A CNET Special Report
By Matt Lake
CNET................
(10/27/99)
Hackers. You can't even use the word without ticking someone off.
Upholders of the status quo
hate that the existing state of affairs is being undermined by
sociopathic cybervandals.
Old-school hackers think of their work as exploratory and prefer to call
people who
break into servers for mischief crackers.
But it's those mischief makers who get attention. Their hacks make the
front pages of world
newspapers and cause fear and hysteria. Among these types of hacks,
there are gradations of
severity. Some hacks pose a threat to national security; some hacks are
merely an
annoying form of political activism.
For this retrospective, we selected some of the most creative,
subversive work by these Web
"hacktivists." You'll find examples of mischief dating from the early
days of computing to the
latest antiestablishment outbursts. Rather than trying to cause any
serious trouble, many of
the nouveau crackers we selected like to target Web sites they oppose
for political
reasons, such as those of big government, business, or organizations
whose political views are
at loggerheads with their own. This breed of hacktivists raises a smile
from many who share their
beliefs, even if their methods seem a little extreme.
One name you won't see here is that of hacker poster boy Kevin Mitnick,
who was indicted on
17 counts of computer fraud, wire fraud, damage, and unauthorized
access. The hacks he got
caught for weren't merely public displays of bravado; they were more
like industrial espionage.
Of course, we don't endorse hacking of any kind. But it's an integral
part of Web culture, and like
anybody else, we love a sensational story. So read on for our favorite
hacks of all time.
http://home.cnet.com/specialreports/0-6014-7-923003.html
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