Hackers questions

                                                                                                              Leah Yared

Question 1: Why might the makers of the movie hackers pretend their site was hacked?  What evidence do they provide to show this is not true?

They might want to pretend their website is hacked so that people wouldn’t think that they did it themselves. The evidence they had was letters from the real hackers that were sent to them a few days before their site got claimed.

Now click on the link “Visit the hacked site”

Question 2: What are three changes the hacker made compared to the original?

 The hacker colored all over their faces on the website. The hacker put up the defcon sign and said it was put up by defcon. The hacker put up pictures and wrote things that were defending all hackers and saying Rafael Moreau must die. (The writer of the hacker’s movie)

Question 3: Did the hacker like the movie “Hackers”? Why or why not?

No, I don’t think the hacker liked the movie at all. The hacker was talking bad about the movie and the way it was written, the hacker thought it had no plot and was written by “idiots”

Question 4: What is DefCon?

DefCon is a hacker’s conference. All hackers get together and talk about hacking.

Question 5: Look at the handout “Part One, The Basics, name three rules of “ethical hackers” he violated.

The hacker violated rule one, two and three because he altered the system flies, he changed a lot of things no on the site. He damaged the system and posted his real name and handle on the site and posted pictures of him and friends.

Now back up and click the link: “Hacker Announces Hacked Site”

Question 6: What are two reasons the hacker gives for hacking the site?  Can you think of another possibility?

The hacker hacked the site because they were mad that MGM didn’t go with the title they wanted for “ hackers” they wanted to name it ‘praetorians’ and changed the plot and had the hacker was not happy with how the movie was made. I think they hacked the page because they were just mad their ideas weren’t used for the movie and they felt like the movie was nothing like it really is.

Now back up and go to the link “Apology Letter”

Question 7: The hacker apologizes for the hack.  What does he say were his true reasons for the hack?

The hacker says the reasons for him hacking the site were because he got carried away. And didn’t mean any harm. And it was just a joke.

Question 8: Did he have help or work alone?

 He worked alone.

Question 9: How does he try to make up for his hack?

 He tells the readers that he will not do it again and offered to tell where all the files are in the system.

Question 10: Is the tone of the letter what one would expect from a hacker?  How does it compare to the other language he uses?

No, the letter does not seem like the hacker because in the letter he seemed very sorry and guilty for what he has done but in his hack he was saying all kinds of bad language and talking like he didn’t care what he was doing.

Question 11: What does he say real hackers are?

He said real hackers don’t really sound like this.

Question 12: How does he show he is the real hacker?

 He tries to show he’s the real hacker by telling where the files were.

Question 13: What does he fear might happen to him as a result of his hack?

 He fears that he will go to jail, because of something that was meant as a prank.

Finally back up and click the link “Hackers vs. Crackers”

Question 14: According to this link what is a Hacker?

A hacker is someone who wants to learn more. They hack into system just for the challenge not to cause any harm. They are knowledgeable people.

Question 15: What is a Cracker?  How is this different than a Hacker?

 A cracker is basically a hacker but has a bad intention for hacking they are malicious people. But a hacker is someone who doesn’t mean any harm and they just hack for curiosity.

Question 16: According to this page, what sort of person is a typical Cracker?

 A typical hacker is a young teenage “punk “that’s very malicious and just wants to destroy peoples system.

Question 17: What is a hacker, according to this page?

 According to the page a hacker is not interested in destroying anything they just want to learn more and explore the computer.

Question 18: What sorts of things can a hacker do to a site?

A hacker knows several programming languages, understand all the protocols and know all the security related issues.

Question 19: What sorts of things are against “Hacker Ethics”?

 Destroying systems and breaking into systems for bad.

Question 20: Why do they do it, according to this page?

 Hackers just do it because they enjoy exploring the computer and just learning more. They don’t mean harm.

Question 21: Who is the author?  Is he a “Gray hat” or “Black Hat” hacker?

 The author is CandyMan. I think the author is a gray hat because he’s not doing any harm on the site.

Question 22: The links to “Other Hacker Sites” such as Phrack Magazine, and 2600 are blocked.  Why are the blocked?

They are blocked because they are probably hacked sites. If you click on it then your computer will probably be hacked.

Question 23: Are any of the hacking activities described on this page legal?

 No I don’t think so.

Question 24: What potential harm can be caused to a company by a hacker altering their web page?

It can mess up any data they had put on their or they could erase some things they didn’t want erased.

 Question 25: Should “Gray Hat” hacking be illegal?

I don’t think so because your still going into someone else’s system, that’s their personal computer I don’t think that’s right. Even if they aren’t doing any harm.

Question 26:  Was the site really hacked, in your opinion, or is it a publicity stunt by MGM?

I don’t think the website was really hacked. I think it was a publicity stunt.