Aggressive Social Engineering Against Consumers « SeekerBlog. This is a surprising and daringly direct way to commit a crime against someone. It is hard for me to understand why people feel it is ok to steal from others. If someone doesn’t have there are ways to get your needs met. I can’t believe that people who lie to others can feel good about themselves.
Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely Threat Level Wired.com. This is concerning. This seems like a very dangerous thing to do. Read the comments about why this is a bad idea.
10 devious new ways that computer hackers can control your machines or fix them. This is fairly technical so don’t watch the videos unless you want to get involved in some nitty-gritty.
Lots of video and comments at this link. Interesting.
The Great Cyberheist – NYTimes.com. This is a bit of a longer read but gives you a look at a modern computer hacker.
Hacker High: 10 Stories of Teenage Hackers Getting into the System – IT Security.
Real stories of serious hacking done by teenagers. Gives you some insight into why this is done.
It seems hard to believe that people get larger sentences than they would get for violent crimes. The huge numbers of victims however I can see is an argument for this. You can find the details at the Boston Globe.
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