Cyberterrorism

Vindictive, WiFi Hacking Neighbor Sentenced to 18 Years

by Eric Limer | 12:57 pm, July 13th

Barry Ardolf, a Minnesota based neighbor-turned-hacker was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison for actions that fall somewhere between “personal vendetta” and “domestic cyberterrorism scheme.” It all started back in 2009 when the Kostolnik family moved in next door to Ardolf. After an event where Ardolf alledgedly kissed the Kostolnik’s 4 year old son on the lips (a claim Ardolf hotly contested) Ardolf hacked into the Kostolnik’s Wi-Fi network and proceed to wreak havoc as a response to the Kostolnik’s allegations.

The effects of his hacking, on the other hand, are entirely clear. After hacking into his neighbor’s encrypted Wi-Fi network, Aldorf proceeded to do the following: set up a Myspace Account under Mr. Kostolnik’s name and post child pornography on that account, send aggressively sexual emails to Mr. Kostolnik’s female coworkers from his hacked email account and threaten the life of Vice President Joe Biden via email, advising the recipient, “This is a terrorist threat! Take this seriously.”

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The Internet Is Serious Business

Obey or Ban: India Wants to Monitor Blackberry, Google, and Skype Data

by Michael Suen | 5:25 pm, July 4th

Looks like the iPhone may be the way to go in India. The country’s Department of Telecommunications has demanded that Research in Motion (RIM) and Skype format their communication data so they can be read by intelligence and security agencies. A similar notice has been served to Google India, asking that their Gmail content also be made readable. The companies have under two weeks to comply, or else face the possibility of a ban in India.

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Our Hero: Spencer Pratt Leaving The Hills To Fight Cyberterrorism

by Robert Quigley | 5:34 pm, March 15th

Cyberterrorism is one of the bigger threats facing America’s national security today — or it isn’t, if Robert Schneier is to be believed — but either way, our future just got a little brighter: Spencer Pratt is leaving MTV’s reality show The Hills to team up with the president of a LA firearms training shop to start a cybersecurity firm, according to FoxNews.com.

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14 of the Best Geekiest Beers

Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.

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Eric Limer I'm trying to come up with a control scheme where I can use my xbox 360 controller for leisurely web surfing. It's....interesting.
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James Plafke For a show about a sport I don't really dig, Friday Night Lights is an alright show.
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Eric Limer Just spent a few hours playing Kyntt. Stunning, cute little game. Highly recommended.
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Max Wanna create work flows, wanna make it all work work work.
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James Plafke I am jealous Elmo got to make out with Kristin Chenoweth.
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Eric Limer I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
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Max Court is now in session at the Burp Castle.
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Eric Limer I don't look at my finances as often as I should which is the main reason why I don't often want to look at my finances.
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Max Desert PolyBus: The game where you drive to Reno and then die.
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Eric Limer If I wrote a webcomic, every strip would be titled "Get it? GET IT?!"
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Max Got chili oil on my hands and face. It hurts. A lot.
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Eric Limer Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
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James Plafke The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
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Max Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
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Eric Limer Twitter is like RiffTrax for EVERYTHING.
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James Plafke I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
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Eric Limer I hereby apologize to all persons --past, present and future-- who have the misfortune of hearing me "sing" dubstep songs.
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Max Even Facebook's Timeline thinks I could have done more with my life.
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Max I did that thing where Facebook turns your Timeline into a movie. Mine had pictures of ducks and foliage set to really dramatic music.
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Max "But I don't wanna go to the dog show!"
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