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Originally posted by Omniscient
I also would like to add I find it hard to believe the "biggest military computer hack of all time" was performed with a 56K modem.
Originally posted by The Collective
The story behind that was that he actually obtained LAUNCH CODES for a nuke silo but the only problem was that somebody had to physically turn a key or something in the silo for anything to be launched.
[edit on 27-4-2006 by The Collective]
Originally posted by Omniscient
It just seems...unusual that a hacking organization of that magnitude or skill level would be operation on a 56K or 28K modem...Most hackers I know operate on AT LEAST Roadrunner...though many of them actually use T1 or T3; I even know a few who use OC3 and OC12. Just seems odd that they would use internet that slow, but I guess it's possible.