Word: mastermind
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...cybercriminals take over the world, has become a standard plot device in turn-of-the-century science fiction. I've even used it once or twice. But there is good news on this front. Running the world turns out to be surprisingly challenging. It isn't something an evil mastermind can do just by hitting return on his keyboard...
...article "School for Hackers" [TECHNOLOGY, May 22], you referred to Manila's AMA Computer College as "a pioneer in Philippine computer education." That's not even close to the truth. Also, the AMA student alleged to be the mastermind behind the Love Bug computer virus is not a talented hacker and certainly not world class. The code could have been written by any computer- and Internet-savvy 14-year-old. Emphatically, we in the Philippines are not proud of what this hacker has done. MARICRIS GO Quezon City, the Philippines...
When "Late Night" producer Lorne Michaels, the mastermind behind "Saturday Night Live," tapped the unknown comedy writer to replace the legendary David Letterman, few thought he'd last long...
...full capacity crowd, which included the widow of Muppet-mastermind Jim Henson, gave an embarrassed-looking Lesser a standing ovation...
...unlikely as de Guzman may seem as a mastermind of the most virulent computer virus in history, it's no great surprise to law-enforcement officials that it appears to have been hatched on a campus in the developing world. They say small cells of hackers--some at colleges, others in contact only electronically--pose an unprecedented threat to the computer systems of the industrialized world. For some, computer mischief is an educational exercise, a way to hone their computer skills. Others do it for sport or profit or the fun of committing large-scale vandalism. And for a growing...