Cisco Confirms Arrest In Theft Of Its Code 113
spafbnerf writes "Informationweek is reporting on Cisco Systems' confirmation of an arrest in connection with the theft of its IOS 12.3 source code last year. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that federal officials and security experts have acknowledged that the theft of the Cisco source code was part of a wider pattern of thousands of attacks on military and research computers perpetrated by an unknown number of individuals." From the article: "The FBI fully recognizes the inherent sophistication and global nature of intrusion investigations...As such, we have worked hard to develop strong partnerships within the international law-enforcement community. In this case, we have been working closely with our international partners to include Sweden, Great Britain, and others. As a result of recent actions, the criminal activity appears to have stopped."
I can confirm this (Score:3, Funny)
Over-confident (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks to the bear patrol recently put in place in my neighborhood, all bear-related activity appears to have stopped.
"appears to have stopped"... (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah. Stay put for 2 months more. And just in case you have something urgent, tunnel through Luser832, I have planted enough "evidence" on his PC to keep him in prison for 50 years.
Too bad... (Score:2, Funny)
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Theft? (Score:4, Funny)
Information wants to be free.
Appearances are deceiving (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, that statement really made me feel better.
Re:Too bad... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Over-confident (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Over-confident (Score:1, Funny)
In other news (Score:2, Funny)
Phew! (Score:5, Funny)
torrent? (Score:2, Funny)
Damn I was wrong! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Too bad... (Score:5, Funny)
We have a 7100 series that I use as a step-ladder to access stuff on a top shelf. It has never teetered or shifted.
The suspect (Score:5, Funny)
I look forward to Maureen O'Gara's next scoop though: "He came from Uppsala, the headquarter of famous open source company mySQL AB! Also the place where Vikings once slaughtered Christians in pagan rituals! All a coincidence? I think not!!"
Must be nice to have such confidence (Score:4, Funny)
Firewall? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Must be nice to have such confidence (Score:5, Funny)
Use the source, luke. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:If you're gonna get "nicked" by Cisco... (Score:4, Funny)
When was the last time you tried lifting a 6500, let alone walking with it under your coat? Only do this if you manage to drive out with a 6500 router AND Chambers' Porsche*.
*No, I don't know what he drives. Artistic license.
Re:Firewall? (Score:2, Funny)
Oh Wait...
Re:If you're gonna get "nicked" by Cisco... (Score:3, Funny)
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