RE: Meth and hacking?

[John.Airey () rnib org uk]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vince [mailto:vince () ewarfare com]
> Sent: Thursday, 11 March 2004 00:04
> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: FW: [Full-disclosure] Meth and hacking?
>
>
> > "The drugs and the crime fit neatly together; addicts strung 
> out on meth
> > can stay awake and focused for days at a time, making them 
> expert
> > hackers and mailbox thieves. And ID theft is easy money, the 
> perfect
> > income for drug addicts who have no other way to fund their 
> habit."
>
>
> -----clip from msn site---
> "Bob Sullivan is senior writer for MSNBC.com's Technology 
> section, specializing in computer crime, electronic financial 
> fraud, privacy, and the Internet Underground. His 
> investigative reports have forced hundreds of companies to 
> come clean about the theft of customer data by hackers, and 
> he has regularly been the first to warn of potential identity 
> theft. Bob was also the first to tell Americans that the FBI 
> had developed a computer program, called Magic Lantern, 
> designed to steal public encryption keys. Bob’s work has been 
> read by millions and he has appeared on MSNBC TV, CNBC, NBC 
> Nightly News, the Today Show, TechTV, and a variety of local 
> NBC affiliates."
> -------
Hang on a minute. How can you steal "public" encryption keys? They are
useless if they aren't freely available anyway! 

Now "private" encryption keys is another matter.

- 
John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE
Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute of the
Blind,
Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU,
Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 John.Airey () rnib org uk 

Why do so many people who call themselves christians use the name of Jesus
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