well members...if you want to hack for cash...here is your chance...ideal for admins to test there skills on windows boxes....have fun !

What's this ? An international FBI anti terrorism roundup game ?

i got that same email about a month or so ago

Trust is something u have to earn

h**p://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=206658&c=53

Yes, Cobras is for real. I am him.

Imps2 is right... there are sting operations going on around the world due to the overall sorry ass state of security today that has caused events such as 9/11. Our project is NOT one of these stings however. In fact, the whole reason for our research is to contribute valuable data to the security community without making any judgements or statements regarding hackers. We are accepting blackhat, grayhat and whitehats in our project.

Please take your time and read our site carefully, where we explain exactly why we are doing this project, and outline the guarantees that we offer. For example, we offer complete anonymity to anyone that chooses this route. You dno't have to give us anything other than a nickname and a way to communicate with you. Of course, we can't pay you since you can't make out a money order to "Ub3rH4x0r" but you can still have the satisfaction of testing your skills and contributing to a worthwhile project.

If you have questions, please read the site thoroughly. I think that it explains things pretty well, but I'm kinda biased since I wrote most of teh text there... heh On the other hand, if you have specific questions, or just want to ping my e-mail to see WTF this guy is, you can write to me at secure@corptech.net.

Thanks,

John "Cobras" Klein

thank you Cobras and welcome to GSO...

seems an interesting project and as you say legit , not a sting... thats a big +....

i hope some of our members take up your offer seeing you to the time out to explain the setup...

thanks

P.S out of curiosity how is the challenge going , have you had a good response ?

best of luck

C

hahaha.. yeah right..

i saw this like 6 months ago, and their site has not been updated, u notice there is no date specified for the challenge... i think this is bullshit, they are making a database with hackers.... they have to call you back and u must install some spyware on ure box... what kind of rules are these?

Hmmm using a sniffer you can then see whats being sent... i have mixed feelings about this ATM am not sure what to make of it

(filtered), I signed up, but now I discover all of the shit they demand:

1. We review your application and inform you of our decision at xxxxxx@yahoo.co.uk .
2. If you're chosen, you'll receive all of the information you'll need to connect to the wargame.
3. We'll schedule the time of your hack with you.
4. You'll need to configure your machine(s) with the tools you'll need as well as our data recording requirements ahead of time.
5. You hack our wargame network at the scheduled time and send us proof as you successfully attain the three goals.
6. You send us your logs.
7. We review your logs and your proof to determine success.
8. When we determine that you were successful, we'll contact you to schedule an interview.
9. We'll do a ~two hour telephone interview (or may ask some participants to do in-person at our expense).
10. We will send you your payment if you chose the "Get Paid" option and gave us the info we need to be able pay you.

-Shaun.

Ill tell you all what this is......anyone ever play up-link, this is prob. a recruting group! They must have a motive , or why do they keep specifying win 2000 servers!!!

It stink. No real hack chalange. My advice, don't try that....

Isnt this how they caught Kevin Mitnick?

Cobraw$s ? .. Fused-fxp ??

doop doop, came accross this thread, and I ran a google;
some interesting links that I came across in affiliation.

http://www.rent-a-hacker.net/
^- Not sure how close this hits to home, but it's pretty much on topic which I found a site that says he's the president of this site.

http://www.opensrs.org/archives/bizops-lis.../0004/0065.html
^- No brainer, looks like he has quite the history in banking, the 'cobras.net' confirms it all. BTW, cobras, if you're reading this, your phone info says your from Fergus Falls, MN. As freaky as it seems, I was born there and lived there for over half of my life. , this also checks out with what it says on your site about Fargo and your coorperation.
( that info is on this page: http://www.hackerwargame.org/who_we_are.htm , which includes rather believable statements about the whole deal )

http://www.ctusa.net/itss.shtml
^- corporate technologies checks out as well.

Sounds legit, however the incentive is definately not too hot; people with the knowledge to take out a fully patched MS Server probably dont care for it. Although I may stand corrected.

Hehe...just been /.ed

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/07/122224

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