No way to to make multiple jurisidictions cooperate on something as piddly as this.

If you want to solve it, we need a federal police force with authority for warrantless search and seizure, ability to detain without probable cause. Wait, we do have that, the new Patriot Act just authorized that. Well, at least it may solve the computer hacking problem.

Dan

 

[Audi Junkie]

Isn't this thread going political?

 

[-Clayton-]

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flaws in Microsoft's Windows operating system

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Anyone wanna count em up?

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Among the machines infected were US military computers in California and in Virginia.

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I cant believe someone can even get into those.
That could be a problem.

 

[Al]

In some countries they cut of a person's hand for pick-pocketing. I wish we did that here. He could type with his elbows.

 

[ALS]

The ACLU (Ageing Communist Leftover Union) Lawyers would never stand for that.

 

[-Clayton-]

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He could type with his elbows.

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[Pablo]

I hate to start a make work program for lawyers and pols, but computer crimes need a status fairly equivalent to armed theft.

It should not be seen as "light or victimless crime"

 

[amazine]

I thought it wasn't supposed too.
I think he deserves a good public beating and put it on Pay Per View.

 

[mechtech]

The total costs and lost man hours are very, very, high.

 

[Jonny Z]

I have discovered the perfect firewall. 100% safe, and cost effective. It is so safe no hacker in the world has managed to get through it.

Want to get your own? Here is the secret: Just unplug the network cable.

 

[Pablo]

Unfortunately with the network cable off, BiTOG is kinda boring.

 

[Tosh]

Jonny, I thought you were going to say 'Mac.'

 

[beanoil]

I thought Johnny was gonna say Linux, or Red Hat, or Solaris, or Ice Box, or one of the other hundred Unix clones out there.

 

[427Z06]

Let's just tally up all the damages and send the bill to Uncle Bill. He can afford it.

 

[brianl703]

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Here is the secret: Just unplug the network cable.

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What about wireless?