oh, boy. more fun. can't somebody just execute these bozos?

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http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/hacking/story/0,10801,82730,00.html?nas=PM-82730

An international hacking contest scheduled to begin this weekend could 
cause headaches for organizations worldwide and disrupt the Internet, 
according to a warning from Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS). 

The contest, known as the Defacers Challenge, awards points to 
malicious hackers who successfully compromise an organization's Web 
server and deface its Web pages. 

ISS first became aware of the contest last week by monitoring Web 
sites and Internet Relay Chat channels frequented by malicious 
hackers who specialize in defacements, according to Peter Allor, 
manager of X-Force Threat Intelligence Services at Atlanta-based ISS. 

Rather than focusing on the volume of defacements, the Defacers 
Challenge is set up to reward the skill of malicious hackers who can 
compromise systems running less prominent operating systems, 
including Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS and Unix variants such as 
IBM's AIX and Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HP-UX. 

Contest organizers even set up a Web page (www.defacers-challenge.com) 
that outlines the rules of the game, including a point system for 
compromised machines -- one point for Windows, five for HP-UX and 
Macintosh -- and guidelines for what counts as a valid defacement. 

The target is to deface 6,000 Web sites. A prize of free Web site 
hosting is offered to the malicious hacker who can reach that goal 
first or accumulate the most Web sites in trying to do so, according 
to information posted on the site. . . .
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dep

http://www.linuxandmain.com -- outside the box, barely within
the envelope, and no animated paperclip anywhere.