Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
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#2> indefinite hospital order
does this actually mean life?
Re: Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
#3> indefinite hospital order does this actually mean life?
You can try reading the article:
"He will remain at a secure hospital for life unless doctors deem him no longer a danger."
Re: Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
#4Stuff like this is why I’m glad Ken Kessey’s “one flew over the cuckoos nest” become popular and helped remove government mental hospitals from being a serious consideration in the USA.
This kid needs to be cultivated, not institutionalized.
(Edit: never mind, seems he IS a menace to society)
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#5> Despite having his laptop confiscated, Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar, the company behind GTA, using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone.
Damn! Approaching https://xkcd.com/378/ ...
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#6> The jury was told that while he was on bail for hacking Nvidia and BT/EE and in police protection at a Travelodge hotel, he continued hacking and carried out his most infamous hack.
>Despite having his laptop confiscated, Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar, the company behind GTA, using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone.
This sounds too fantastical to be true.
This guy is obviously brilliant, disappointing that he squandered his opportunities.
Re: Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
#7Stuff like this is why I’m glad Ken Kessey’s “one flew over the cuckoos nest” become popular and helped remove government mental hospitals from being a serious consideration in the USA. This kid needs to be cultivated, not institutionalized. (Edit: never mind, seems he IS a menace to society)
The headline glosses over "The court heard that Kurtaj had been violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage."
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#8> Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar, the company behind GTA, using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone.
That's quite a feat.
> Rockstar Games alone told the court that the hack cost it $5m to recover from plus thousands of hours of staff time.
Either the kid is a genius or Rockstar really don't value their security much. Or maybe a bit of both?
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#9It concluded that Lapsus$ "made clear just how easy it was for its members (juveniles, in some instances) to infiltrate well-defended organisations".
To me, that sounds more like they were not well-defended ...
Re: Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
#10Stuff like this is why I’m glad Ken Kessey’s “one flew over the cuckoos nest” become popular and helped remove government mental hospitals from being a serious consideration in the USA. This kid needs to be cultivated, not institutionalized. (Edit: never mind, seems he IS a menace to society)
The headline glosses over "The court heard that Kurtaj had been violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage."
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