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Re: Chat with the 17 year old hacker who hacked my blog

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It doesnt take a 'skilled hacker' much effort to use the tools others have released. I cant imagine the author's blog being hacked as anything more than mere button pushing. A 'script kiddy' really.

I agree. But still interesting why he does it.

Re: Chat with the 17 year old hacker who hacked my blog

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It doesnt take a 'skilled hacker' much effort to use the tools others have released. I cant imagine the author's blog being hacked as anything more than mere button pushing. A 'script kiddy' really.

I agree. But still interesting why he does it.

About as interesting as why a schoolboy carves his name into a desk with a compass point.

A fitting punishment would be for a "hacker" to get random excepts from his victims blogs tattooed on his face.

Re: Chat with the 17 year old hacker who hacked my blog

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I agree. But still interesting why he does it.

About as interesting as why a schoolboy carves his name into a desk with a compass point. A fitting punishment would be for a "hacker" to get random excepts from his victims blogs tattooed on his face.

The first line of your comment is pretty insightful. The rest, not so much. It seems you've fallen victim to exactly what you're criticizing.

Re: Chat with the 17 year old hacker who hacked my blog

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

About as interesting as why a schoolboy carves his name into a desk with a compass point. A fitting punishment would be for a "hacker" to get random excepts from his victims blogs tattooed on his face.

The first line of your comment is pretty insightful. The rest, not so much. It seems you've fallen victim to exactly what you're criticizing.

It's to illustrate the mentality. After all, wouldn't someone else just tattoo his face? No? So that's not much of an excuse for defacing someone else's property.

A brand of H on both cheeks would do as well.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The first line of your comment is pretty insightful. The rest, not so much. It seems you've fallen victim to exactly what you're criticizing.

It's to illustrate the mentality. After all, wouldn't someone else just tattoo his face? No? So that's not much of an excuse for defacing someone else's property. A brand of H on both cheeks would do as well.

Because defacing a website is the same as stealing or tattooing someone's face.

Nice moral balance you have there.

Re: Chat with the 17 year old hacker who hacked my blog

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The guy who got "hacked" (see colbyolson's post) couldn't keep his bias out of the conversation, ruined it for me. That and the guy comparing changing the page of a blog to stealing. There could have been a lot more interesting questions asked.

Considering the situation, a crime victim interviewing the perp, I thought he was quite effective at eliciting feedback. I suppose it's not surprising this 17 year old has the ethics of a sociopath. When I read he wants to become a broker, LOL.
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