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This comment from Higinio is both telling of his mindset and maddening: "They're not going to give a [...] 13-year-old kid access to a multi-million dollar

This comment from Higinio is both telling of his mindset and maddening: "They're not going to give a [...] 13-year-old kid access to a multi-million dollar Unix server because he wants to learn to program. They will use shitty passwords and let me break into it. But that's on them."

Raphmedia 11y ago
Well, if your password is "123456", "password", "root" or "dragon" for your entire system, you are indeed asking for it.
- pionar 11y ago
  Poor security is not a valid defense for crime. "Well, you left your shed unlocked, so I guess the guy was allowed to steal your tools."
  - pyre 11y ago
    At the same time, if someone steals from your work because you left the door unlocked, you get fired. If someone hacks your work because your password was "password" you don't get fired. Poor computer security comes with little accountability.
  - Raphmedia 11y ago
    I see it like this: "Well, the safe was on the side of the road and the combination was 1234. Opened it, looked what was in it and closed it afterward after putting a piece of paper in it saying that I was there. Can't blame a man for being curious."
    - rhino369 11y ago
      But that isn't what he was doing. Defacing a website isn't like "putting a piece of paper" in it. And the crime he got caught for he leaked a bunch of information and purposely accessed sensitive materials. Plenty of people don't lock their front door. That doesn't mean you can go take a dump on their floor and then post their diary online.
      - Raphmedia 11y ago
        Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not defending his illegal activities. He obliviously grew bold and reckless. My exemple is for this part of the article: "They're not going to give a [...] 13-year-old kid access to a multi-million dollar Unix server because he wants to learn to program. They will use shitty passwords and let me break into it. But that's on them."
- 6d0debc071 11y ago
  Be that as it may, it's no sign of virtue on behalf of the person who gives it to you.
kazinator 11y ago
He's 33 and started hacking at 10. So needing to gain "access to multi-million dolar Unix server" is a massive, massive hyperbole. That statement is an old-school card which can only be legitimately played by people who started long before he did. Twenty-three years ago, you could have learned how to program in a Unix environment on consumer hardware. E.g. early Linux or NetBSD on an Intel 80486. A used or freebie 386 if you were poor.

Raphmedia 11y ago

Well, if your password is "123456", "password", "root" or "dragon" for your entire system, you are indeed asking for it.

pionar 11y ago
Poor security is not a valid defense for crime. "Well, you left your shed unlocked, so I guess the guy was allowed to steal your tools."
- pyre 11y ago
  At the same time, if someone steals from your work because you left the door unlocked, you get fired. If someone hacks your work because your password was "password" you don't get fired. Poor computer security comes with little accountability.
- Raphmedia 11y ago
  I see it like this: "Well, the safe was on the side of the road and the combination was 1234. Opened it, looked what was in it and closed it afterward after putting a piece of paper in it saying that I was there. Can't blame a man for being curious."
  - rhino369 11y ago
    But that isn't what he was doing. Defacing a website isn't like "putting a piece of paper" in it. And the crime he got caught for he leaked a bunch of information and purposely accessed sensitive materials. Plenty of people don't lock their front door. That doesn't mean you can go take a dump on their floor and then post their diary online.
    - Raphmedia 11y ago
      Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not defending his illegal activities. He obliviously grew bold and reckless. My exemple is for this part of the article: "They're not going to give a [...] 13-year-old kid access to a multi-million dollar Unix server because he wants to learn to program. They will use shitty passwords and let me break into it. But that's on them."
6d0debc071 11y ago
Be that as it may, it's no sign of virtue on behalf of the person who gives it to you.

kazinator 11y ago

He's 33 and started hacking at 10. So needing to gain "access to multi-million dolar Unix server" is a massive, massive hyperbole. That statement is an old-school card which can only be legitimately played by people who started long before he did. Twenty-three years ago, you could have learned how to program in a Unix environment on consumer hardware. E.g. early Linux or NetBSD on an Intel 80486. A used or freebie 386 if you were poor.