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The Story of the Pedophile-catching Hacker

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the small-world dept.

missing30 writes "A Turkish hacker seeding usenet groups with trojan horses has made it a habit to hunt down pedophiles trolling the groups. The cases go back to 2000, with the mysterious good samaritan responsible for several arrests. The man now has tacit approval from the FBI for his actions." From the article: "At the urging of Montgomery Police Capt. Kevin Murphy, '1069' eventually turned over more and more information that led back to a computer owned by Bradley Joseph Steiger, who had worked as an emergency room physician in Alabama. The hacker's finds included information from Steiger's AT&T WorldNet account, records from his checking account, and a list of directories on his computer's hard drive where sexually explicit photographs were stored."

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  1. only a pedophile by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    would object to this. End does justify the means in most circumstances. why is it so hard to acknowledge that child porn is wrong?

  2. We don't need no stinking cops! by P0lyh34) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Seriously, screw the fbi, call me! Give me their name and address. I'll go rape them with a fucking shovel.

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    -Polyhead-
  3. Re:So it's OK? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Honestly? Bravo for the hacker. And bravo for the FBI for doing something worthwhile with my tax dollars that actually MEANS something to the masses - particularly loving parents. I don't even have kids and I don't care how the pedophiles are caught - as long as they are caught. Child abuse like this is child abuse and should be stopped by ANY means necessary, sans murder.

    I also don't think they should be isolated away from other inmates...but that's an entirely different arguement altogether.

  4. Re:But your honor... by Loconut1389 · · Score: 1, Troll

    yet another reason to support communism- I mean, if your computer belongs to everyone, then everyone had the porn!
    *removes tongue from cheek*

  5. Re:I say the ends don't justify the means. by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Okay, now it's your turn to call. I need my vegetable patch plowed."

    Dude, that's just not cool. What did their being gay have to do with the story?

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    Apology to Ubuntu forum.
  6. Re:Thank you, from a real-life boogieman by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You are breaking my heart. Here is an idea, put a gun in your mouth. Pull the trigger. All you problems are solved you worthless piece of shit.