real life hackers stuff

[punch]

Interesting read...

http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,68800,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1

This is why internet worms exist. To turn your home computer into a slave that joins thousands of other "slave" computers that are used to attack companies around the world.

Turns out this head of a satalite company paid some hackers to use their slave computer network to attack a competitor. They all got busted and the CEO of this company who funded the hackers and ordered the attacks is on the run and wanted by the FBI.

His wanted listing

http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fugitive/july2005/julyechouafni.htm

[2001Ponypower]

I think my computer got a virus from reading that

Seriously though, now the myth that companies started viruses and worms does have a small shred of truth though...

[punch]

I think my computer got a virus from reading that

Seriously though, now the myth that companies started viruses and worms does have a small shred of truth though...

There is a lot of truth to it actually.

A lot of the creators of these worms and viruses are people looking for profit, hackers make these networks of infected computers and sell their services to organized crime. A lot of it is originating out of europe in places that have less cyber crime laws.

It's really interesting actually. Viruses and internet worms arnt just for fun anymore, they are for profit.

[ACRucrazy]

I hate WTD's!

Safe webbing is the only webbing...
er something?

[SVT5LITER]

Haha... they got nicknames.. "rain"

That guy looks familiar

[SFC]

EMP and co. weren't hackers. They were little bitches. I knew them all. EMP packeted the EFNet server I ran many a times because one of his kiddie bitch friends wanted a nickname I normally used.

The sad part is they never got in a lick of trouble for any of it either.