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Thursday, October 11, 2001
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/128776p-1350605c.html Hacker's war on terrorism draws tepid response from experts By ROB LEVER, Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON (October 10, 2001 3:02 p.m. EDT) - Hackers are waging a cyberwar against Osama bin Laden and his allies, despite warnings from government and security experts that this activity could be counterproductive. The latest effort came this week when Kim Schmitz, a German hacker-turned security consultant, launched a website to recruit hackers to track down funds and other evidence linking bin Laden to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Since launching his group -- Young Intelligent Hackers Against Terror (YIHAT) -- Schmitz says 34 people from 10 countries, as well as three Arabic language translators, have joined the effort. He claims these hackers have tracked down bin Laden's bank accounts at a bank in Sudan....
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