[roel_v]

Well, that sort of scaremongering was part of the PR aspect of the whole thing. Back then (I've been out of the scene for a decade and a half now, I don't know if it's still as bad) the amount of money you could sell your 'company' (read: two guys in a basement) for, was directly correlated to the scariness of the stories you could get into the press.

[tptacek]

I think this happened right before @stake "acquired" L0pht, but I'm not sure how lucrative that really was for them.