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Re: Man Who Found Software Bugs On Trial In Germany For Extortion
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:22:19 -0400
Moral of the story: Don't break into computer systems that don't belong to you. Richard -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Paul Ferguson Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 5:09 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] Man Who Found Software Bugs On Trial In Germany For Extortion -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Via Monsters & Critics (DPA). [snip] A computer expert from Turkey who discovered bugs in US software went on trial in Germany Monday for attempted extortion after he demanded payment to explain the security flaws. The trial in the German city of Braunschweig highlights the shadowy trade in 'exploits,' in which companies pay freelance programmers bounties to reveal software flaws before criminal hackers discover them. The man, 29, demanded a total of 167,000 dollars from a US internet service provider and a telephone company, prosecutors said. To step up the pressure on his 'clients,' he broke into their computer systems and altered customer data to demonstrate the exploit, prosecutors claim. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) traced him to Germany, where he was arrested. [snip] More: http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1399864.php/Man_who_found_s oftware_bugs_on_trial_in_Germany_for_extortion Enjoy. :-) - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFIA8gDq1pz9mNUZTMRAk3uAKCTI0UomcsW03ziw+myAx/etw7MywCfWoyc g4HJ8EXUJblV3/2hfzEFOQU= =gbbK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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