Security News > 2011 > February > Re: Cybersecurity a sham in India: Ethical hacker
Forwarded from: security curmudgeon : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Cybersecurity-a-sham-in-India-Ethical-hacker/articleshow/7432529.cms : : [Seems Ankit Fadia is confused what the term 'Ethical Hacker' really : means, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Ankit-Fadia-wows-students-with-hack-demo-at-IIT-Patna-fest/articleshow/7432187.cms : If you do a demo hacking two companies websites and teaching a crowd : how to remove your name from the phone company billing list doesn't : sound the least bit ethical to me. - WK] He also "demos" a road sign hack supposedly. Strange that the signs are in the US while he is in India and happen to be changed to say the same thing as a well known road sign hack from January 2009, "Zombies Ahead!": http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10149229-52.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,484326,00.html I imagine he just showed screenshots and did not demo anything. Also amusing is the "He even shared the trick of hacking into an ATM, but warned all never to attempt it." This trick no doubt is the Barnaby Jack ATM 'Jackpotting' from Black Hat 2010. http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/ankit_fadia/fadia11.html ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/