__/ [ Mathew P. ] on Tuesday 27 June 2006 11:15 \__
> On 2006-06-27, Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Microsoft warns of exploit code for dial-up bug
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Microsoft is warning users of malicious software that could be used to
>>| attack Windows systems that lack the company's latest security updates.
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| The bug, which was patched June 13, is rated critical by Microsoft, the
>>| most severe rating available.
>>|
>>| Hackers published the code on Web sites late last week, and it is
>>| now included in Metasploit, a hacking toolkit that is used by
>>| security researchers and criminals alike.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/062606-microsoft-warns-of-exploit-code.html
>
> Can somebody in the media please get their heads out of their back ends and
> quit calling Crackers, "hackers". I am fairly well sick and tired of this.
You're quite spot on and I fully sympathise. There is some real infamy to
this word. I am part of some hacking cumminities (e.g. fixing people's Open
Source CMS's) and the word is receiving a bad rep from the media (which
affects word of mouth too). It almost makes 'hacking' a taboo. And crackers,
much like hackers, are beginning to be perceived as some sort of "cool bad
boys". Also see:
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=929
I remember this one fairly well.
Best wishes,
Roy
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