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[\ Hackers and the Authorities: [\
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[\ A question of harassment, as seen in an article from a recent [\
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[\ newspaper on 11/15/92 [\
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There were about 20 of them, computer hackers mostly in their late teens
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and early 20s. They met in the Food Court at a suburban Virginian shopping
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mall, where they pushed a few tables together, munched on junk food and
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began to discuss thier hobby: Infiltrating private computer networks.
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Suddenly, in a scene that resembled something from a spy novel, they were
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surrounded by a few mall security guards and at least one agent from the
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Secret Service. The guards demanded indentification and wrote down the
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computer hacker's names, authorities said later..
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Several bags containing computer books and printouts were confiscated, and
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the group was booted out of the mall. Arlington County, Va., police, who
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described the incident as a Secret Service matter, were on the scene but
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arrested no one.
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The incident Friday, 11/13/92 offered a glimpse into a cat-and-mouse game
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being played out in malls and train stations and on computer networks across
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the nation by hackers and federal agents who track them as part of an effort
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to crack down on computer and telephone fraud.
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It's a game in which computer hackers, many of whom take pride in their
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ability to snoop through private records , are complaining that their
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privacy rights are being violated by law enforcement officers who track
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them.
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The Secret Service, which Congress has directed to go after computer
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hackers who use telephone lines to break into computer systems for free LD
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phone service or information, acknowledges that its agents often track
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groups of young hackers who gather to discuss their passion. <!>
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Special Agent David Adams, an agency spokesman, would neither confirm nor
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deny agency involvement in the mall incident, which involved a group called
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the 2600 meeting.
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"We don't make any comment on ongoing investigations," said Adamns, who
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said the agency believes that hackers across the country are responsible for
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computer and telephone fraud costing more than $1 billion annually.
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"We're not targeting any group," said Adams, who said that in addition to
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following suspected hackers, the agency searches for them by working
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computer networks. <damn narcs>
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In general, he said, "We're targeting people who have committed
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violations under the (federal) statute."
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The current issue of 2600 magazine contains articles on such topics as
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creating computer viruses, using long-distance phones lines without paying
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for them and other high-technology tricks. <gee, really..>
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The term "hackers" is used to desribe a variety of computer users , from
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whizzes who test their skills by scanning private networks, to those who use
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computer networks illegally and phone lines for profit. <you needed to know
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that, really..>
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Most fall somewhere in between. They use sophisticated software to search
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telephone systems for on-line computers, collect data as proof of their
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exploits and consider hacking a game.
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Michael Minnich, a 17-year-old Arlington, Va resident who organized the
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local group, said its members "explore things in technological sociery that
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have not been explored very well."
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<<< Welp as you probably have noticed, alot of articles simular to this one
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have been appearing in newspapers everywhere across this country. The media
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and Hollywood are getting into us 'hackers' more and more these days.
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What is kind of ironic about this though is that most of it is a bunch of
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god damn fucking propaganda.. Nothing beats misinforming a nation of people,
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eh?
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Actually, this article I transcribed wasn't that bad, a little cheezy, and
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simplistic. Then again, the media presumes the nation is dumb.. o'well
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This and the derogatory comments were typed by :
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Thrasher on 11-16-92
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(1992) URN Underground Ripoff Network
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