Police Arrest Alleged Computer Hacker

POSTED: 7:31 pm EDT August 31, 2004

UPDATED: 7:47 pm EDT August 31, 2004

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. -- An investigation conducted by the Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force, which includes the Pittsburgh FBI office and the state police, has led to the arrest of a New Kensington man.

According to police, a computer hacking complaint at a business prompted an investigation. The investigation revealed 2,000 stolen credit cards and logs showing hundreds of computer intrusions.

Michael Wally, 21, has been charged with 40 counts of unlawful use of computers, 134 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, 42 counts of identity theft and 100 counts of criminal attempt unlawful use of computers, according to the police report.

Police said the investigation will continue and additional arrests may be made.

POSTED: 10:53 am EDT September 1, 2004

UPDATED: 11:21 am EDT September 1, 2004

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. -- A joint investigation between Pittsburgh and the state's Computer Crimes Task Force led to an arrest Tuesday in New Kensington.

State police in Indiana County said Michael Wally confessed to hacking into thousands of computers.

He then allegedly set up a bragging Web site for his computer friends to view.

After he was arrested, police confiscated 15 computers and 2,000 stolen credit cards.

Pennsylvania State Trooper Robert Erdely said, "He is basically showing off to his friends that he had this large war-dialing. To war dial is to dial at random that identify computer systems that have modems attached to them. And then he attempts to use them to gain access into those systems."

Wally is charged with 42 counts of identity theft.

He's also charged with 100 counts of unlawful use of a computer, which is punishable with up to seven years in prison for each count.

Kerryisms. Bushisms. Quaylisms

I recieved a list of quotes today that I recieved in 2000. Interestingly enough, they sounded familiar back then too.  I did a little research and found out that the following is an urban legend -- that is to say neither Kerry nor Bush said them (as is often stated).  It was in fact Dan Quayle who is responsible for most of these things.

 

 

ORIGINAL MSG TO ME QUOTED BELOW:

We all know that Bush has made some embarrassing statements (there's at least 5 books I can think of off the top of my head that have his de-witticisms in them), but Kerry hasn't even taken office yet, and his are piling up:

 

"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."

- John F. Kerry

  

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

- John F. Kerry

  

"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."

- John F. Kerry

  

"The future will be better tomorrow."

- John F.. Kerry

  

"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."

-  John F. Kerry

  

"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."

- John F. Kerry 

 

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."

- John F. Kerry 

 

"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."

- John F. Kerry 

 

"For NASA, space is still a high priority."

- John F. Kerry 

 

"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."

-  John F. Kerry 

 

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities inour air and water that are doing it."

- John F. Kerry

 

"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."

- John F. Kerry

 

/rizzn

Probably the high point of the entirety of the Olympics

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Now playing: Neil Diamond - Holly Holy

Toronto

by Kelly Royle
age 25 (and 2/3)

Toronto is the type of city that assualts all your sense. Usually all at once.

You walk out of the subway station and are affronted by this wave of smell. It's the smell of the city. I had to explain this to Griffin and Wyatt. It's the smell of thousands of cars and thousands of body's all within the same space. Combine that with the smell of the street vendors, and the guy walking beside you who has yet to shower that day and you have The Smell of Toronto.

Then there are the sounds.

The sounds of traffic, of people figthing, of the three newscasters we walked past, reporting for their live at noon show. We had walked by that spot where just last week, a lady was held hostage and the guy who held her was at some point shot dead by a sniper. His face was plastered across the front of every newspaper we saw. Ironically? Kinda. There was a newspaper box close to where he died. With his face on it. Maybe that's not irony but it seems to me like something straight out of a movie.

The people yelling are insane. People selling stuff, people begging for money, calling a cab, shouting at small children. Add to that the cacauphony of traffic - loud engines, honking horns, cursing drivers. It's an audio assault.

Then there is the feel of the city air. As if all those sky scrapers weren't oppressive enough, the air itself is thick and damp with the sweat of a thousand people and it presses in on you. Sometimes after a day in the city I come home with random smudges of pollution on my face.

The sites of Toronto are very diverse. For every well dressed office manager out on his lunch, briefcase in one hand, cup of Williams 5$ coffee in another, there is a shabbily dressed homeless person (I had to tell Wy several times to stop shouting, "LOOK THERE IS A BUM!" or "HOLY ANOTHER HOBO, KELLY LOOK!") in filthy clothes and shoes that are falling a part.

As for taste, if you open your mouth to wide and breathe in, it tastes disgusting. The hot dogs taste great, until you start thinking about why they are called 'street meat'. To me the city tastes of burger and fries as that is usually what I eat when I am there. And a milkshake.

This is what I think about Toronto.

[via the secret journal of kelly royle age 25 and 2/3]

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Live at the VMA's TONIGHT! -- Mark and Darrell Show for 8/29/2004

The Mark and Darrell Show will be broadcast live from the Red Carpet/Parking Lot of the MTV VMAs TONIGHT!  I, Mark/Rizzn, am going to be walking around like a dork with a Laptop, Microphone, Camera Phone, and Wireless Connection skyping it up with Darrell for the MAD show tonight.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN IN - or go to Rantradio.com (talk), or any of our other affiliates.

In fact, keep this page bookmarked -- I'm going to be moblogging to my snapnpost directory what I see tonight, and the photo's will show up right in here.

 

 So that's that.  Be good and tune in... it should be a blast.

Or I could be completely kicked out of the affair... we'll see.

/rizzn

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This is a bad rip of a poster I pulled from an RNC protest. You know, it's interesting... the only posters I ever seem to be able to find in the pictures from protest events are anti-American or anti-Republican. 


The Greeks, on the other hand, couldn't make a catchy protest sign if their life depended on it. "Out of Irak" .... wow... real great appeal to the international community... Try making signs that most of the world could read... the world's language of choice hasn't been Greek for a couple thousand years ago. Gottalavenetaengleka? 

This is pretty much the only kind of photo's I can post right now... This is JaRule's feet, I think. Once the statute of limitations or whatever it's called when the pictures aren't contractually prohibited from being posted, I can put the good one's up. 


This girl right here from the bar-b-que this afternoon... I have no idea who she is but she is making love to the camera, and she's HOTTER than SNOT.  This was taken with the camera phone, so it's not covered in the contract (amazing, lucky shot).


This was a random girl from the bar-b-que this afternoon, too... I think Ricky said he got her number. Not bad, man, not bad. 


Remember, the VMA's will be broadcast live on the Mark and Darrell show this weekend.... tune in!