"Computer Experts Vie in Hacking Contest "

baggio248 · 08-20-2004, 12:09 PM

Then they can get a job with any major company, along with a DVD burner.

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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Armed with laptops, modems, hard disk drives and sandwiches, 12 computer experts hunkered down Friday for a seven-hour contest to find the best hacker in tech-savvy Singapore.

Divided into six two-man teams, the contestants participating in "BlackOPS: HackAttack challenge 2004" have to defend their networks and servers from hacking while attacking other teams' systems. The top prize is a DVD burner and computer classes.

"It's a very realistic scenario," said Julian Ho, the organizer of the government-backed contest. "Most security professionals engage in some kind of 'dark art' ... Computer espionage is a very big thing."

The contestants hailed from Brunei, China, Myanmar and Singapore, but their identities couldn't be revealed because they all work in the computer security business, organizers said. All entrants had to pass a preliminary competition.

Teams were not allowed to use the Internet as a hacking tool, only computers and modems.

By Friday afternoon, the Brunei team - dubbed "Frozen Throne" - was leading.

Asia has been the root of some of the worst attacks by hackers in recent years. In May 2000, the so-called Love Bug virus, released in the Philippines, overwhelmed e-mail servers worldwide and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.

Singapore has said it is increasingly concerned about cyber security in the highly wired city-state where eight in 10 households own personal computers.

Hackers can be jailed for up to three years or fined up to $5,852 under Singapore's Computer Misuse Act.

Organizers had said they hoped the contest would help shed light on ways to prevent actual computer attacks.

DarkFury · 08-20-2004, 01:54 PM

"Operation: Swordfish:

bachviet · 08-20-2004, 02:13 PM

DVD burner as a price!

I could just spend under $200 to get that but I guess bragging right is everything.

Sir_Froggy · 08-21-2004, 02:26 AM

hahahahah, frozen throne? someone plays too much war3 hahahah

gwilks98 · 08-31-2004, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bachviet

DVD burner as a price!

I could just spend under $200 to get that but I guess bragging right is everything.

Yeah, who still hacks using a modem? Sounds like an outdated contest....

InfiniteNothing · 09-03-2004, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by gwilks98

Yeah, who still hacks using a modem? Sounds like an outdated contest....

You can change your IP addy just by signing out!

BrewMaster · 09-14-2004, 11:17 AM

modem...

that's probably why the contest goes on for 7 hours...

Burzhui · 09-21-2004, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by InfiniteNothing

You can change your IP addy just by signing out!

and if you're on aol wait 5 hours to sign back in

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