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Interview With A Convicted Hacker: Robert Moore Tells How He Broke Into Routers And Stole VoIP Services
From: "Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:09:38 -0400
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20210178 1 Convicted hacker Robert Moore, who is set to go to federal prison this week, says breaking into 15 telecommunications companies and hundreds of businesses worldwide was incredibly easy because simple IT mistakes left gaping technical holes. Moore, 23, of Spokane, Wash., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud and is slated to begin his two-year sentence on Thursday for his part in a scheme to steal voice over IP services <http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=188702963> and sell them through a separate company. While prosecutors call co-conspirator Edwin Pena the mastermind of the operation, Moore acted as the hacker, admittedly scanning and breaking into telecom companies and other corporations around the world. "It's so easy. It's so easy a caveman can do it," Moore told InformationWeek, laughing. "When you've got that many computers at your fingertips, you'd be surprised how many are insecure."
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