I used to crack, years ago in my mis-spent youth. I never did 'hacking' like this - but it's a similar principle. I did incalculable millions of pounds of damage to the software industry, and I didn't do it for attention, I did it because I could. Ask a mountaineer why they climb Everest, and they'll say because it is there.

With age came a little maturity (although admittedly not much) and I turned my skills to a slightly more beneficial past time, I started producing instead of stealing. I've never tried to profit from the software I produce, which is probably a bit of guilt creaping in.

To be quite frank, the only way to stop a hacker is to wait for them to grow up.

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I'd suggest the other Phlos-named accounts get bans as well then. 3 different people with the same username on one forum is unlikely. And an IP ban. And refusing the name Phlos in any future account.

And I disagree Becky, I think chopping hands off would probably work as well

Dajmin - The other 2 Phlos accounts were perma-banned, but Phlos opened them back up again

Quote from Becky Rose :

To be quite frank, the only way to stop a hacker is to wait for them to grow up.

I do believe also helping them to grow up, but then again, I'm naive person who lives in cloud castle still

George, I don't like it when you get that look in your eye... :hide:

Quote from Davo :

Where's the DILLIGAF option?

lol.. damn, now I've got to find my Kevin Bloody Wilson albums

The thing I don't get, is what's with the OP here and that ajp idiot... why start stupid threads like this to stroke his little e-penis?

I'm with you Davo.. I couldn't give a flying................... either.. and as for legal stuff, hah.. that just shows the naivety of the common internet user

So he browsed a public exploit site, copy / pasted some PoC code and got access to the forum.. it's hardly a break into a CityBank mainframe is it.. and I have to chuckle when I read posts mentioning "hackers"... damn fools being brainwashed by the media.. exploiting sites is _not_ hacking neither is it performed by hackers.

Kids :rolleyes:



Regards,

Ian

S2 Licence revokation and legal matters.

I love the way people think he just has his account suspended, the devs (well, Victor) PERMA-BANNED him from the forum, what makes you think he'll go and give him a lighter punishment?

Let the bastard go to jail, just hope he grows up and gets some scruples

Or, come to mention it, stoning to death would be appropriate. That's too humane actually

I say that they don't do Karting next year, they do paintballing, and strip Phlos naked and let him roam free. Oh what a good punishment

Quote from Ian.H :

lol.. damn, now I've got to find my Kevin Bloody Wilson albums

The thing I don't get, is what's with the OP here and that ajp idiot... why start stupid threads like this to stroke his little e-penis?

I'm with you Davo.. I couldn't give a flying................... either.. and as for legal stuff, hah.. that just shows the naivety of the common internet user

So he browsed a public exploit site, copy / pasted some PoC code and got access to the forum.. it's hardly a break into a CityBank mainframe is it.. and I have to chuckle when I read posts mentioning "hackers"... damn fools being brainwashed by the media.. exploiting sites is _not_ hacking neither is it performed by hackers.

Kids :rolleyes:



Regards,

Ian

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The man to listen to

I say my fair shair of "hacker" sometimes, but I use it as a general term for anyone of this sort (noobish to experienced)

Quote from Jakg :

I say that they don't do Karting next year, they do paintballing, and strip Phlos naked and let him roam free. Oh what a good punishment

Count me in for that, although I am rather useless at Q-Zar

Actually no, that is sligthly unfair - give him the traditional French attire to clothe his nakednes...

a white flag, which we'll all ignore

Another totally pointless poll. Just further inflames the situation. illepall

a kick in the balls by every member would be a good option to which i dont see

after thinking about it even more, it would probably cost more if the devs bring up a lawsuit on him, so that throws that option out the window, cases cost alot (lawyers do actually..)

permaban.. a hack is a hack; he was permabanned, but clearly he can find hise way out of it (if he even did hack or if it exploited vbulletin)

account suspension i can't imagine he really plays the game much, im sure hes wasting all of his time trying to figure out what his next "prank" will be; how about account.... deletion
hell go ahead and ban his whole ISP service from LFS

let off with a scolding; like i said... i like my idea with the balls

I'll close this thread because we are starting to receive reported posts about it. I don't think this poll will really go anywhere and I don't think we need two threads on the same subject.