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US Busts Military Network Hacker

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the crime-and-punishment dept.

yorgasor writes " KATU has an article announcing the case of a mysterious hacker who has broken into roughly 100 military networks has been solved. The hacker is a British citizen and authorities were considering extradition for the case. Although no networks containing classified information were compromised, they do consider the hacker to be a professional rather than recreational due to the large number of networks he hacked."

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  1. zerg by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 5, Funny

    Huh? Something must have been left out of the blurb. If I wank 100 times a day to porn, does that mean I'm a professional wanker?

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    1. Re:zerg by pyrote · · Score: 5, Funny

      and you said it was the keyboard that gave you Carpal Tunnel.

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  2. Professional Hacker? by ejunek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does that come with a 401k plan and a good dental plan? It still probably has a better retirement plan than Enron :P

    1. Re:Professional Hacker? by mr_z_beeblebrox · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does that come with a 401k plan and a good dental plan? It still probably has a better retirement plan than Enron :P

      Best 401K around, you invest all the 'half cents' that are left over from other transactions.

  3. This fits here.. by RebelTycoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    All your bases are belong to us...

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  4. Re:Kinda OT by wadetemp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn. You're right. I knew I shouldn't have given my ballot to that bearded guy carrying the 80s-era Soviet anti-tank missle launcher.

  5. Re:This is not 'hacking' by njchick · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, a guy from Iran who breaks into just one military computer is a recreational terrorist, right?

  6. If you do it a lot, you're a "professional" by Jeremiah+Blatz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hrm, "they do consider the hacker to be a professional rather than recreational due to the large number of networks he hacked."

    Wow, I guess I'm a professional /. reader? This is so cool! I thought I was unemployed, but no, here I am, practicing my profession *right now!* Rawk!

  7. Re:British Hacker ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Over 100 before he was caught out. That's better than the entire England cricket team...

  8. What frightens me most.. by varjag · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..about this story, is that noone of slashdotters objected this time to use of word 'hacker' as a label to 'cracker'.

    Oh well...

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  9. Re:By George by sql*kitten · · Score: 4, Funny

    He must've been looking for the secret blueprints for the prevention of tooth decay...

    Just be thankful that the geniuses at MIT invented the elasticated waist and made America safe for Truth, Justice and the Chicken Parm Sub.