Reply From: Raj Mathur <rajut_private> mea> -- In 1994, criminals operating in several countries hacked mea> into the Citibank Cash Management System that is used for mea> functions such as wire transfers. They attempted 40 transfers mea> totaling $10 million. mea> -- Late last year, authorities in this country and Israel mea> arrested three teenagers who are suspects in a series of mea> intrusions into Department of Defense and other government mea> agencies' computers. mea> -- Earlier this year, a Massachusetts teenager pleaded guilty mea> to having crippled an airport's control tower by using a mea> computer to disable voice and data communications. I find this choice of nouns rather interesting. The people who hack Citibank are ``criminals''. The ones who potentially cause much more damage (crippling a control tower == potential danger to human life) are simply ``teenagers''. Does the choice of words reflect the writer's mindset or the status of investigations/court cases, or am I just being my normal paranoid self? -- Raju -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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