Taco If it has stopped, I'd just leave it at that. If you really know who they are they were just sloppy. It's fairly simple to download a tool these days that allows you to spawn floods from a vast number of infected machines around the world. Best thing is to not antogonise these people and hope they go away.
Drew -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <cfaussie@googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:39:16 +1100 Subject: [cfaussie] Re: [OT] hackers/crackers and spammers > Taco, > > > > That is a very good question, apart from what you have done or about to > do > by going to their ISP. The next step would be legal action, but is that > a > road you would be comfortable with, as it would be costly. > > > > The bright side is that at least you are aware of it, and can take the > necessary actions to stop them. > > > > > > Andrew Scott > Senior Coldfusion Developer > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > www.aegeon.com.au > Phone: +613 9015 8628 > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > Of Taco Fleur > Sent: Thursday, 27 December 2007 1:28 PM > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > Subject: [cfaussie] [OT] hackers/crackers and spammers > > > > Just wondering what some of you do when you encounter > hackers/crackers/spammers on your website? > > > > We have some code in place that detects leeching, possible flood > attacks, > scanning etc. during the xmas period some people been having a go at > our > site. We know who it is, sent them an email to explain their actions. > No > response yet, and not expecting one. We're thinking of going to their > host > next... But what else is there that one can do about these people? > > -- > Looking for a business, product or service? Try the new Australian > search > engine <http://www.clickfind.com.au> www.clickfind.com.au > blog: http://australian-search-engine.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
