[Moderator: Please read my reply which will follow. I am getting
a bit annoyed at these outlandish figures of damage.]
From: Carolyn Meinel <cmeinel@techbroker.com>
Subject: HHD for 8/17
Have you been wondering about our Web site and War Game? Patience,
please, we'll be up again! The hacker war against us has escalated to epic
proportions. Because our opponents are unable to intimidate us, they have
resorted to attacking the ISP, Rt66 Internet, that serves us, and also are
attacking our ISP's customers. In an Aug. 8, 1998 attack, these criminals
caused over $1.8 million in damage against those they held hostage to their
demands that no one give us access to the Internet. On August 14, the FBI
publicly announced it is pursuing our assailants.
We need volunteers who specialize in gathering forensic evidence.
Is there anyone whose company sells computer security products that would
let our beleaguered ISP use them for free to protect its customers and
gather evidence? We need a Mac G3 to run EtherPeek 3.5 (donated by AG Group,
http://www.aggroup.com) to gather evidence next time our ISP and its
customers are assaulted. Remember, we operate with volunteer labor and
equipment alone.
Those who are assaulting the customers of Rt66 Internet are the
worst terrorists in the history of computer crime. If they get away with
these tactics, they will chill freedom of speech across the Internet. If
they succeed, the whole world will know that a gang of computer criminals
now has the power to force their will on anyone who wants to use the Internet.
If we can't stop these hostage-takers, the Internet will no longer
be free.
-o-
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Received on Wed Aug 19 09:40:12 1998