[Coco] hacker Hunt-Down Status

[tonym]

Did you contact your local FBI office?
That should be the first step nowadays. They look into issues like these.

I've had to call them a few times over the past 5-7 years, and have actually had agents come and see what was done.

That will be your first step, which will lead to s subpoena - or actually THEY can request the info from the ISP.


Tony 

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Roger Taylor <webmaster at coco3.com>
Reply-To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Date:  Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:59:48 -0600

>At 08:10 PM 12/2/2006, you wrote:
>>Roger Taylor wrote:
>> > At 02:30 PM 12/2/2006, you wrote:
>> >> Roger, do you think the ID and password list was compromised? Should we
>> >> change our forum passwords?
>> >
>> > No, the passwords are encrypted in the MySQL database, so they cannot
>> > be seen.  However, you know it's a standard practice to change all of
>> > your passwords periodically, so I would say Yes, do that just for 
>> good safety.
>>
>>Also bear in mind depending on the encryption method used, if the
>>database had been dumped out, it may be feasible to crack the passwords.
>>
>>I would say even if you don't think the data was lifted, that you should
>>change your passwords as you can never be 100% sure of what an intruder
>>has or has not copied.
>
>
>
>True.  And the worst thing a hacker could do is maybe log in using 
>your handle and post an offending message, but I don't think that was 
>the intent then or now when the hacker broke in and deleted the 
>members completely.
>
>
>
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>Roger Taylor
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