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[David R.Matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

i have to agree with Shea.  not only was this guy NOT under contract 
with this clinic to do security scanning (which would have made it 
okay), he went the extra mile by exposing private data.  a big NO-NO.  
most likely, he is just trying to "make a name for himself" as a 
security guru, but it looks like he may be playing the trick in some 
local lockup.

all reports i had read /prior/ to this one gave no indication of 
"ethical hacking" and instead focused on his idiotic behavior.  sounds 
like someone (and/or their lawyer) is clinging to straws...

On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 02:09  PM, Shea Tisdale wrote:

> Sorry, but he deserves to be arrested.  He broke into a computer 
> network
> and computer systems and then violated people's privacy by distributing
> their health care information to third parties.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brunkb AT ils.unc.edu
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 1:56 PM
> To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [internetworkers] Wi-Fi whistle blower in NC faces criminal 
> charges
>
> Maybe this was already posted, I can't remember. Be careful out there!
> I wonder if it was our local "FBI" task force?
>
> A North Carolina man faces criminal charges after his attempt to expose
> the insecurity of his local medical facility's wireless network landed 
> him
> in hot water with the authorities.
>
> http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/32799.html