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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. Re:I smell a business opportunity. by spun · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Funny, but on a more serious note, anyone who has read The Wealth of Nations knows that Adam Smith believed that free markets needed external regulation and order in order to remain free. Was he right? Who knows, but I'd like to see libertarian types stop using him as an example of someone who thought the free market needs no regulation.

    Is this offtopic? Who knows, but I'll probably get modded offtopic anyway.

    --
    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
  2. Re:I smell a business opportunity. by Tanktalus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Unfortunately, the regulations of /. have prevented me from purchasing mod points such that I may give my market (you) what it wants (-1, Offtopic).

    (I do figure, however, that I'm about to get one ... and similar /. regulations will continue to prevent me from passing it on to you.)