3-30-96 TWP reports on an Argentinian hacker who penetrated a slew of sensitive networks and how the FBI tracked him by getting a warrant to run a sniffer-filter at Harvard, the POE. The hacker's dad, a Lt. Col., barks, "The Yankees don't have the slightest idea about security. If a kid can enter, they should be ashamed to admit it." The Feds snort, "The case underscores the vulnerability of computer systems worldwide, a preview of a coming era of cyber-sleuthing, what computer crime-fighting will look like in the coming years." And that it shows they can catch tresspassers without violating other users' privacy. Banisar sniffs, "The case shows that there's a need for more encryption." SNI_ffs
Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 30-Mar-96 SNI_ffs by John Young@pipeline.com
3-30-96 TWP reports on an Argentinian hacker who penetrated a slew of sensitive networks and how the FBI tracked him by getting a warrant to run a sniffer-filter at Harvard, the POE.
The hacker's dad, a Lt. Col., barks, "The Yankees don't have the slightest idea about security. If a kid can enter, they should be ashamed to admit it."
My panel at CFP had a former and a current AUSA on it, and we were chatting before it started. They were quite proud of this bust and saw it as an example of a "civil liberties friendly" investigation they can hold up to rebut charges of violation of due process, illegal wiretaps, and so on. (Both DoJers were involved in this case, which was handled by the Boston office.) One gave me the impression the DoJ had to develop custom hardware and software for this "Internet wiretap" done without Harvard's direct cooperation. -Declan
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