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CNN Says Chat Rooms Are a Haven for Hackers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-duh dept.

MiTEG writes "CNN is carrying an article about IRC and how it aids "hackers" with their mischief. There are some alarming quotes from Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane Technologies, such as "people who are anti-big-corporation are going to be more likely to use something like IRC"." Yeah, if they ever hung out in our chatroom, they'd lock us all up for abusing Kurt the Pope.

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  1. Also used by 'hackers' by Raedwald · · Score: 5, Funny

    And fresh reports say that 'hackers' also use e-mail, telephones and postal services. Shut them all down!

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  2. Shocking! by TheLocustNMI · · Score: 5, Funny

    this just in -- dancefloors, bars, other public settings rumored to be HACKER FREE!

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  3. And while we're on the subject... by Cinnibar+CP · · Score: 5, Funny

    "A lot more credit card numbers are stolen than ever used, but you should assume that right now, in your wallet, there's a credit card number that has been stolen off the Net."

    You should ALSO assume that your wife is cheating on you. And you're about to be fired. And someone is monitoring you. Constantly. We even know what brand of socks you're wearing.

  4. Re:Nice headline. by zCyl · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok, do this over IRC, and you're a criminal - do it with a website, spyware, or spam, and you're a business.

    Of course, given that the current definition of criminal is "one who does not make campaign contributions."

  5. Check your wallet. by MongooseCN · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but you should assume that right now, in your wallet, there's a credit card number that has been stolen off the Net."

    Opens up wallet.

    OMG! He's right! Someone stole a CC number off the Internet and put it in my wallet! These hackers are good!

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  6. Re:This is news? by arnie_apesacrappin · · Score: 4, Funny
    To badly quote Norm MacDonald, "Breaking news from the scientific journal DUH!"

    Other places hackers hang out:

    • malls
    • coffee shops
    • schools
    CNN might want to investigate these places as well. Inside sources from CNN also tell me that these things called "newsgroups" exist. Appearantly, these "newsgroups" allow people to exchange "news", which according to CNN sources is a "code word" for "illegal activities", and is a new sweeping trend in the scary hacker underworld.

    Also, staring at the sun can cause blindness.

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  7. Re:This is news? by richardbowers · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought the only people on IRC were FBI agents pretending to be 14 year old girls. There are hackers there, too?

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