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Cisco Confirms Arrest In Theft Of Its Code
spafbnerf writes "Informationweek is reporting on Cisco Systems' confirmation of an arrest in connection with the theft of its IOS 12.3 source code last year. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that federal officials and security experts have acknowledged that the theft of the Cisco source code was part of a wider pattern of thousands of attacks on military and research computers perpetrated by an unknown number of individuals." From the article: "The FBI fully recognizes the inherent sophistication and global nature of intrusion investigations...As such, we have worked hard to develop strong partnerships within the international law-enforcement community. In this case, we have been working closely with our international partners to include Sweden, Great Britain, and others. As a result of recent actions, the criminal activity appears to have stopped."
The parents of the teenager in question have taken all his pokémon games.
"As a result of recent actions, the criminal activity appears to have stopped."
Thanks to the bear patrol recently put in place in my neighborhood, all bear-related activity appears to have stopped.
lol omfg idiots bought it!!!
Yeah. Stay put for 2 months more. And just in case you have something urgent, tunnel through Luser832, I have planted enough "evidence" on his PC to keep him in prison for 50 years.
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More like "liberation".
Information wants to be free.
"As a result of recent actions, the criminal activity appears to have stopped."
Wow, that statement really made me feel better.
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
Thats why I have a Linksys wifi router. It works as good as everything else and has the nifty little cisco brand on it to make it look expensive and impressive.
crap
Thank goodness Cisco finally got its source code back! Now the source code is safe and sound, never to be seen again by anyone outside Cisco.
"Destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion." - Penn Jillette, paraphrased
We have a 7100 series that I use as a step-ladder to access stuff on a top shelf. It has never teetered or shifted.
"Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
--Dr.W.Edwards Deming
The suspect is a 16 year old boy from Uppsala, Sweden, my hometown. I bet he doesn't feel as clever now as he used to. :-)
I look forward to Maureen O'Gara's next scoop though: "He came from Uppsala, the headquarter of famous open source company mySQL AB! Also the place where Vikings once slaughtered Christians in pagan rituals! All a coincidence? I think not!!"
Being bitter is drinking poison and hoping someone else will die
Since I bitch-slapped a hacker trying to break into my system I have not seen another one trying. All that activity must have stopped as well. Wow...I suddenly feel all is right with the world
I'm not a troll, but I play one on Slashdot.
Looks like they could do with a decent firewall to keep out intruders. Can anyone recommend a good one?
That's a horrible idea, and I wish slashdot would stop advocating these sorts of measures.
When was the last time you tried lifting a 6500, let alone walking with it under your coat? Only do this if you manage to drive out with a 6500 router AND Chambers' Porsche*.
*No, I don't know what he drives. Artistic license.