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16 July 2008

Life imitates art as cybercrime mastermind wooed by forces of good. (Now I really AM worried.)

This piece on the Guardian's site is about the teenage cybercrime overlord in New Zealand who has escaped a jail term (and pretty much any real punishment).  it seems that the local law enforcement agencies know when they're outclassed, and are interested in recruiting him as a cybercrime consultant and trainer (in the good way).

As a devotee of quality film, I was reminded of the plot of The Core (2003), in which the US Government enlists a hacker / cyber crime genius to control news flow on the internet while the film's heroes secretly battle to stave off the imminent end of the world.

Is there something we should be told?

Posted at 01:45 PM in Random |

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