#editorial | Logs for 2021-10-17
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[17:01:05] <Bytram> =eds That's 4 more stories out today. My arms are toast. Please stuff the queue well into tomorrow; today is filled and I could reaqlly use your help!
[17:01:05] <systemd> ^ Editor ping for Bytram, chromas, cmn32480, CoolHand, FatPhil, Fnord666, fyngyrz, janrinok, mrpg, n1, nick, spiraldancing, takyon
[17:01:29] <Bytram> laters
[17:30:21] * FatPhil pops one out between sauna sessions, and tags ... the next ed down the list
[17:51:32] <FatPhil> we'd normally just vedge, but g/f's all tied up with the cranky neighbour because apparently there's some problem with the US death certificate which means it's not valid here in the EU, so we're trying to get to the bottom of that.
[17:56:07] <FatPhil> anyone remember the "deleting the filename from a URL to see the directory == illegal hacking" story from about a decade ago? I can't think of any keywords that help me search google for it.
[17:56:37] <FatPhil> Bytram: should we remove n1 from the =eds list?
[17:59:53] <Bytram> FatPhil: I thimk I remember the stor
[18:00:28] <Bytram> name escapes me atm
[18:00:51] <Bytram> weev???
[18:01:14] <Bytram> =w weev
[18:01:15] <systemd> (/ˈɔːrənhaɪmər/ OR-ən-hy-mər; born 1985 (1985)), best known by his pseudonym weev, is an American computer hacker and self-avowed Internet troll. Affiliated - https://en.wikipedia.org
[18:01:44] <FatPhil> it could have been the weev one, but I thought the "criminal" in question was an innocent smart person, rather than a total fucking wanker
[18:02:13] <FatPhil> Pretty sure weev's behind GNAA, for example
[18:02:25] <Bytram> ahh, fifferent one... ahh
[18:02:36] <Bytram> give ne a bit
[18:04:12] <Bytram> iterated thru acct numbers in url? at&t?
[18:05:09] <FatPhil> I don't think i'm thinking of the sequential URL Generation cases, such as Aaron S
[18:05:18] <Bytram> possibly verizon, but istr it was a large us telecom
[18:05:44] <FatPhil> A big company getting its way against an innocent individual fits
[18:06:02] <Bytram> thot he got nabbed for d/k jstor
[18:07:08] <Bytram> at mit -- drectly in a server room or some such
[18:08:34] <Bytram> yeah, decided by folks who has *NO* clue what a url is or how it works
[18:08:56] <Bytram> s/s/d/2
[18:10:54] <Bytram> =g convicted url sequence
[18:10:55] <systemd> http://www.leg.state.fl.us - Florida Statutes Section 316.193
[18:11:15] <Bytram> =g convicted url sequentially
[18:11:16] <systemd> https://www.ojp.gov - New Perspectives in policing: Policing and Wrongful Convictions
[18:11:19] <FatPhil> Jstor was Schwarz? he mirrored academic papers
[18:11:30] <Bytram> right
[18:11:56] <Bytram> IIRC, pretty sure about that
[18:12:29] <Bytram> =w Schwarz jstor
[18:12:30] <systemd> The Cauchy–Schwarz inequality (also called Cauchy–Bunyakovsky-Schwarz inequality) is considered one of the most important and widely used inequalities - https://en.wikipedia.org–Schwarz_inequality
[18:12:39] <Bytram> =w Schwarz jstor fownload
[18:12:40] <systemd> [0 results]
[18:12:45] <Bytram> =w Schwarz jstor download
[18:12:45] <systemd> 2020: Alaska 2020: Ein letztes Mal 2020: Kann das bitte so bleiben 2020: Schwarz 2020: Aber wo bist du 2021: Du liebst nur dich selbst "Elif: Deutscher - https://en.wikipedia.org
[18:13:15] <Bytram> Das ist nicht es!
[18:15:53] <Bytram> FatPhil: Why did I doubt myself? Wiki in weev:
[18:16:00] <Bytram> "As a member of the hacker group Goatse Security, Auernheimer exposed a flaw in AT&T security that compromised the e-mail addresses of iPad users. In revealing the flaw to the media, the group also exposed personal data from over 100,000 people, which led to a criminal investigation and indictment for identity fraud and conspiracy. Auernheimer was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, of which he served approximately 13 months
[18:16:00] <Bytram> before the conviction was vacated by a higher court. "
[18:16:08] <Bytram> https://en.wikipedia.org
[18:16:09] <systemd> ^ 03weev - Wikipedia
[18:16:56] <Bytram> The FBI opened an investigation into the incident,[41] which led to a criminal complaint in January 2011 under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.[35]
[18:17:12] <Bytram> break time
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