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<blockquote data-quote="rolfw" data-source="post: 59" data-attributes="member: 175057">[updated:LAST EDITED ON 16-Mar-02 AT 12:11 PM (GMT)]&quot;NDS has admitted a financial link with the website, but is adamant that this was part of a legitimate intelligence gathering exercise aimed at keeping a close eye on hackers who might breach its own pay-TV security. The company says it was effectively purchasing intelligence about the hackers who were attracted to the site.&quot;God that stirs up some memories, I remember the outraged postings of the other moderators on that site when they discovered the mails. but From the look of it, it could have been a double edged operation, to both undermine any attempt to hack Sky and to assist in hacking the opposition.&nbsp; See link at bottom of page for original postsThis could become known as ThoicGate. <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" />Rolfhttp://www.satellites.co.uk/scripts/webforum/DCForumID22/33.html</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rolfw, post: 59, member: 175057"] [updated:LAST EDITED ON 16-Mar-02 AT 12:11 PM (GMT)]"NDS has admitted a financial link with the website, but is adamant that this was part of a legitimate intelligence gathering exercise aimed at keeping a close eye on hackers who might breach its own pay-TV security. The company says it was effectively purchasing intelligence about the hackers who were attracted to the site." God that stirs up some memories, I remember the outraged postings of the other moderators on that site when they discovered the mails. but From the look of it, it could have been a double edged operation, to both undermine any attempt to hack Sky and to assist in hacking the opposition. See link at bottom of page for original posts This could become known as ThoicGate. :) Rolf http://www.satellites.co.uk/scripts/webforum/DCForumID22/33.html [/QUOTE]

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