Comment Re:rm -rf / (Score 1) 2362
Please allow me to introduce you to the words "BEGIN TRANSACTION".
Please allow me to introduce you to the words "BEGIN TRANSACTION".
In a civil case, maybe. In a criminal case, very unlikely. People often confess to crimes and are found not guilty -- the burden of proof is pretty high. If the prosecution doesn't have a case without you revealing your password, your case will probably never see trial.
Sure, I can be compelled to provide the passphrase in court
Not in the US.
What gets to me is the tone of the article, almost like it was a legitimate sale. Such as this quote from the article.An online criminal has offered to sell software that exploits an unpatched bug in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system, according to security vendor Trend Micro Inc. The code was offered for sale in an underground hacker discussion forum last month, said Raimund Genes, Trend Micro's chief technology officer. The asking price? $50,000.
"To be honest [the price for a Vista zero day] should probably be lower,..."
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