Re: Recent Attacks

From: sedwardsat_private
Date: Fri Feb 18 2000 - 15:50:15 PST

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    Sounds very successful and interesting.
    
    Could you post a roadmap of what happened and what you did to help others
    achieve such a quick resolution?
    
    On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Don Kendrick wrote:
    
    > Yeap, that what we just finished doing in Virginia. Had a copycat come after
    > us Sunday morning. Tracked him down within 2 hour of the attack and he was
    > sitting in jail within 24 hours of the attack for felony computer trespass.
    > 
    > Hit em hard and fast.
    > 
    > Don
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Marcus J. Ranum <mjrat_private>
    > To: Ryan Russell <ryanat_private>; hndat_private <hndat_private>
    > Cc: firewall-wizardsat_private <firewall-wizardsat_private>
    > Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 7:38 PM
    > Subject: Re: Recent Attacks
    > 
    > 
    > >Ryan Russell wrote:
    > >>I expect to see ransom demands (either the real attackers or just
    > >>opportunists) become announced to the press any time now.
    > >
    > >That'd be interesting because it'd clear up the issue of motivation!!
    > >
    > >I've always been bemused by the whole denial of service thing. It
    > >seems so pointless. It's just vandalism; not even as cool as virus
    > >writing, and virus writing is very uncool.
    > >
    > >If I was Bezos, I'd offer some amazon.com options for whoever
    > >turned in the culprit and sufficient evidence. Then I'd litigate
    > >the culprit back to the stone age, including his friends, parents,
    > >business associates, school, etc. - anyone involved. Crush 'em
    > >real hard, real mean, and real openly.
    > >
    > >mjr.
    > >
    > >
    > 
    > 
    > 
    
    Thanks in advance,
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