The Cyber Crime Hall of Fame
Sep 9th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: TechnologyPC Magazine: There are all sorts of crimes, but the ones that probably happen most often and hurt the most are crimes of opportunity—breaking into a house with an open window, nabbing the wallet from a purse left unattended, stealing an unlocked car, etc.
Now, for the average Joe, breaking into NASA’s infrastructure and bringing online giants like Amazon to a grinding halt would not fall into that category; for someone with in-depth networking and computer know-how, though, it’s a different story altogether.