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That would only apply if there was malicious intent. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Larry Diffey" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 12:57 PM Subject: Re: The wyrms and the law. > > its worse than that.... :) > > releasing buggy software that increases your systems vulnerability > might fall within the boundary of "terrorist acts". > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Roeland Meyer" <[email protected]> > > To: "NANOG (E-mail)" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 11:04 AM > > Subject: The wyrms and the law. > > > > > > > > > > Life just got more interesting for the crackers. > > > > > > http://www.securityfocus.com/news/257 > > > > > > Yesterday a new virus was announced on the news. It's only an email virus, > > > but in light of the above, the timing is interesting. The bar is being > > > raised. Between Code Red and Nimda, the past few months have been most > > > interesting, network-wise. By any stretch of the imagination, wyrm > > spawning > > > falls well within the boundary of "terrorist acts". > > > > > > The idea is that; to coerce behavior, via threat of harm or direct action > > to > > > commit harm, is an act of terrorism. There goes the argument that crackers > > > are doing us all a favor by exploiting security holes. > > > > > > -- > > > R O E L A N D M J M E Y E R > > > Managing Director > > > Morgan Hill Software Company > > > tel: +1 925 373 3954 > > > cel: +1 925 352 3615 > > > fax: +1 925 373 9781 > > > http://www.mhsc.com > > > > > >
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