Recently Arrested.

[Greyhatter]

Re: Recently Arrested.

Wireless hacker arrested in Rockhampton sting.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news...135359431.html

This guys a "cracker" not a "hacker". Intelligence is the difference here. The media got it wrong again.

[Samurai Drifter]

Re: Recently Arrested.

Wireless hacker arrested in Rockhampton sting. ( this is hilarious)
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news...135359431.html

What an idiot. What did he think he was demanding ransom for? "Give me money or I shall taunt you a second time?"

[Nikita]

Re: Recently Arrested.

Just a few updates to this thread :-)

New Zealand teenager accused of controlling botnet hacking of over 1 million computers and nearly $13 million in damages.
http://www.newsoxy.com/technology/ne...ticle10262.htm

Wireless hacker arrested in Rockhampton sting. ( this is hilarious)
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news...135359431.html



Arab hackers target Israeli websites

Various commerce sites, Likud party site among those affected. Israeli-Arab youth leads hacking cell
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...488978,00.html

THREAT LEVEL's Year in Review -- 2007
Is a cool article.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...ar-in-thr.html

[Nikita]

Re: Recently Arrested.

heh, that's not as cool as little Habbo people with lockpicks or throwing bricks through windows... but i will admit that i have a really hard time understanding people who are spending real money on fake pixels of furniture that they use in their fake online apartment. People with that much free damn time on their hands should be forced to volunteer at hospitals or to read to the blind or something.

It's also important to note that Habbo has an unspoken policy of making it really easy for their users to fraudulently acquire those funds to furnish their cyber dream pad. From what I understand the user (target market ages 10-16) calls a premium telephone number, think 976, in which case mommy and daddy are billed $9.95 for crude pixels of a plasma screen and a ps3. This is from what I gather from word of mouth and in no way should this be considered factual but instead is merely hearsay. I won't waste the time to create an account to find out.

What we deem to be of value to pay real world cash for in the online world is something none of us can actually judge, just because its a few bits in a computer doesn't mean its not worth something to someone, somewhere. I think I shouldnt need to point that one out.

In my opinon what we are seeing is todays generations version of the our toys. You could see this as either a downfall in social skills or an advancement in early childhood development. Our toys and games were tangible, the dog chewed them up, you traded with your playmates, your mum stepped on it in the middle of the night. This habbo thing is just as primitive in the big scheme of crap you can do with your computer. If kids are obviously into it than it could prove to be the extension of characteristic and cognitive development that we didn't get to have. An evolution of learning, play and skill development, It's not necessarily a bad thing. My grandma certainly didn't understand my need for video games.

But then again, I'm a twunt who just so happens to know I'd be pretty pissed if someone ganked my gear from my pally. I don't pay anything more than a monthly fee for my account, but it's real world consumerism for online time. I place a value on the time it took me to complete my 900 mini quests to get some stupid looking sword. Or it could just mean that since we both *might* agree that " people who are spending real money on fake pixels of furniture that they use in their fake online apartment" *might be* totally lame or that *maybe* we are both just getting old.
Ehh...just my thoughts.

[Deviant Ollam]

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Italian authorities are holding the founder of WabiSabiLabi
http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/ar...n-authorities/

shit, that sucks... Roberto is a pretty alright guy. Heh, he's a bit stocky, parties a lot, and basically tries to sleep with any women he sees... of course i like him. Hope he gets out soon and all remains well. Although it doesn't seem like this is the usual harassment over his 0-bay site. Maybe there's more to his past that i don't know.

"Teenager Apprehended By Police On "Virtual Theft" Charges"
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009167051

heh, that's not as cool as little Habbo people with lockpicks or throwing bricks through windows... but i will admit that i have a really hard time understanding people who are spending real money on fake pixels of furniture that they use in their fake online apartment. People with that much free damn time on their hands should be forced to volunteer at hospitals or to read to the blind or something.

[Nikita]

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"Teenager Apprehended By Police On "Virtual Theft" Charges"
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009167051

Amsterdam, Netherlands (AHN) - A 17-year old was arrested by the police for stealing virtual furniture from the "rooms" of users of the popular social networking website, Habbo Hotel.

Tor embassy 'hacker' raided by Swedish Feds
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...hacker_arrest/

During questioning at the station, the police "played every trick in the book, good cop, bad cop, and crazy mysterious guy in the corner not wanting to tell his name and just staring at me."

Italian authorities are holding the founder of WabiSabiLabi, an eBay-like online marketplace for buying and selling zero-day vulnerabilities.
http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/ar...n-authorities/

However, the arrest of Roberto Preatoni, reportedly on charges related to a well-publicized Italian spying scandal, has not affected the organization's day-to-day operations, according to a statement released by the Switzerland-based group.

WabiSabiLabi confirmed in the statement that Preatoni had been arrested, but said it could not comment on the case. According to press reports, Preatoni has become involved in a corporate spy scandal along with a group of penetration-testing employees at his former company.

Related: http://computerworld.com/action/arti...taxonomyId=146

Microsoft stands by its invite to arrested hacker
The point is to challenge Blue Hat attendees, not coddle them

Hackers Indicted
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/8428

United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced that on Thursday, October 25, 2007, a federal grand jury returned an indictment involving JOHN ESCALERA, 29, of Fresno and GUSTAVO RAZO, JR., 28, of Pasenda, California, with conspiracy, honest services wire fraud, unauthorized access of computer and identity theft related to a grade changing scheme perpetrated against the California State University, Fresno.

Related: This article also had other similar articles with links.

CA Botnet Hacking Arrest
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/8138

VOIP Hacker Arrested on Fraud Charges
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/3252

Hacker Pleads Guilty
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/7091

"The Hacker" Arrested for Phishing Scheme
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/5109

U.S Airforce hit by Hacker
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/1343

Hackers Attacks, Clark School Study
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/5941

I'm sure I probably missed a few here and there, but thought I would add to this thread a little bit.

[Nikita]

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So I was deciding on if I should post this, but they arrested the little 16 & 17 year old "hacker" vixens...That will teach em! There is a buzz so...

The female students are accused of hacking into their school district's Web site and scheduling a Snow Day. The district had originally published notification of a one-hour delay, but as the two students knew the system's password, they were able to adjust the notice to a full Snow Day.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/s...?storyid=75657

Too bad they got caught. It's certainly more inventive than forging a note from mom and dad, but I do encourage these little rapscallions get some community service.

[liberator]

ATM phone tapping for fun and profit

There are several interesting scams listed in the UK in this story.

Of the many techniques described, my personal favorite is this:

"The bugging of cash machines with an MP3 player was master-minded by 41-year-old computer expert Maxwell Parsons, from Gorton, Manchester.

He secretly attached portable MP3 players at the back of freestanding ATMs in bars, bingo halls and bowling alleys so he could illegally tap into telephone lines used by customers during transactions.

As bank details and PIN numbers were punched in, data was recorded onto Parsons' MP3 players as it was transmitted down phone lines.

He then used computer technology to "translate" the tones from the transactions and used the stolen data to clone new credit cards.

The stolen data was used by accomplices to buy £200,000 worth of goods. "

It's incomprehensible to me that they are sending the PIN in the clear down the phone line, yet that must be the case or else the phone tap would not recover it. Or at least, that must be what is functionally happening, perhaps via a very weak hash of the PIN or some other ineffective system.

Now there's a way that the NSA could self fund. Just think of the budget relief!

More seriously, this technique would work by monitoring VOIP traffic, if the ATM's phone line is VOIP. So now the wheels are turning...

[Nikita]

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Turkish Hacker Depletes 10000 Bank Accounts
Zaman Online, Turkey - Dec 20, 2006
A criminal enterprise comprised of 10 individuals who drained the accounts of 10580 customers by sending virus-infected e-mails was busted in Istanbul. ...





Not really arrested, more like busted, but funny.

Chess Player Banned 10 Years For Cheating With Bluetooth, Computer
The All India Chess Federation slapped the 10-year sanction on a player who had been using a Bluetooth device stitched into a cap he typically pulled down over his ears.

This is old, from attritions , going postal, i love those guys ....But its making news.
Rehberg aide fired over failed grade hack
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Dec 23, 2006
"I need to urgently make contact with a hacker that would be interested in doing a one-time job for me," Shriber wrote to the computer-security Web site ...

[theprez98]

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Wow, so parole has been abolished in the Federal System. Good to know!

Only because hackers have been known to start nuclear wars by phone. Just slightly more dangerous then your average drug dealer.

[astcell]

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Wow, so parole has been abolished in the Federal System. Good to know!

[patsprou]

Re: Recently Arrested.

http://www.cybercrime.gov/cccases.html
Here's a decent list of recently arrested computer criminals.

[Nikita]

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http://intelliscan.typepad.com/pegas...e_hacker_.html

Chinese hacker arrested for theft of 2.2 billion in virtual gold.
Geeeesh.

"Logic bomb" backfires on hacker

[octalpus]

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Also: http://j4b.mittelstandswiki.de/hacke...usly-punished/

changes to the Police and Justice bill would make it an offense to make, adapt, supply, or offer to supply any article which is designed or adapted to impair the operation of a computer, prevent or hinder access to a computer, or impair the operation of any program or access to any data.

Watch out, Cisco... those PIX's are about to become contraband!

Seriously, who writes this stuff?

[Nikita]

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An update on the NASA Hacker dude.

And this article (?) is funny, doesn't matter if they meant it as a joke or not, I took it that way. Btw, read the enclosed link too.