New Zealand company hires hacker

NucleusKore · 25-03-2009, 07:50 PM

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7962671.stm

A top New Zealand telecommunications company has hired a teenager who admitted to taking part in an international cyber-crime network.

TelstraClear said former hacker Owen Thor Walker was advising corporate customers on internet crime.

Mr Walker had been at the centre of a criminal network that infiltrated more than a million computers globally.

He was investigated by the authorities in the US, Europe and New Zealand while he was just 16 and still at school.

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Disc_Junkie · 26-03-2009, 10:32 AM

Wow!! what a brilliant hacker!!

Ecstasy · 26-03-2009, 11:01 AM

This guy is a genius...

**MetalheadGautham** · 07-04-2009, 03:40 PM

Don't call him a hacker. The right term for computer experts who use their knowledge for illegal activities is a cracker

dheeraj_kumar · 07-04-2009, 07:54 PM

Well, the differentiation of the terms based on the moral denominator of the actions has become redundant, so he can very well be termed a hacker.

Krazy Bluez · 07-04-2009, 09:00 PM

Hacker is so commonly used that very less people know the difference between hacking and cracking...

dheeraj_kumar · 08-04-2009, 06:08 PM

^^ Yeah, but the point is, there is no difference anymore.

expertno.1 · 08-04-2009, 08:04 PM

Ankit fadia

**MetalheadGautham** · 09-04-2009, 12:21 PM

There IS a strong difference between the terms. A cracker is a type of hacker. A cracker is to hacker what thief is to human. I hope you understand how dumb it sounds when you say "New Zealand company hires hacker". Its like saying "Police hires human" when the actual situation is that the police hired a theaf to go undercover.

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MetalheadGautham The Smaller Bang Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gautham City Posts: 7,431	Re: New Zealand company hires hacker Don't call him a hacker. The right term for computer experts who use their knowledge for illegal activities is a cracker __________________ http://TheSmallerBang.wordpress.com eMachines E725 - T4400 2.2GHz, 1GB, 160GB Nokia 5130XM * T-Sonic 610 2GB Nokia 2323C * Samsung Galaxy Y Apple iPad 2 16GB WiFi

07-04-2009, 07:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
dheeraj_kumar Legen-wait for it-dary! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,471	Re: New Zealand company hires hacker Well, the differentiation of the terms based on the moral denominator of the actions has become redundant, so he can very well be termed a hacker. __________________ If the Start Windows Restart when Windows starts check box is checked Windows Restart will start automatically every time Windows is started. - Actual excerpt from a windows program help file

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08-04-2009, 06:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
dheeraj_kumar Legen-wait for it-dary! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,471	Re: New Zealand company hires hacker ^^ Yeah, but the point is, there is no difference anymore. __________________ If the Start Windows Restart when Windows starts check box is checked Windows Restart will start automatically every time Windows is started. - Actual excerpt from a windows program help file

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09-04-2009, 12:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
MetalheadGautham The Smaller Bang Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gautham City Posts: 7,431	Re: New Zealand company hires hacker There IS a strong difference between the terms. A cracker is a type of hacker. A cracker is to hacker what thief is to human. I hope you understand how dumb it sounds when you say "New Zealand company hires hacker". Its like saying "Police hires human" when the actual situation is that the police hired a theaf to go undercover. __________________ http://TheSmallerBang.wordpress.com eMachines E725 - T4400 2.2GHz, 1GB, 160GB Nokia 5130XM * T-Sonic 610 2GB Nokia 2323C * Samsung Galaxy Y Apple iPad 2 16GB WiFi

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