[plug] Hackers get hold of critical web flaw | Australian IT

Kai vk6ksj at westnet.com.au
Sun Jul 27 21:26:38 WST 2008


Jason Posavec wrote:
> Kev wrote:
>> Might be worth a look for some here
>>
>> http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24075509-15318,00.html
>>
> Just a couple of quick corrections of the article for the benefit of 
> readers:
> 
> "INTERNET security researchers have warned that hackers have caught on 
> to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the internet."
> 
> Should read:
> 
> "INTERNET security researchers have warned that criminals have caught on 
> to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the internet."
> 
> and,
> 
> "An elite squad of computer industry engineers that laboured in secret 
> to solve the problem..."
> 
> Should read:
> 
> "Hackers that laboured in secret to solve the problem..."
> 
> Other than that, a good read.
> 
> Jason Posavec

I like your corrections, but, journalists wouldn't write that... 
wouldn't sound as good, I mean for starters everyone "knows" that "all 
hackers are criminals"

/sarcasm


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