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Script kiddies are not hacker
I have to say that Robert Graham is mis-informed and dangerous. When he says "Hackers are now far more coordinated, and they no longer merely rely on copycat tools and random attacks", he merely betrays his ignorance. Firstly, where is his evidence that hackers are coordinating their efforts ? Most importantly though, I think Graham needs to know what a hacker is. Using copy-cat tools and random attacks is not the work of a hacker. In the vernacular, such people are "script kiddies". Anyone can download a script and run it! I also resent the insinuation that "phishing" scams are run by hackers. Phishers are CRIMINALS, *not* hackers. If you rob a bank with a handgun, you're a bank robber. If you rob a bank with phished information, you're a bank robber. Sadly, the disinformation continues apace.
Posted by: Boblet   Posted on: 11/01/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Why hack home users  geoffreyarcher | 10/28/04
Home user have always been the target.  htotten | 10/28/04
Home users do dumb things  voska | 10/28/04
Ding, Ding, Ding . . .  Roger Ramjet | 10/29/04
It just seems that way.  doe_z | 10/29/04
I get about 1000 hack attempts a day  V Sanders | 10/29/04
CRACKERS not hackers  Roger Ramjet | 10/29/04
Yeahright  quietLee | 10/29/04
You defined a Cracker.  doe_z | 10/29/04
Hacker is a cracker in training  quietLee | 10/29/04
You are both wrong  voska | 10/29/04
and... don't forget spyware\drm and activation  V Sanders | 10/29/04
For those that MIGHT care...  SC-man | 10/29/04
Default state of open?  mathandmetal | 10/29/04
and who is hiring  V Sanders | 10/29/04
We need a full time bounty on them  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/04
think this would help crooked CEOs and Execs too  V Sanders | 10/31/04
Script kiddies are not hacker  Boblet | 11/01/04

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