Re: [cobalt-users] Got Hacked.

["Adam Smith" <adskiremote@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dee and everybody,
        I hate these bloody hackers, I'm a bit of a newbie, well to RaQ's
anyroad and I've been reading everybodies messages about getting hacked it's
really put the scare on me, I went and installed the latest patches I could
so hopefully my RaQ's ok (for now!!!)

I've also taken an interest into what hackers are using to break into our
systems, I recently had a look at Back Orifice and some quite good sniffer
programs, I'm going to setup a sever running Back Office Server and see if I
can get in with these programs.  Reason being is because the more we know
about their techniques the better.  Then we can find out who they are and
haul their asses over the fire!!

Why bother hacking unless you do something useful to stuff.  I read
countless hackers memo's yeah a lot of good hackers are intelligent people
putting skills they know to the test but so do burglars, theives, and even
murderers.  They say one reason they hack is to destroy big companies
because they basically control everything we do.  Well how the hell did
companies get big, one main reason is beacause they start off small have a
good idea, everybody likes it, puts money into that company, the company
grows.  Does this mean they're never gonna shop at Marks and Spencer's
again!!

Well I've said my point (this really goes out to hackers reading this forum)

Hackers (majority of but not all)  are basically thieves and they're no
better than people who would steal a handbag off an old defenceless woman

Point made,

Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: Dee Dreslough <dee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 5:27 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] Got Hacked.


> Hi Y'all!
>
> Just an FYI that my Cobalt Raq3i got hacked last night. *sigh* From what I
> can tell, they used the BIND exploit that's been talked about... Luckily,
> they didn't restart various processes they were putting trojans on
correctly
> and I got a bootload of warning messages in the morning.  They also broke
a
> bunch of stuff and left calling cards all over the machine, despite a
> half-hearted attempt to clean out the log files to cover their tracks.  It
> was like having a bear break into my virtual kitchen. They left a big
mess.
> :)
>
> I suspect they found me through this list, and are hunting for Cobalts run
> by newbies...so, Newbies beware! :) Now I'm off to pay money to have them
> rebuild my machine from scratch, and then I get to install all my websites
> from backup again.
>
> I'm learning...I don't like to learn the hard way, but sometimes it's the
> only way I do learn... :)
>
> Love, y'all!
>
> Dee Dreslough
> Cobalt Newbie, who's going to learn how to run Portsentry, etc etc
etc...and
> be a lot more dilligent about installing those patches as they come out
> (once I know they won't kill my system.)
>
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