We will illustrate that even seemingly harmless network services can become valuable tools in the search for weak points of a system, even when these services are operating exactly as they are intended to. 22-year old Argentine national accused of intrusions into U.S. DoD, NASA and university computer systems. Intruders place pornographic images in place of the Florida Supreme Court's homepage. Brief look at the history of computer and telecom intruders in Florida. Interview with intruder who penetrated the WELL, an online provider.
Israeli intruder is arrested for penetration of DoD systems.
Newsbytes News Network , December 19, 1996. Details of attacks on the U.K. Labour Party's Web site. Details on a 25 count indictment against Kevin Mitnick for software theft and intrusions. Discusses the growing criminlization of computer intruders. Includes several examples and methods.