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Hackers Not Afraid of Being Caught

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the they-are-masters-of-disguises dept.

An anonymous reader wrote in to point us to an interview with Honeynet Founder Lance Spitzner where he says "Years ago it was hackers who were doing it for the bragging rights, now it's the criminals. The motivation has changed, hacking is now profitable and there's so much money to be made with very little risk to the actual hackers."

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  1. HACK the PLANET by hoy74 · · Score: 5, Funny

    or just the gibson.

  2. In the good ole days... by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Angelina Jolie, a bunch of punky but fun misfits, and I used to hack into evil businesses and expose their secret schemes to steal from the poor and opress the common man. We'd use holographic GUIs and paint our laptops... kids these days... well they've just ruined it all.

    1. Re:In the good ole days... by Bluesman · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh, come on. Back when they had Gibsons, hacking was a walk in the park. All you'd need to do was sit around and guess at typical passwords.

      It's harder today, what with intrusion detection systems and ceramic baseball bats that will smash a boom box in nothing flat if you're caught.

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  3. Steep Learning Curve by Non-CleverNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    I tried to become a hacker once, but I suck at reading the Matrix code.

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    1. Re:Steep Learning Curve by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Try the upgraded Da Vinci code.

  4. More like.... by krell · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's more like the difference between flammable and inflammable. I sure learned that one the hard way.

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  5. Re:I smell a business opportunity. by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 2, Funny
    And if the ORDER, whether from enforcement agencies lack of size/strength/resources/capabilities/perception, can not enforce a law the free market will provide a solution for a fee.
    Ah, yes, Adam Smith's old "invisible hand holding the AK-47" :-)
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  6. Re:Oh for crap's sake.. by Speare · · Score: 4, Funny

    The 1980s called. They want their 'hacker' vs 'cracker' argument back.

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