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<blockquote data-quote="MarauderX" data-source="post: 896905" data-attributes="member: 9990">that the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) was hacked last week?&nbsp; Do you know who really was behind it?&nbsp; Two NIST employees were downloading music using a peer-to-peer service on NIST machines, while at work.&nbsp; They were also burning CDs of the music they downloaded.&nbsp; Ok, so they were bad.&nbsp; The Recording Industry of America (RIA) hired computer consultants (basically hackers) to track large volumes of music downloads, find out who the individuals were, and report what they found back to the RIA.&nbsp; Then the RIA would send the individuals a tersely worded letter stating that if they did not cease sharing the illegal downloads they could and would press charges.&nbsp; So what happened?&nbsp; The consultants illegally broke through the various NIST firewalls to find the two employees who had that large volume of shared files, then discovered where they worked and who they were.&nbsp; NIST found out that they had been hacked and fired the two employees for the abuse of their computers as well as creating a breach in security before the RIA could figure out how to handle this touchy situation.&nbsp; NIST has not filed charges against the hackers or the RIA, and it doesn't look like the RIA is planning to change their tactics of hiring hackers.&quot;Ok, dude, what's your point?&quot;The point is what the RIA is doing is wrong, nothing is being done about it, and watch your back as well as your firewall.&nbsp; They are promoting consultants to illegally infiltrate corporate and private machines to stop file sharing.&nbsp; The RIA is not going after the file sharing services, as these programs will probably keep multiplying and morphing into something new that is hard to keep up with.&nbsp; Instead they will go after a firmly established network, like, say, kazaa, and track your downloads and activities for a while before sending you a strongly worded letter.&nbsp; Just thought you should know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MarauderX, post: 896905, member: 9990"] that the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) was hacked last week? Do you know who really was behind it? Two NIST employees were downloading music using a peer-to-peer service on NIST machines, while at work. They were also burning CDs of the music they downloaded. Ok, so they were bad. The Recording Industry of America (RIA) hired computer consultants (basically hackers) to track large volumes of music downloads, find out who the individuals were, and report what they found back to the RIA. Then the RIA would send the individuals a tersely worded letter stating that if they did not cease sharing the illegal downloads they could and would press charges. So what happened? The consultants illegally broke through the various NIST firewalls to find the two employees who had that large volume of shared files, then discovered where they worked and who they were. NIST found out that they had been hacked and fired the two employees for the abuse of their computers as well as creating a breach in security before the RIA could figure out how to handle this touchy situation. NIST has not filed charges against the hackers or the RIA, and it doesn't look like the RIA is planning to change their tactics of hiring hackers. "Ok, dude, what's your point?" The point is what the RIA is doing is wrong, nothing is being done about it, and watch your back as well as your firewall. They are promoting consultants to illegally infiltrate corporate and private machines to stop file sharing. The RIA is not going after the file sharing services, as these programs will probably keep multiplying and morphing into something new that is hard to keep up with. Instead they will go after a firmly established network, like, say, kazaa, and track your downloads and activities for a while before sending you a strongly worded letter. Just thought you should know. [/QUOTE]

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