Look, there are a fair number of security guys who started out on the "wrong side of the tracks" as it were. For better or worse, there's often been a certain level of willingness to overlook youthful indiscretions.The leader of a malicious hacker collective who used his job as a security guard to breach sensitive Texas hospital computers has been arrested just days before his group planned a "massive DDoS" attack for the July 4 Independence Day holiday.
Jesse William McGraw, 25, of Arlington, Texas, was taken into custody late Friday evening after posting screenshots showing he had complete control of computers that administered air-conditioning systems at The Carrell Clinic in Dallas, federal prosecutors said. McGraw also brazenly posted videos showing him installing malware on hospital computers that made them part of a botnet he operated, said a network security expert, whose sleuthing uncovered the breach.
But people die in hot weather when air conditioning fails.
Hang him high.
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"...was taken into custody late Friday evening after posting screenshots showing he had complete control of computers..."
He was not worthy. Its amazing how the idiots always seem to take care of themselves. Or did someone help him along... hey, its been known to happen. ;-)
Whether its something like this, or the idiots that actually shoot video of themselves committing crimes so they can re-live the happy moments of vandalism, beating up homeless people, etc. The conclusions are the same:
1. Stupid is a weakness that hinders survival.
2. Natural Selection weeds out weakness.
One can only hope that their stupidity, like this guy's did, trips them up before anyone else gets hurt.
It's even scarier when you know that the FDA won't let you install OS patches or anti-malware s/w on some of the "regulated medical devices".
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