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Microsoft Tricks Hacker Into Jail

Posted by Zonk on from the ha-ha dept.

CompotatoJ writes "Wired News reported that William 'IllWill' Genovese was sentenced to prison after being tricked by a Microsoft Investigator offering to pay $20 for a copy of the secret source code. From the article: 'The investigator then returned and arranged a second $20 transaction for an FBI agent, which led to Genovese's indictment under the U.S. Economic Espionage Act, which makes it a felony to sell a company's stolen trade secrets ... [Microsoft] has also expressed fears that making its source code public could allow hackers to find security holes in Microsoft products -- though, so far, intruders are doing fine without the source.'"

4 of 284 comments (clear)

  1. FP by pHOENIXonline · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP

  2. So in theory, I can put Microsoft in jail, too by layer3switch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Only if I can sucker Microsoft to buy the Brooklyn Bridge...

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  3. Secure?! NEVER! by Kranfer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Microsoft products will never be secure, if the source code is released or not. No ifs ands or buts about it. End of story. Run Microsoft Windows, allow people access to everything you do online.

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  4. Re:M$ by pmenefee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Google has done a very evil thing in China.