[pchelpers] News:Congressional aide fired after trying to hire hackers

By John Leyden 28 Dec 2006 12:45
D’oh
The press attaché of a Montana Congressman has been left red faced after
"hackers" he was trying to hire to change his lowly college grades
published his email exchanges instead.

Todd Shriber, 28, a press officer for US Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg,
was looking to persuade hackers to break into the systems of Texas
Christian University and change his grades. The motive for his illegal
actions was apparently to bolster his academic credentials ahead of a
possible run for office.

But Shriber hit on the wrong target for his pleas when he contacted
security site attrition.org in early August. Instead of entering
negotiations with hackers-for-hire he entered into an exchange of emails
with security experts "Lyger" and "Jericho" (AKA "Security Curmudgeon").

More here:
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/political_aide_hack_gaffe/
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John Durham
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