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Message 36 of 43 (568573)
07-06-2010 7:40 PM
Reply to: Message 34 by DrJones*
07-06-2010 6:57 PM


There are a LOT more laws being broken than simply pocket-change extortion. Unsolicited hacking is illegal and breaks a ton of laws. Despite the hackers' "offer" to resolve the security issues, they are not so-called "ethical hackers," who are typically professional computer system security experts paid to identify and resolve the weaknesses of a company's network.
Freelance ethical hackers identify the exploit, but then instead of using it, they simply notify the administrator that, "hey, there's a back door open here."
They do not alter the content of a site or shut it down, like these nuisances did.

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