TechTV and hacking

Redwolf · July 11th, 2003, 08:12 PM

The ScreenSavers on TTV are having an 'All-Call' friday on hacking. Hmm....interesting. I wonder if they'll end with increased ratings or a cease-and-desist

Anyway, check out soime linakge here:

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/s...467328,00.html

Blueliner · July 11th, 2003, 11:36 PM

I remember when they had the hacking contest, they had a comp set up somewhere, gave out the IP address, and the first to put a text file with his contact info on the desktop won. Hackers have gotten a bad rap, it's those stupid script kiddies that cause the trouble.

Mike · July 11th, 2003, 11:42 PM

I remember that episode as well Blueliner. Stupid script kiddies cause the trouble? Quite a few REAL hackers cause problems as well.

I think they had quite a few people enter that minor hacking contest.

tobu · July 12th, 2003, 02:24 AM

I think the real problem with that hack attempt is that the computer was proberly under some load with every dude trying to get into it.

ShawnD1 · July 12th, 2003, 04:36 AM

It would be hilarious if they held the hack contest on a computer that was running on Linux and was behing a router lol. The contest would go on for a few days.