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Quite likely Randal Schwartz. "In July 1995, Schwartz was prosecuted in the case of State of Oregon vs. Randal Schwartz, which dealt with compromised computer
by bigiain 3y ago
Quite likely Randal Schwartz.
"In July 1995, Schwartz was prosecuted in the case of State of Oregon vs. Randal Schwartz, which dealt with compromised computer security during his time as a system administrator for Intel. In the process of performing penetration testing, he cracked a number of passwords on Intel's systems. Schwartz was originally convicted on three felony counts, with one reduced to a misdemeanor, but on February 1, 2007, his arrest and conviction records were sealed through an official expungement, and he is legally no longer a felon." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randal_L._Schwartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randal_L._Schwartz
- terminous 3y agoImportant aspect: he had been fired and cracked passwords while no longer an employee, to try to get rehired: "Rather ill-advisedly, the Perl-programming guru (who's written several books on the subject) tried to prove his worth by running a password cracking package after he'd left in order to produce evidence that security practices had deteriorated since his departure. Instead of re-hiring Schwartz, as he hoped, Intel called in the police and he was charged with hacking offences." https://www.theregister.com/2007/03/05/intel_hacker_charges_quashed/ https://www.theregister.com/2007/03/05/intel_hacker_charges_...
- fragmede 3y agoWikipedia is a little light on the details. How much time did he end up serving, and were there any repercussions for the other parties involved?