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Title: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on December 22, 2006, 12:21:44 pm

Congressional aide admits trying to hire hackers (from a security website!!) -- to boost his college GPA, does the whole thing over email...
Hackers lead him on, then report him to authorities.

Story: http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/9999
Emails: http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/033/0871.html  <-------worth the read!   :laugh2:



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mrC

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: Ed_McCarron on December 22, 2006, 12:30:31 pm

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Two members of attrition.org, "Lyger" and "Jericho" (a.k.a. "security curmudgeon")

Security Curmudgeon, hm?

Got a secret life there MrC?

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on December 22, 2006, 12:36:59 pm

 ;)

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: AlanS17 on December 23, 2006, 11:48:17 pm

Took forever to read, but it's freaking funny!

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: MYX on December 26, 2006, 08:28:15 am

He actually went and took a picture of a squirrel.
:laugh2:  :laugh2:  :laugh2:

When you are doing the wrong thing and you put your trust into people that you do not know, and they wanna have some fun, ghaw the possibilities are endless. Wonder how long he hunted around for a squirrel before snapping off some shots.

 :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
 :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: hypernova on December 26, 2006, 12:55:04 pm

Someone had some political aspirations...

Apparently this guy isn't familiar with W.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: Texasmame on December 26, 2006, 03:01:04 pm

Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on December 22, 2006, 12:21:44 pm

Congressional aide admits trying to hire hackers (from a security website!!) -- to boost his college GPA, does the whole thing over email...
Hackers lead him on, then report him to authorities.

Story: http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/9999
Emails: http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/033/0871.html  <-------worth the read!   :laugh2:



(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7028/evilsquirrel12d1c78b1zj4.jpg)


mrC

 "doing this via bluetooth wireless in a casino bar.."


ROFL!

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: MYX on December 27, 2006, 12:22:35 pm

Quote from: Texasmame on December 26, 2006, 03:01:04 pm

"doing this via bluetooth wireless in a casino bar.."

ROFL!

show off   ;)

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: Texasmame on December 27, 2006, 12:39:47 pm

Quote from: MYX on December 27, 2006, 12:22:35 pm

Quote from: Texasmame on December 26, 2006, 03:01:04 pm

"doing this via bluetooth wireless in a casino bar.."

ROFL!

show off   ;)

Heh.  No, that's one of the things the haX0r guy says to the mark to convince him he's on the run for his life.  Just got a big kick out of it.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 27, 2006, 12:50:38 pm

One of their systems caught an early sniff, but was shut down with a smurf.

 :laugh2:

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: Jess-- on December 27, 2006, 05:30:43 pm

cool, he can shut a machine down with one of these

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: More Cowbell on December 28, 2006, 03:00:28 pm

The guy is beyond dumb. He was willingly handing over his social security # and other personal info to someone who is obviously a hacker (since that was what he wanted them for). If he didn't get outed, he would have gotten his identity stolen and bank account wiped out.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 03:04:48 pm

It's possible he did and is just too embarrassed/afraid to report it.  Reporting it would likely implicate him in the crimes he attempted to contract.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on December 28, 2006, 03:54:19 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 03:04:48 pm

Reporting it would likely implicate him in the crimes he attempted to contract.

He has already admitted to trying to trying to hire the hacker. He has subsequently been fired.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/10015

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 03:56:37 pm

Fired isn't the same as going to the Police and saying "I tried to hire a criminal to commit a crime and he stole my money."

Since they were misleading him and not actually going to commit the crime, I wonder if he can still potentially be charged with a sort of solicitation crime.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on December 28, 2006, 03:57:39 pm

So far he seems to escaped with everything but his pride.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 03:58:07 pm

And his job.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on December 28, 2006, 03:58:38 pm

I'm sure this incident is nothing but a qualifier for his continued work in Washington. I'm sure the GOP will find some use for him.   :angel:

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 03:59:40 pm

Scape goat works for me.  Didn't he used to work with WMD intel?

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on December 28, 2006, 04:10:20 pm

I think he got "squirreled away"...   /ba-da...dum.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 04:16:55 pm

This story is code for "Mister Bushins" and "reasons for invading Iraqistan".

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: FrizzleFried on December 28, 2006, 04:25:02 pm

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I'm sure this incident is nothing but a qualifier for his continued work in Washington. I'm sure the GOP will find some use for him.

Hey libtard...this forum isn't supposed to contain political discussion...take that to the politics forum.  I avoid that forum like the plague as I don't stand for anti-american pot shots at our sitting president or his administration (no matter WHAT party he is with).

Have a nice day...

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 04:30:19 pm

I like the word libtard.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: FrizzleFried on December 28, 2006, 04:32:43 pm

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I like the word libtard.

I do too...it has a nice ring to it.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 04:33:52 pm

Especially here in MA.

Libtahd.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: shardian on December 28, 2006, 04:34:46 pm

Add an "o" to it. libtardo. Now it just rolls off the tongue smooth as silk. :laugh2:

Ahh, the days of third grade. Good times.

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: FrizzleFried on December 28, 2006, 04:36:12 pm

MA?  You're in Libtardville...

Title: Re: "Squirrels work fine."
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 04:37:56 pm

I don't feel libtahdy.