Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2800-1002640143-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Tue, 09 Oct 2001 08:10:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 16552 invoked by uid 510); 9 Oct 2001 15:08:57 -0000 Received: from n3.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.53) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 9 Oct 2001 15:08:57 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2800-1002640143-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.54] by n3.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 09 Oct 2001 15:06:41 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 9 Oct 2001 15:09:03 -0000 Received: (qmail 37990 invoked from network); 9 Oct 2001 15:09:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l8.egroups.com with QMQP; 9 Oct 2001 15:09:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 9 Oct 2001 15:09:03 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id IAA23330 for iwar@onelist.com; Tue, 9 Oct 2001 08:09:02 -0700 Message-Id: <200110091509.IAA23330@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 08:09:02 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Emirates.'hacker'.loses.appeal] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Emirates 'hacker' loses appeal By James Middleton, vnunet.com, 10/9/2001 <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1125938">http://www.vnunet.com/News/1125938> A UK computer consultant found guilty of hacking into an United Arab Emirates (UAE) ISP has had his appeal overturned. Twenty-two-year-old Briton, Lee Ashurst, was initially found guilty of breaking into and misusing the services of Etisalat, the UAE's only internet service provider. Ashurst appealed against the verdict but was last week also found guilty by the Dubai Appeals Court of opening the private emails of Etisalat employees. The court also upheld the initial charge. Initially, the Misdemeanours Court of Dubai had found Ashurst guilty only on one count, ruling that the defendant could not be convicted of illegally opening messages because the word "message" in UAE law does not apply to electronic media. The court case has since prompted a federal cabinet committee in the UAE to examine the introduction of cybercrime legislation to bridge the grey areas highlighted by Ashurst's actions. Ashurst appealed against the first ruling last month after a forensic lab verified that his laptop had been used to access the ISP's network. The computer also contained Etisalat password files and network probing and password decryption tools, such as John the Ripper and Saint, which are often used by hackers. Despite technical academics from UAE University appearing as expert witnesses and claiming that the presence of such hacking tools does not necessarily constitute a crime, it would seem that the Appeals Court is taking a much harsher line with computer crime. Etisalat is claiming that network downtime and business lost during the period of the intrusions is down to Ashurt's actions. The ISP is asking the court to award monies for alleged damages to its business. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Pinpoint the right security solution for your company- Learn how to add 128- bit encryption and to authenticate your web site with VeriSign's FREE guide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yQix2C/33_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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