What caused the demise of the 90's hacking "scene,"

>>56167041
Companies and governments saw hackers as attackers instead of allies helping to secure infrastructure. They passes laws which could ruin anybody's life if they ever got the attention of the powers that be. No even established researcher are safe from those laws once the powers that be choose to prosecute.

If a single teen could cause millions in damage you would expect companies to try their best to make sure they don't do it again . The bottom line is money

>>56167041
This
>>56167122

There is a reason why vandalism is a minor misdemeanor with community service slapped on, but website defacement (which is just vandalising a website) is a federal crime. The powers that be are afraid of people who can do something they can't, in this case know how to use the sparkly picture box that delivers porn and allows them to buy useless shit.

>>56167122
Yup
On the other hand, there are tons of exploits now. You can cash in big time if you're smart about it. It's just a steady stream of easy money now. It's illegal to point out that the door is wide open in public, but no one will know if you tell the bad guys about it in secret. Anyway, happy hacking. By the way, don't use AES.

>>56167781
Is AES backdoored?

>>56167834
Nope.

>>56167851
Thanks mr. NSA for your help.

>>56167909
>fears the nsa
>posts on an anonymous image board with a trip
Fuck off queer

>>56168029
>knows nothing about security
>still posts on a technology board in the year 2016
:^)
hurr durr

>>56167781
>don't use AES.
Please elaborate.

>>56167041

There were always teams of 30 somethings with advanced degrees working for nation states. Morris of first worm fame was the son of a government employed PhD holder.

>>56167834
>>56168659

I forget the explanation, but it was theoretically possible to have been backdoored.

>>56167041
Security has increased a lot since the 90s.

>>56167041
That's an excellent question. Also, what happened to our good old early 20th century bank robbers? You used to be able to rob a bank with just a machine gun and a big bag with a dollar sign on it. Now it somehow became so complicated that nobody sane even bothers. What is this mysterious force that is making it increasingly difficult to commit crimes?

Fucking dumbass.