Hack the Army, Brag About it, Get Raided

SunCrushr was one of many who submitted this. A security company called ForensicTec decided to explore the U.S. government's computer systems, with particular emphasis on the Army. They talked to the press and had their fifteen minutes of fame. And surprise surprise, they immediately got raided by the FBI. What did they expect?

Comments

Re:What is wrong with you all?

[brooks_talley]

You're right. It's not like breaking into someone's house, stealing their stuff, then telling them they need a new lock.

It *is* like breaking into someone's house, going through their papers and files, then telling the local newspaper that this particular house has a crappy lock that's easy to break into.

Can you justify that?

As for whether "every" group that hates the US has already broken into Army computers, I wouldn't speculate on that. I would say, though, that these folks sure helped anyone who hasn't done so already pick an easy target. How patriotic, eh?

Yes, it could have been worse. However, what they did was 1) illegal (isn't everything these days?), 2) stupid, and 3) amateur. You can almost always get away with one out of those three. Often with two out of the three. Go for three out of three, though, and you're going to see some trouble.

-b

Re:Publicly breakly the law is dumb

[Copperhead]

Your analogy is wrong... Try this.

You're walking down the street in front of the bank where you've got your accounts, and there is a "Closed" sign on the bank front door. You check the door, and it's unlocked, and all the lights are on. You open the door and walk in, and see that there is money laid out in piles, and the safe is open. You still don't see anyone, so you walk out the front door, and you call a press conference saying that the bank is unlocked.

That is what happened.

The silly part on their part was holding the press conference, not checking the door. In this analogy, I would have told the bank officials first. Then, I would have checked the door a few days later. If the door was still unlocked, then I would hold the press conference.