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# Apparently he caused $800,000 worth of damage.
I'd be interested to know what kind of damage this was. Maybe he hacked the computers so hard they exploded, or maybe there's a way to measure embarrassment in dollars now.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:13, archived)
# Going on IT contractors salaries in the early 00s,
That would probably be resetting the password on 80 machines.
(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:14, archived)
# Pfft, I see.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:16, archived)
# Plenty of ways.
He obviously breached the security system, I don't know how, but that could have required rebuilding or whatever. He could have deleted files and such from the system which would then have to be re-entered and such.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:15, archived)
# could have but didnt
it's likely just how much they suddenly realised they had to spend to actually stop people just wandering in to their systems, the fucktards.
(gtfomh, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:17, archived)
# I'm sorry, I really don't get this.
So because it was possible for someone to hack into the system, they are at fault solely and he shouldn't be blamed? If he noticed this issue with their system and informed them, it would be a very different thing. He however exploited it for his own purposes.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:28, archived)
# From things I have read he did
They ignored him so he carried on. Not that I'm saying it's right.
(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:31, archived)
# you are reading too much into what I'm saying
I'm not saying the guy didn't do anything wrong, merely that he is being completely fucked over, and this is all way out of proportion to what he actually did. The americans were indeed at fault too as it should not be possible to do what this guy did. This is probably why they are so pissed off about it. It's pretty embarrassing for them. Also, stop with the bullshit please: exploited it for his own purposes was curious and had a look.
(gtfomh, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:32, archived)
# Gazzed to save the thread from becoming way too collosal :)
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Fri 31 Jul 2009, 14:49, archived)