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March 20th, 2003, 09:52 AM
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What do you think???
Hey Everyone,
A 18 year old hacker apparently broke into the Air Force website(They have one???).....
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The damage to the Web site was estimated at $75,000.
Shakour(The Aqused Hacker), who also admitted other computer-related crimes, pleaded guilty to charges that carry sentences of up to 15 years in federal prison and fines of $250,000.
Outside the court, however, his lawyer said Shakour should be praised, not jailed, for showing how simple it is to compromise government computers.
"They call this a breach of security, but there's no security if a high school student can break through it," defense attorney F. Bari Nejadpour said. "Imagine what a terrorist could do."
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His Lawyers main argument is that there IS NO SECURITY on the site if a 18 year old high school student can hack this website.
Therefore one could conclude that Shakour was doing the Air Force website a favor by exposing the sites weaknesses....On the other hand, he is facing those $250,000 fines and the 15 years in prison for Unauthorized Access to a government website....
Whats your opinion? One of the two I've listed...or something completly different???
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