Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site wjvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!sun!qubix!wjvax!ron From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Hostage crisis -- hackers to the rescue Message-ID: <514@wjvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 20:36:35 EDT Article-I.D.: wjvax.514 Posted: Tue Jul 2 20:36:35 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 06:59:49 EDT References: <600003@ur-univax.UUCP> <518@hou2g.UUCP> <3091@drutx.UUCP> <415@enmasse.UUCP> <89@decvax.UUCP> Reply-To: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif. Lines: 18 Summary: >OK, here's a real solution -- we tell "them" that if they don't >release the hostages, we'll let the hackers loose, break the >security of the Swiss banks and publish Nabih Berri's account >number and the amount he has hidden away against "a rainy day." > >Hit 'em where it hurts. > >Martin Minow *** This raises an interesting question: If hackers break into and screw up accounts of people/governments/organizations generally thought to be 'bad guys', will they be prosecuted? Should they? -- __ Ron Christian (Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif.) {pesnta,twg,ios,qubix,turtlevax,tymix,vecpyr,certes,isi}!wjvax!ron