Profiling Hackers (or Attackers?)…Further Blurring of lines Between Crime & Hacking

The project aims to improve the response to ICT crime and the transnational organised crime groups that may be involved in it, by outlining the criminal profiles of the different types of hackers, with particular emphasis on their possible involvement in transnational organised crime activities and cyber-terrorism. Through a better understanding of hackers, HPP will …

Reference: Are Hackers Pioneers with the Right Stuff or Criminal Pathological Scum? Mitch Kabay Reprises

Why Criminal Hackers Must Not Be Rewarded Part 1: The Fruit of the Poisoned Tree By M. E. Kabay, 11/30/2009 In 1995, I participated in a debate with distinguished security expert Robert D. Steele, a vigorous proponent of open-source intelligence. We discussed the advisability of hiring criminal hackers. Perhaps readers will find the polemic I …

Journal: German Hackers Point to 9-11 Text Messages

Text messages sent in the hours before and during 9-11 are now becoming available for public examination. It will take time, but a number of individuals are working through them (remember what the Iranians did with CIA’s singular shredded messages) and we anticipate findings within a few months.  We’ve also suggest a quick tag cloud …