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RE: Hacking/security in main-stream media

Subject: RE: Hacking/security in main-stream media
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:42:03 -0700


Its called The Cuckoo's Egg.  My buddy was one of the guys 
who investigated and caught Kevin Mitnick, or was it Kevin 
Poulsen?  The guy who disappeared was most likely killed by 
German/Russian intelligence.  

That was me. (I got better.)


-----Original Message-----
From: Chacon, Oscar [mailto:Oscar.Chacon@cnb.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:18 AM
To: 'Levenglick, Jeff'; Edward Miller; jasonmerriman11@aol.com
Cc: Mike Andrews; webappsec@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: Hacking/security in main-stream media


Its called The Cuckoo's Egg.  My buddy was one of the guys 
who investigated and caught Kevin Mitnick, or was it Kevin 
Poulsen?  The guy who disappeared was most likely killed by 
German/Russian intelligence.  

Oscar Chacon, CISA
Vice President & Manager
Information Security
Information Services Division
City National Bank
555 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone:  213 - 673 - 8051
Facsimile:  213 - 637 - 3915
oscar.chacon@cnb.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Levenglick, Jeff [mailto:JLevenglick@fhlbatl.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 6:08 AM
To: Edward Miller; jasonmerriman11@aol.com
Cc: Mike Andrews; webappsec@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: Hacking/security in main-stream media

This one might be the oldest that I know of.

I can't really remember the movie name. (its on the tip of my 
tongue...) (something egg?)

It is based on the real story of a student who discovers that 
the school was being used as a 'pass thru' to US military 
computers. I think it was back in the 70's. I remember bits:

1 - He hooked up line printers to each phone line to trace 
the person and print what he was doing. 2 - He had each 
operator on a call and listened as each one traced and then 
call the next operator.
3- They traced it to Germany. (If I remember correctly?)
4 - I think it was 3 hackers. 2 of them disappeared and the 
last one, in a panic, spilled the beans. (He insisted that 
the govt was covering everything up and killed his friends)


Jeffrey 

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Miller [mailto:EMiller@tax.state.va.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 05:12 PM
To: jasonmerriman11@aol.com
Cc: Mike Andrews; webappsec@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Hacking/security in main-stream media






how about Minority Report - biometric access control by retina scan



                                                              
             
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 > War Games - [Not sure yet, not managed to pickup the film]

Computer creator uses his son's name as the main password for 
the system.


 > Hackers - [Not sure yet, not managed to pickup the film] 
Characters dumpster dive to get materials which assist in 
accessing systems.


Mike Andrews wrote on 9/29/2004, 4:00 PM:

 > A bit off the wall, but as good a place to post this as 
any :)  >  > I'm writing a tutorial/courseware on security 
(both basic topics and  > programming) and I'm looking for 
clips from movies or tv to introduce  > subjects - I've found 
that videos work well with introductions and short  > breaks 
to getting the audience in the right frame of mind (as well 
as  > getting them relaxed).  So far I have the following.... 
 >  > Jurassic Park - insider threat (the programmer gets the 
system to bypass  > security while he steals the DNA/embryos) 
 >  > Sneakers - Cryptography (when the team discovers it's a 
crypto box they  > have)  >  > The Net - Personally 
identifiable information (main characters personal  > 
information is deleted)  >  > War Games - [Not sure yet, not 
managed to pickup the film]  >  > Hackers - [Not sure yet, 
not managed to pickup the film]  >  > Any other suggestions?  
I'm only wanting short (5min) sections, but I'm  > willing to 
edit bit's out if needed.  >  > Cheers,  > Mike.  >  >  > 
----  > Mike Andrews  > Florida Institute of Technology  >  >  >

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