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Old 05-01-2014, 03:45 PM   #15
Rathji
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Originally Posted by CubicleGeek View Post
This reminds me of a funny story one of our security experts told me about concerning a contract he had state side to test the hardening of a client's network. He was given an IP range from the client representing the organization's subnet - while running every known exploit and intrusion method he had on file the FBI broke down his hotel room door. Apparently, the numbers they gave him were off by one digit and he spent the entire morning bombarding a government site.

He didn't get a job for life, but he did get it cleared up and didn't end up in Guantanamo Bay.
That's awesome, and terrifying at the same time.

Its the kind of thing that makes you check IPs 6 times before running a command for the rest of your life...
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