Reply #168: And we have this interesting little story as a tidbit... [View All]

"Diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow tried to hire a Russian hacker to break into Russia's Federal Security Service's network, according to a report published in the a Russian newspaper Wednesday.

The 20-year-old hacker, identified only as "Vers," said he was asked to hack into the Federal Security Service's network to copy, alter and delete files. Vers claims that four officials at the U.S. Embassy offered him $10,000 for the job.

According to the Moscow Times, a spokesman from the Federal Security Service has officially confirmed the story that was reported in Moskovsky Komsomolets.

The Times is also reporting that the U.S. Embassy in Russia has refused to comment on the case."

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42998,00.html

I read another story that may or may not be true that Clinton wanted hackers to hack into Milosovich's bank accounts and divert $$$ during the Kosovo thing.

Is the US hacking into systems of interest? I don't know, but it bears watching. They're not going to advertise about it if they are.

And a little paranoia is ALWAYS a good thing when watching over network security. It's one of the few areas of life where paranoia is a useful skill.