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- CsHitman, on 01/10/2009, -10/+70He seems qualified to me...
- angel.wardriver, on 01/10/2009, -5/+63Right or wrong in this case, it is never wise to tick off a hacker.
- alpha88, on 01/10/2009, -0/+45"Oladiran was only caught when a former colleague noticed that their mouse cursor was moving around by itself."
ahahahaha - method7670, on 01/10/2009, -0/+31"I don't understand, Samir and I could write a program that would rip them off BIG TIME!"
- linuxwarz, on 01/10/2009, -0/+31Did they go compile an eggdrop just to get a scary "hacker like" image for the public?
- lurrker, on 01/10/2009, -0/+28I had an ethical hacker on my PC back around '98, when I think I was running Windows 98. Internet was slower than normal, and files on the desktop would disappear/reappear randomly over 2 days.
Then on the third day, a text file that said "READMENOW.TXT" appeared. In it were instructions on how to unbind netbios windows file sharing protocols from my internet connectoid, and assurance that he didn't permanently delete anything on the PC, but wanted to warn me from "others" like him/her. I said thanks, renamed the file, and waited. A few minutes later, he said you're welcome. Creepy, yet overall fruitful experience.
2 years later, I learned all could about things like Sub7 and later Bo2k. Now I run a business dealing with this sort of stuff. I still run honeypots sometimes to see what happens. If you're out there hacker dude/dudette, thanks! - DarknessGP, on 01/10/2009, -0/+24agreed, too bad he isn't a hacker. The article clearly says he installed spyware and trojans on other people's machines... wow, he truly is a great hacker.
- Elsewhere42, on 01/10/2009, -2/+24What a moron.
Poor baby got caught lying so he bought a program to install on the computers. (o_O)
He is NO hacker. He is just a script kiddie throwing a temper tantrum. - fiji5555, on 01/10/2009, -6/+25No he was obviously NOT qualified because he's a little immature ***** that seeks revenge simply because he got fired for lying and supplying fake credentials
- gordigor, on 01/10/2009, -2/+20Is it bad I thought the title referred to an axe wielding ex-employee?
- fiji5555, on 01/09/2009, -7/+24Oh so being a liar and ruining a company's business JUST because you got caught lying and fired for handing in a FAKE resume is justification for that? I think he's an ass.
- Trick07, on 01/10/2009, -0/+16Oh, he installed RealVNC! That is one great hacking tool.
- Trick07, on 01/10/2009, -1/+17I'm sure the script kiddies here on Digg think the guy is god, no doubt.
- whoreable, on 01/10/2009, -1/+15The pic is funny. A good programmer always remembers to include lush.h
- MasteRR, on 01/10/2009, -0/+14I was wondering the same thing. "What does compiling eggdrop bot have to do with hacking?!?!"
Stupid media. - inactive, on 01/10/2009, -0/+14In other words, if you're going to lie about your job history, or hack a company's servers and workstations, don't get caught.
- dfross, on 01/10/2009, -0/+13http://bash.org/?117002
- one1plus1one, on 01/10/2009, -1/+13"He seems qualified to me..."
Why? Because he installed dame-ware or something like that? I could install an entry-point into my employers network if I wanted, but it doesn't make me qualified to develop and administer their databases.
Also, administering a database is a big and vital responsibility that requires not only skill, but a personal character trait: honor, and a sense that you are willing to "defend" the database and company vital data, rather than attack it.
And so he broke a code of conduct in my view.
He was simply out for petty revenge because his feelings were hurt (after he lied to the company.)
He doesn't seem like a great "hacker" that we should worship and revere.
He's simply a d@ck-head who was feeling sorry for himself, and wanted revenge, and installed an entry point.
That does not a hero make in my books. - jbob2000, on 01/10/2009, -2/+12Don't ***** with nerds.
- z00k, on 01/10/2009, -5/+15HACK THE PLANET!
- ikcilabd, on 01/10/2009, -0/+9aleast he didn't copy a garbage file...
- inactive, on 01/10/2009, -1/+10The biggest threat to ANY network is not from outside sources....it comes from within!
- one1plus1one, on 01/10/2009, -0/+9PS:
If I lost my job because I lied to my employer about my qualifications I wouldn't be hacking them.
Instead I would swallow my pride and be begging for my job back. I'd march into the owners office and apologize, and tell him that I'm good, and ask him to give me another chance to prove myself.
I'd tell the owner to demote me and let me prove myself.
Maybe I'd even enroll in night courses and get a legitimate Master's degree, if I had lied about having a Master's.
If he's that good, and he loves his craft, and has a true passion for computers, that's what he would do, even though the owner is likely to say, "No, I can't trust you, get the f*ck out of here". At the very least I think he owed an apology to his employer for lying...
Instead of doing the honorable thing and apologizing and begging for his job back, he seeks out revenge and harms the database he was supposed to administer and protect --- further demonstrating his pathetic character and the kind of person he really is.
THis is the kind of character trait we loath in police-officers (who harm when they are supposed to protect) so why are we cheering on those character traits in this guy? - PerroLoco, on 01/10/2009, -1/+9I wonder how many are never caught.
- davecachia, on 01/10/2009, -1/+9Masters degrees are the new university degree.
Everyone seems to have college/or university accreditation these days. - steviesteveo, on 01/10/2009, -0/+8"You two sound like the script kiddies, you wouldn't have the balls to do what this guy did"
It's not having balls, it's extremely childish. He installed the spyware to check on what coworkers were saying about him - how old is this guy? 6?
The guy lied about his qualifications and then when he got caught out retaliated against his former employers. He hasn't got a leg to stand on. - go60, on 01/10/2009, -0/+8He didn't do too much of a hacking .. he planted 'trojan' or sth which anyone can do it easily this days ...
- asus2000, on 01/10/2009, -1/+9They saw the mouse moving around on the screen by itself. WTF?
He should have just installed a keylogger that FTPs or emails the results out. Dumb-ass deserved to get fired. - WibWobble, on 02/02/2009, -0/+7I lol every time someone writes "trust me" and tries to sound intelligent :\
- VitriolAndAngst, on 01/10/2009, -0/+7Sure, he proved them right about having the wrong character, but he proved them wrong about the skills. Hacking like this, does not prove database skills -- but it does prove that the company doesn't know how to tell the difference.
Bear with me, I think my RANT makes a lot of sense. If not on this topic specifically -- then how things are in this world in general.
>> I'm not too concerned by an immature guy who takes revenge like this -- he is probably no longer employable, which is a worse problem than any lawsuits. The law does not need to treat him like some cyber criminal. This was petty and stupid -- that's it. Damage done to both sides should stand as it is. But 80% of the lawsuits in this country are corporate. Which the law-and-order folks love, because it beats up another hippy -- while they bitch about too many lawsuits -- but I digress.
Really, if a company doesn't know enough how to deal with an employee or how to secure their data -- they probably can't determine if he is qualified or not. A resume is pretty useless without some sort of testing of candidates. If you hire someone, you should be able to tell if they are doing their job well. Lying on a resume is just an excuse for management that isn't qualified either -- regardless of whether they lied on the executive resume's -- they shouldn't be in IT.
I think it is wrong to lie -- but then that is my own personal integrity. The world calls ***** to integrity every day -- it's only something to pull heart strings on a commercial. I recognize that the companies are lying in most cases -- and so are most individuals. They lie so much that they don't even recognize it anymore -- it is part of the status quo. Companies expect you to not moonlight, to give them every idea that they are going to ignore unless you are successful with it on your own, and to only work in their own interests at all times, while expecting you to work in their interests even if it proves a detriment to your own career.
Most people cheat on tests now, most people pad their resumes -- because the expectations are too high, the desire for companies to have perfect employees, already trained and ready to fall on their sword, for the lowest paycheck they can get away with.
That isn't me -- but I can recognize the world I live in. That company is also going to lobby congress, turn your pension into a 401k and if in trouble, go bankrupt while moving all their assets to a secondary holding company, and start up again without any obligations. It happens all the time, and they are a nanosecond away from exporting your job to India if they could save a buck.
So either companies need to take a class in honor -- or they need to take what they get and roll with the punches. I can't speak specifically, but likely, a company this stupid, that doesn't screen its employees, deserves what it gets.
>> And I'm not going to screw my company, even if they screw me. That's because I have a personal honor to maintain, that is not subjectively based upon "what other people do to me." It makes me sick whenever I hear about what the bad guys would do -- so we must do this. Our culture is obsessed with morality, while having not a wit of ***** honor. So, as long as we have fat cat robber barons talking free trade as they rip us off and then get government handouts, and failing CEOs from a private club giving each other raises -- they can all ***** themselves.
Harvard turned down 300 perfect SATs for enrollment. You might think; "Wow, Harvard is really tough to get into, what standards!" But all the colleges are raising these standards, because it makes more money. Those 300 perfect scores, represent 300 alumni's with powerful parents who had to have kids become our future leaders -- to get into the Club. That sort of entitlement is bleeding down into the rest of our culture. A lot of people nod towards a meritocracy, but inside we realize that the deck is stacked. If you can lie about a degree or experience, and then get it on the job -- wow, you probably saved yourself $30,000 and all the loans and extortionist rates you'd have to pay back. The honest guy feels more and more like a chump.
If you got kids to feed. Lie all you want. If you can do the job, who cares if you had a 4.0 on your MBA? Or if you worked at Bear Sterns. I've got people with more experience than me in the office and they have more years being stupid. Ultimately, the only fair judgement of an employee is performance -- but that would require executives who were qualified at the positions they oversee -- and we can't have that, can we?
/rant off. - Teegtahn, on 01/10/2009, -0/+7Hacking isn't glamorous. Compilers are some of the most 'intimidating' screens to non-techies, because the words are flying too quickly to read, and it's full of switches and parameters and file names ... oh my!
- DarknessGP, on 01/10/2009, -0/+7he didn't "create spyware" he implied someone else's software. oh no, software installers are hackers!
- cr3ative, on 01/10/2009, -1/+8"Lying a bit" != claiming a degree AND high profile work experience
- dhughes, on 01/10/2009, -0/+7"To make matters worse, Oladiran installed spyware on his ex-employer's network in an attempt to see what people were saying about him. He also deleted important emails and sabotaged a company project."
How is this different than most in IT departments? ;) - Chompy, on 01/10/2009, -0/+7Who says he created it? Script kiddy probably downloaded it and followed a readme.
- Albumen, on 01/10/2009, -0/+6How is this good? The guy is a liar. He's paranoid. Just 'cause you don't like authority doesn't mean you are justified screw over not only the company, but the people who rely on it to make a living.
I'm no big corporate apologist. There's a lot of ***** going on in some companies. Most are just people doing their jobs as best they can in the vacuum to which they've been assigned. I like my job. I also need the money. ***** with people's livlihood, especially in this ***** economy, is not cool! - steviesteveo, on 01/10/2009, -0/+6If he hacked the network he used to work on I'm guessing he KNEW THE PASSWORDS. Is this not a reasonable assumption to make?
It's not a Matrix quality hack, in the process of working with them before he got fired he picked up some passwords and used them against the company when he was thrown out.
He's already been shown to be dishonest, don't give him credit for that. - Frnnkdlxx, on 01/10/2009, -0/+6The fact that he has been found out and we're talking about him is proof enough of their having had good reason to fire him for being a worthless IT "engineer".
- GhostFreeman, on 01/10/2009, -0/+6He wasn't qualified enough.
- evilesttoast, on 01/10/2009, -2/+7@sickbag69
trojans and spyware is just infecting a machine and just as easily removed. - Albumen, on 01/10/2009, -3/+8With this on his resume he's certainly qualified for a position in the food service or housekeeping industries.
- matthekc, on 01/10/2009, -2/+7Yeah he's certifiable.
Certified Insane - k3rfuffl3, on 01/10/2009, -0/+5Sounds like it was something like VNC... Pretty easy to sneak onto a computer via USB drive while someone's taking a bathroom break.
- glockman69, on 01/10/2009, -0/+5Not true. You can easily download free software to remote control someones desktop like that. Once your in the door and have elevated network privileges you can easily make a number of back doors for yourself and you can pretty much do whatever you want. This would be especially easy if you were their only IT person and nobody else at the company has a clue what you were doing to the network.
- Johnagain, on 01/10/2009, -0/+5He may know a bit about computers, but he is a moron... He gained nothing, risked everything, and was not even smart enough to pull it off without making the cursor move!!! If you can't figure out how to do what you want to do without VNC (or something similar), at least do it afterhours or on a weekend so the guy in front of the machine you are hacking can't watch you do it. Even my receptionist would recognize that.
- JYoungest1, on 01/10/2009, -0/+5hey dankers, douche bag much?
- inactive, on 01/11/2009, -0/+4Also, good programmers put their logs in a file called *****, so they can cat *****
- N3M3515, on 01/10/2009, -2/+6To get this straight the police in London can now put spyware and these same remote monitoring softwares on private residences computers with out warrant, but when a private individual does it its a crime. The U.K. ranks right up with China these days for personal freedoms and privacy with the US trailing not far behind.
- decx, on 01/10/2009, -0/+4sorry them poor editors for not knowing what you learned in years
i bet they know nothing for themselves - zadadka, on 01/10/2009, -0/+4You might not consider yourself a hacker, but your actions still constituted "unauthorised use", which is enough to convict you under The Computer Misuse Act in the UK.
sickbag is completely right, despite the digg-downs he's getting.
Indeed, a length of crossover Cat5 linking two PCs together as a workgroup is enough to qualify as a communication network.
Fortunately for you, hacking your bro' will be completely ignored by the authorities, because it's mere private citizen stuff.
In the business world though, you'd be toast. -
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