Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/hacker-bricks-cars/

 

Interesting story and all, but I don't understand why they put the word "hacker" in there. There was no hacking involved. It was misuse of a system already in place. Does logging on with a co-workers password make him a "hacker"? I'd expect that kind of sensationalism from the Times or Fox, but Wired should know better.

 

That's the complaint I've seen on other sites about this story. Sensationalistic crap. Most "Hacker" stories are though.

 

You're right. It's like if a computer is in any way remotely involved in some aspect of a crime the press slaps the word "hacker" on it. It's like they're from the dark ages... they might as well just call it "witchcraft" and "devilry", simple fear mongering.

 

Yeah, 'hacker' sure is a misnomer - I found it rather funny in a morbid kind of way.

 

surely logging in to another employees account is called unauthorized access?
wonder how he got the login details of the other employee thou

 

Other employee could have been a friend, or maybe they had their logon info on a sticky note on their monitor or some kind of stupidity like that. Not very uncommon.