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<blockquote data-quote="wolsty" data-source="post: 11385" data-attributes="member: 175166"><p>The world may not be awash with hobbyists trying to crack bank smartcards but, if you believe only half of what you read, the world is certainly awash with bandits hacking bank accounts and transferring funds illegally. I know one person ( I hasten to add that he is not a friend) who did time for precisely this offence and all he had was a pc, a modem and a 'phone line.</p><p></p><p>Nevertheless, I tend to agree with 2Old about the golden age being over. Life will certainly become more difficult for the hobbyist, but not, I suspect, impossible. However the hacks for Viaccess, Seca and Nagra were found and distributed, there's no obvious reason why such procedures won't be repeated. There's potentially a huge demand for hacks from people who've spent a lot of money on satellite systems and aren't about to take them down to the car boot sale yet. Loss of channels will undoubtedly focus the mind of the hobbyist.</p><p></p><p>And after all, there's nothing like a challenge. The number of hobbyists is increasing all the time; they network more and more effectively and computing power, even on home pc's, is doubling every 18 months. I'm optimistic that the hacking fraternity, which is not known for its inclination to give up at the first sign of difficulty, will overcome this temporary little problem before too long.</p><p></p><p>And as for code being uncrackable, I'd need a lot more evidence before I agree to that contention. As I understand it, every code is decipherable given enough computer power. It may take 10 Crays a million years to do it on a brute force basis, but cryptanalysts have other and subtler techniques, which are continually evolving, and which yield results in a much shorter time. If I were a betting man, I'd put money on a public hack for one of the major encryption systems becoming available before the end of 2003.</p><p></p><p>We live in interesting times.</p><p></p><p>wolsty</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wolsty, post: 11385, member: 175166"] The world may not be awash with hobbyists trying to crack bank smartcards but, if you believe only half of what you read, the world is certainly awash with bandits hacking bank accounts and transferring funds illegally. I know one person ( I hasten to add that he is not a friend) who did time for precisely this offence and all he had was a pc, a modem and a 'phone line. Nevertheless, I tend to agree with 2Old about the golden age being over. Life will certainly become more difficult for the hobbyist, but not, I suspect, impossible. However the hacks for Viaccess, Seca and Nagra were found and distributed, there's no obvious reason why such procedures won't be repeated. There's potentially a huge demand for hacks from people who've spent a lot of money on satellite systems and aren't about to take them down to the car boot sale yet. Loss of channels will undoubtedly focus the mind of the hobbyist. And after all, there's nothing like a challenge. The number of hobbyists is increasing all the time; they network more and more effectively and computing power, even on home pc's, is doubling every 18 months. I'm optimistic that the hacking fraternity, which is not known for its inclination to give up at the first sign of difficulty, will overcome this temporary little problem before too long. And as for code being uncrackable, I'd need a lot more evidence before I agree to that contention. As I understand it, every code is decipherable given enough computer power. It may take 10 Crays a million years to do it on a brute force basis, but cryptanalysts have other and subtler techniques, which are continually evolving, and which yield results in a much shorter time. If I were a betting man, I'd put money on a public hack for one of the major encryption systems becoming available before the end of 2003. We live in interesting times. wolsty :) [/QUOTE]
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