I don't think that anything said here is libelous in the least. He is only describing what happened. Hacks were done from an IP registered to SoftLayer. People /should/ be talking about these sorts of things so that ISPs hosting bad actors will tighten up security. We've seen a number of incidents traced back to softlayer ourselves and they should feel some heat when that happens.
Just my $.02. N ............................................................................. ...... > -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 3:15 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: OT - Box has been attacked by cowboy > > Don L wrote: > > Yesterday around 7pm EST my box has been ruthlessly > attacked (port scan and then data/schema alternation) by > 75.126.166.15, which traced to SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. in TX. > > > > My course of actions: > > a) prepare a law suit; > > b) inform FBI. > > My course of actions would have been: > - take box down; > - remove harddisk; > - lock compromised harddisk in safe for later analysis; > - put in new harddisk; > - rebuild from backups; > - analyze harddisk; > - fix the security problem; > - get back in business; > - file a police report if considerable damages. > > I would have made very certain I didn't point fingers in > public because it would ruin my chances in a lawsuit and it > most likely meets the legal definition of libel. > > > BTW, did you check to see if the attacker used your system to > attack others? There may be people somewhere online blaming > you for attacking them and filing reports to the FBI about you. > > Jochem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:299124 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
