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Russians Claim Their Hackers the Best In the World

Posted by Zonk on from the odd-thing-to-boast-about dept.

Ant writes "ZDNet UK reports that Russians who once hacked for fun are now teaming up to get rich through cybercrime, according to police. The Russian cybercrime division, known as Department K, has warned that Russian hackers are the best in the world. From the article: 'Everyone knows that Russians are good at math...Our software writers are the best in the world, that's why our hackers are the best in the world.'"

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  1. Pity... by C10H14N2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...they lost the ACM contest to the Chinese.

    I guess by "best" they mean "second best."

  2. of course by qewl · · Score: 5, Funny

    'our hackers are the best in the world.'

    A lot of script kiddies claim that..

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  3. Re:-1 Flamebait by PDA_Boy · · Score: 5, Funny
    Anyway, I'd loooove to hear what the Chinese hackers have to say about this.

    I'm sure we'll find out soon, all over the front pages of Department K's website, along with the strange Chinese term "0wn3d".

  4. Always look on the bright side. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, sure, their economy's in the crapper, crime is out of control, Chechen terrorists attack Moscow every now and again, the political scene is split between nationalist authoritarians and communist authoritarians, poverty's no better than under Soviet conditions, and AIDS is ballooning in the nation, but damn it, their hackers are top notch!

  5. Big Holes by Fussen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah ok, I think not enough of your have witnessed the glory of Goldeneye. As Borris clearly demonstrated, "I am inveincible!" And so it is.

    All they need is an IBM computer with 14.400 bps modem 2x cd-rom and and a lot of cigarettes. That's it!

    No no.. I know. You say, what about babe.. but no. The 2x cd-rom is what made it magic.

  6. Heh. by ggvaidya · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet that article will read "CHINESE hackers best in the world" in a coupla hours :)

  7. *sigh* by strider44 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The geek version of penis envy.

  8. Re:-1 Flamebait by serutan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Got no time for this crap. I have to rush on over to the computer store and pick me up some quality Russian-made software products. I hear their programmers are the best in the world. Can't wait to get my hands on... uhhhhh... Tetris?

  9. Ha! by rsilvergun · · Score: 5, Funny

    In your face Germany and Hungary! USA! USA!

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  10. Re:-1 Flamebait by Lars+T. · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somebody already installed some on your computer for you.

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  11. Re:Well by captain_dope_pants · · Score: 5, Funny

    "American kids in my opinion are often more well rounded at youth" That would be the steady stream of Big Macs and chocolate they consume. =P

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  12. You have not read Knuth by Julian+Morrison · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...until you have read him in the original Russian!

    (I hear the Klingon translation is also quite good.)