Conquering the 'Net'

Hackers live in the unseen world of the cybernet. They're like weeds. When one is caught or repents, dozens more new faces appear. It's no different in Indonesia. Their motivations vary—political activities, social protests, pranks, broken hearts, or just plain curiosity. Many slip and become thieves: exhausting other people's savings by using their credit cards. Here's their story.

May 15, 2001


We explore and you call us criminals.
We seek out knowledge and you call us criminals.
We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias and you call us criminals.

Yes, I am a criminal.
My crime is that of curiosity.
My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for.

You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all.

(The Conscience of a Hacker)

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