Ken Thompson Quotes

There is the possibility to be suddenly arrested for hacking.

I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief.

To be clear, any attempt to hack or to do anything nefarious is wrong and illegal.

I don't know of any case that involves computer hacking where there were multiple defendants charged where there wasn't an informant on the case.

Computer hackers do not need to know each other's real names, or even live on the same continent, to steal millions in mere hours.

The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.

I went from being a kid who loved to perform magic tricks to becoming the world's most notorious hacker, feared by corporations and the government.

For about half an hour in mid-1992, I knew as much as any layperson about the pleasures of remote access of other people's computers.

Your fragile mind can't have forgotten the terrifying technothriller series known 'Scorpion'. Because it features the worst hacking scenes ever broadcast in any medium.

My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm.

Every ISP is being attacked, maliciously both from in the United States and outside of the United States, by those who want to invade people's privacy. But more importantly they want to take control of computers, they want to hack them, they want to steal information.

I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief. I copied without permission.

If hackers, if anyone committing a criminal act, wants to reduce their risk, they obviously don't involve anybody else. The greater the circle of people that know what you're doing, the higher the risk.

Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause.

Every portal coming into this country is being attacked by those who would harvest information, both national security secrets and just the common information of private individuals and private individuals. That crime is going on, every day, on a single entity known as the Internet.

A hacker doesn't deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities.

The very promise of safety [digital security] is iresistable temptation to hackers, the invading hordes of the 21st century.

Cyberterrorism has become an increasingly prevalent and serious threat here in America, both to individuals and businesses.

Unfortunately cybercrime is the crime of our generation.

We face cyber threats from state-sponsored hackers, hackers for hire, global cyber syndicates, and terrorists. They seek our state secrets, our trade secrets, our technology, and our ideas - things of incredible value to all of us. They seek to strike our critical infrastructure and to harm our economy.

Technology breeds crime and we are constantly trying to develop technology to stay one step ahead of the person trying to use it negatively.

There is no doubt that the Internet brims with spamming, scamming and identity fraud. Having someone wipe out your hard drive or bank account has never been easier, and the tools for committing electronic mischief on your enemies are cheap and widely accessible.

Hackers are seen as shadowy figures with superhuman powers that threaten civilization.

The hacking trend has definitely turned criminal because of e-commerce.