Lime Tree #06 20 декабря 1995

Computer World - Pirates of the XXI century - the thieves with the "electronic" pick. Glossary of some computer terms.

             C O M P L U T E R N M Li J & R



                     PIRATES OF THE XXI CENTURY.


  Thieves with an electronic "master key" and the manufacturers 
of counterfeit credit cards monthly clean out Russian banks for 
tens of thousands of dollars. Experts predict a couple of years 
this type of crimes one way or another affect the interests of 
all of us. 

  It seems that it is time when burglaries Russian criminal 
world will have to look for another profession. Open safes with 
keys, master keys or dynamite becomes a matter of all a dusty, 
vain and ungrateful. In an age of continuous computerization 
any easier to hire a band or prepare a hacker. Meanwhile 
professionals of this level in our country people 60-70 But 
these guys have already managed to rustle crap, and all spoke 
onychite world.


   St. Petersburg hackers, for example, once out of mischief 
cut down all the computer system in Israel (it passes through 
Finland) from Released into the international network of users. 
And another time they almost burned down the main computer the 
Pentagon, bringing it to "hang". Imagine the feelings 
experienced by such a gallant Yankee podlyanki! However, having 
decided, apparently rehabilitated before the American generals, 
the hackers tried to enter through the satellite in electronic 
system of one of the bases rssiyskih Navy. But our sailors 
spotted them in time, strengthened the protection of 
particularly sensitive data, and only three days later covered 
the "saboteurs". 

   Who are the hackers? This highly qualified specialists,
magicians and fans of electronics. Do not feed them bread, and 
give only to outwit the other programmers to crack the security 
codes of electronic systems, fumbled on other people's 
computers. Alas, these are not innocent games sometimes give 
birth too far. 

   The highest level of hacking skills - the penetration into 
computer networks of banks, preferably overseas. Engaged 
superspetsy this matter, but sometimes they are pierced. For 
example, last year in England was arrested by St. Petersburg 
hacker Vladimir Levin. He hacked into American Citibank and 
arrogated to himself 400 thousand dollars.


   But do not think that hackers are found only in Russia. In 
other countries they have long been a national disaster. In the 
U.S., Spain and Germany "computer burglaries" have bombed banks 
an unprecedented scale. But bankers, fearful of losing 
customers, keep quiet about these facts in tryapochku.Poetomu 
only one percent of computer embezzlement in the west end in a 
criminal case. 

   However, here's an interesting figure. Daily U.S. only
Hackers steal four million dollarov.Summa all other robberies 
in the United States, including carjacking, half! 

                                            Irina Gulchenko

                                        Express-Gazeta, # 24.

A now represent to your attention some of the dictionary of 
computer terms (I think you would be interested):  - IDIOT - 
the first stage of the hierarchy of users' computers. 

           IDIOT knows about 5-6 buttons, which play

           computer games.
 - Kettle - the second stage of the hierarchy. He knows how to 
use bounded            restriction of a set of programs (for 
example, only games) 

           no breakthrough principles of "box".
 - USER - the user to work competently with the programs and

           to think that's what.
 - Hackers - superspetsialist Electronic, magician, lover 
violation            shat accepted rules and boundaries of 
others' possessions.  - Cracker - a hacker with a 
specialization in computer hacking system            topics.

 - The traveler - a hacker with a fondness for hanging out on 
the networks in removal            nnyh computers.

 - TEHNOKRYSY - anonymous creators of computer viruses.


   Yes, this terminology is not quite right for "SPECCY", so
propose his terms:
 * Idiot - such a little, well described above.
 * KETTLE - maybe more of such will, see above.
 * User - user who is versed in all matters

           gradually. (see above)
 * HACKER - a specialist in hacking programs, making some

           changes in them for the benefit of the program.
 * PIRATE - small hacker bully, infringing,

           making minor changes in text files

           programs.
 * Cracker - a hacker (a hybrid of the hacker and the user), 
make some 

           changes in the program, often ruining them.
 * TRAVELERS - user server (only downloads

           files or simply browse directories of servers).

           In other words, the slacker.
 * WRITER - a kind of Travelers who are sending

           the server your text files.
 * Perverts - a kind of Travelers who are sending
           exist on the server banal lyrics with messages to 
podal            above or write to the server with the same 
name files, I have            schiesya on the BBS, or just been 
writing off of there. 

           Undesirable customers servers.
 * Sysop - system operator of the server that runs primarily 
formed            Thus for others.

 * TEHNOKRYSY - anonymous creators of computer "viruses"

           (Program spoiling floppy disks or directories,

           and sometimes simply formatting a floppy disk). In 
short, 

           enemies of all computer users.
 * Programmer - programmers who create sensible working

           program.

I hope you liked my terminology. And I ask perverts and
USER among themselves not to be confused, it's flattering for 
perverts, and pity for the normal user.


                                                EVILMAN.