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More on Last Year's Cisco Source Code Theft

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the worst-of-both-worlds dept.

grazzy writes "The New York Times has a story about last year's theft of Cisco source code: The incident seemed alarming enough: a breach of a Cisco Systems network in which an intruder seized programming instructions for many of the computers that control the flow of the Internet. "

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  1. Re:t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You win, buddy.

    Too bad all you had time to say was "t".

  2. Did they steal the editor too? by P3NIS_CLEAVER · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's a Thef????

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    1. Re:Did they steal the editor too? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      What's a Thef?

      A chef with a lisp?

    2. Re:Did they steal the editor too? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Most amusing part to me is that the title was corrected but it still has "Years" instead of "Year's".

  3. cmdr taco by mondoterrifico · · Score: 3, Funny

    Master of the ebonics.

  4. But on 24 they said cisco networks were by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    self defending?????

    1. Re:But on 24 they said cisco networks were by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      They don't self-defend half as well as they self-screwup.

  5. Heh by mattmentecky · · Score: 2, Funny

    Internet Attack Called Broad and Long Lasting by Investigators

    Thats about the only thing nerds/hackers are ever going to be doing that is described as "broad" and "long lasting".

  6. Re:Question for an expert... by CaymanIslandCarpedie · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, that just makes it more secure sense more eyes will be looking at it ;-)

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  7. Re:Wren Montgomery by Drakonian · · Score: 1, Funny

    At least she's hot.

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  8. Re:[OT] Re:Did they steal the editor too? by unitron · · Score: 5, Funny
    Excuse me, did you say Gemini went to the arcade?

    Proper grammer is admirable, but it's no substitute for careful enunciation.

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  9. Re:Thef by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny
    What else are they doing?
    Applying massive amounts of negative mod-points to posts criticising Slashdot Editors... See you at (-1 Troll), baby).
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  10. More Source Code stolen for Routers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    In other news, the source code for a different router/firewall technology was posted on the net: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/

  11. not just Cisco! by Heisenbug · · Score: 4, Funny

    a breach of a Cisco Systems network in which an intruder seized programming instructions for many of the computers that control the flow of the Internet.

    Just wait until these guys see apache.org ...

  12. Re:Timing.. by gad_zuki! · · Score: 5, Funny

    >And people wonder why I don't watch television.

    So this vision of 24 came to you in a fever dream then?

  13. IOS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I found cisco IOS software on eMule a few months ago.

    It was indeed CISCO software, as I was able to verify it.

  14. Re:Books on how to hack Cisco routers by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 2, Funny


    Yes, I'm shocked anybody thinks a CCNA can control a Cisco router...

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  15. Re:[OT] Re:Did they steal the editor too? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If anyone doesnt, I'm collecting them. I'll give you a free bottle of bawls, too.