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Reporters At Black Hat Get Bounced For Hacking

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-brownie-points-for-you dept.

rickb928 and several others have written to inform us that three reporters for the French publication "Global Security Magazine" were booted out of the Black Hat convention for uncovering the login information of other reporters. Quoting the AP: "The separate, wired Internet connections set up for reporters are supposed to be off-limits to hacking and the Wall of Sheep. Even so reporters who didn't take the extra step and log onto the Internet through an additional secure connection like a virtual private network, risked having their data exposed to colleagues sitting just feet away. It didn't appear to be a complicated hack. The network was working properly, but it wasn't set up to shield each journalist's computer from one another."

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  1. Did they forget there role? by pauljuno · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did these journalist not understand what their role was at this event? The Wi-Fi connections were free targets and that was understood. The hard-wired connections were off limits to all involved and only for the press, as I understand it. What were they thinking?

    1. Re:Did they forget there role? by MrNaz · · Score: 3, Funny

      I fail at clicking "Post Anonymously".

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  2. comma, duh by StuffMaster · · Score: 3, Funny

    Even so reporters who didn't take the extra step and log onto the Internet through an additional secure connection like a virtual private network, risked having their data exposed to colleagues sitting just feet away.

    Even so people who post stories to Slashdot, should learn to use commas.

  3. Re:Two people... by Ortega-Starfire · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes.

    Die, Hacker!

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  4. Re:Not Surprised by Lehk228 · · Score: 5, Funny

    well technically he was bounced for GETTING CAUGHT hacking. there is a difference.

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  5. Re:Many low cost switches... by el+americano · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only their were experts who knew the specification of network switches and how not to expose users to casual snooping, then we could set up a conference where such people get together to share their knowledge of these type of vulnerabilities.

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  6. Re:Not Surprised by Adriax · · Score: 4, Funny

    The offending journalist was caught when, after stealing the passwords, he stood up and shouted "Yes, I am invincible!" with a bad russian accent.

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