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Date Posted: 06:41:49 05/04/05 Wed
Author: Interested Party
Subject: Interesting Reading
In reply to: Matthew 's message, "Re: www.beahacker.com" on 08:43:58 11/05/02 Tue

Attached to an article published by the Wall Street Journal on March 31, 2005.

Hacking and hacking related material can be found on sites all over the internet ranging from Forums to retail sales of merchandise. There are GOOD and BAD sites that provide a professional service and those which are out for scams and fraud.

The site you mention for example: beahacker.com and Andy Hooda is currently under investigation with the FBI for violations of non-authorised computer and network entry. This person " Andy " Hooda if I may, real name Amin Akbar Hooda is known in the hacking industry for causing trouble ( see chicago2600.net at www.chicago2600.net/2600qc.shtml) harassment and obtaining credit card info and possibly using that data for his own good. Not to mention social hacking. Social hacking is the real problem with today, more so than the actual sitting at a computer and hacking your way into one's computer.

There are many GOOD sites that offer materials for the public to gain an insight as to the tools used for hacking and techniques. With the news coverage these subjects receive today, the influx of people wishing to know how it is done and how to protect against it is growing.

HackersHomePage.com
HackersCatalog.com
Astalavista.com
hnck.net
infosyssec.com
hackers.com
( The Late Spectre-Press.com )

These sites are LEGIMATE sites and just a few that provide these types of products. Not to mention in 2002 when "Andy" Hooda was again interviewed he was 23. Amazing that in three years, Mr. Hooda has aged 6. See link below.

www.computeruser.com/news/02/04/05/news6.html

What really needs to be talked about are the dynamics of social hacking. When someone who is gifted at gaining people's trust over the phone can call and pretend beyond a shadow of a doubt to be someone else to gain information to enter peoples accounts, third party websites and so on.. Our current sy

Posted by: Angie Morrison | April 14, 2005 09:20 AM

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beware of fraud by beahacker (ahooda) -- ruben, 23:02:27 05/01/06 Mon