maturity in its purest form. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:17:42 -0800
> >I've noticed a number of shining stars in the network engineering industry >have graced us >with their presence and infinite wisdom in the past few days, including >Gregory Taylor. I >can't help but wonder if this is the same who launched multi-gigabit >DDoS attacks against >IRC servers and major ISP's recently: > >http://www.geocities.com/osek_owned/ >http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=osek > >Coincidence? You decide. Better yet, call his mother at 1-253-475-1227, > and let her know >you don't approve of his hacking activities. If enough of us put the >pressure on, it's possible >he'll be grounded, and his computer priviledges will be revoked. It's >happened before, it can >happen again. > >For those of you wondering, "Xpert Web Builders" (XWB.COM) is bogus. > They don't operate a >network, they're a sole proprietorship tech support and web dev group, > run by some clue- >challenged kids who don't even have the cashflow needed to invest in >a post-paid cellular >phone. > >Then there's Andrew Kirch, aka "trelane", who just published a fascinating >(albeit highly >technically inaccurate, and bearing little or no basis in reality) >whitepaper on the "script kiddie culture": > >http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/02/28/0130209.shtml > >Only problem is, he hangs out on EFNet in #sigdie, a channel known in >security circles as a >place where large-scale DDoS attacks, usually involving 1000's of >drone nets or otherwise compromised machines, are coordinated. Takes >one to know one, I >guess. The fun doesn't stop there: he's publicly admitted to helping > >packet IRC servers before! > >I'm still working on building a rap sheet on Kirch's friend, Brian Bruns, > and their "Summit >Open Source Development Group" (which, by all accounts, is a >legitimate-looking front for their not-so-legitimate activities). If >anyone has any info, mail >me privately, and I'll summarize. > > > >Concerned about your privacy? Follow this link to get >FREE encrypted email: https://www.hushmail.com/?l=2 > >Free, ultra-private instant messaging with Hush Messenger >https://www.hushmail.com/services.php?subloc=messenger&l=434 > >Promote security and make money with the Hushmail Affiliate Program: >https://www.hushmail.com/about.php?subloc=affiliate&l=427 >