Hackers may continue to raise havoc with books

[JoeyC]

However this recent bout of hacking for ransom against the books plays out, I wonder how long before copy cat crews start from Asia or Isreal or Russia or the US will take to start DOS attacks.

Offshore operators should not capitualate to the hackers NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL it may be in the short term.

The hackers are thiefs, and should not be trusted not to repeat their crimes, because they almost certainly will - at their pleasure.

Frankly, those books that do cave into these demands, may in the end get hacked and hacked again.

JC

 

[SurfRat]

Good Post Joey.

 

[Jazz]

Agreed, Joey - good angle. I thought the same 2 weeks ago when it first started - this is a hacker's paradise, essentially cash-rich, unregulated books with no real protection and no real policing authority to appeal to who can do anything.

 

[DarrylParsons]

Absolutely right. Paying the ransom is like posting a big sign "Please hack me". The only correct solution is to find the fu(kers, take them to a torture chamber with a webcam and chop off their fingers and toes one by one and say something each time like "that was for Pinnacle, that was for Hollywood, etc." That would be putting up the correct sign.

 

[Tatiana]

Here I have possible answer to solve problem. Just block out whole country like Russia. I know there are lots of ips but you need to cut a dragon by its head to keep it from spewing fire and that should stop the source of attack and prevent other ips from infiltrating

 

[TheGeneral+]

Welcome to The Rx.com Tatiana

 

[Tatiana]

Thank you General I wish to contribute when I can.

 

[Glaken]

Hey Surf,

Just noticed your from Sebastian?

I'm from Ft. Pierce; how's the waves this week. Killer last week when I was there, back in the ATL now where there are lots of curves but no waves.

 

[Woody0]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jazz:
... - this is a hacker's paradise, essentially cash-rich, unregulated books with no real protection and no real policing authority to appeal to who can do anything.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Curacao, in the Netherlands Antilles, is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with full autonomy in internal affairs but relying upon the Netherlands Government for defense and foreign affairs. Since the attack is from offshore it would seem that the Dutch police and in turn Interpol could become involved.

It seems to me that Interpol should have the resources and expertise to adequately investigate sustained DDOS attacks.

It might be said that those being attacked are not of sufficient importance to warrant an investigation, but pragmatism would suggest that if this form of e-commerce can be held to ransom and disrupted then those responsible should be investigated before they develop better tools, increased sophistication and different targets.

 

[SurfRat]

Glaken,

Wave were incredible last week. Isabella delivered.

 

[Glaken]

Dude

I Wish I was there. I almost drowned during David back in the day.

BOL on Monday Night Football.

G