Forwarded From: Colonel Mustard <mustardat_private> Here's a news article I found at http://bcn.boulder.co.us/media/colodaily/98/zmay7/hack7e.html Alleged hacker goes to court By EILEEN LAMBERT Colorado Daily Staff Writer A CU student accused of giving away 12 CU e-mail passwords to other hackers throughout the world, a crime carrying serious consequences, had his first appearance in court Wednesday. Joshua Gregory Pearson, 18, could face one to three years in the state penitentiary if he is found guilty of the crime. Although the crime allegedly occurred in March, a standard five-week delay, inherent in crimes with a felony summons, instead of immediate arrests allows prosecutors to investigate the case thoroughly before bringing the issue to court. "There's no huge rush," said Peter Brandon, a CU police officer. "There's no perishable evidence." Since the CU computer network security was breached, CU's Information Technology Services has worked to make sure people encrypt information transferred over Internet lines. "New networking in the dormitories will be architected to avoid eavesdropping," said Ken Klingenstein, ITS director. Eavesdropping means that, "People sit in on the network and grab people's passwords, which is basically how the password is taken. "Additional networking in the dormitories will provide another level of defense against this type of action in the future," Klingenstein said. Although this computer crime has pretty much been closed as far as ITS is concerned, these types of crimes in general will continue to consume a large amount of technology officials' time, Klingenstein said. "More people are using computers," he said. "The volume of these types of incidences are certainly increasing. "We, unfortunately, need to spend part of our time supplying legal defenses," he said. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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