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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...