On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 08:05:09AM -0400, jludwig wrote: > On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 07:40, Steve Searle wrote: > > Around 05:14am on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 (UK time), Rodolfo J. Paiz scrawled: > > > > > and origin. This is, for example, how "Denial of Service" (DoS) attacks are > > > performed... hack 1,000 innocent bystanders, then use their machines to > > > attack your target while *never* showing your face directly. And, of > > > course, the innocent bystanders get blacklisted, banned, and sometimes > > > prosecuted. As if that weren't enough, some hackers use networks to spread > > > > Have you a cite for the prosecution of someone who was hacked into? > > While I agree with you that protection is very important regardless of > > the value of any data on the PC, and that unprotected PCs have often > > been used for DoS attacks, I would have thought that claiming people > > have been prosecuted is scaremongering. As ever, I could well be wrong > > 'though. > > > > Cheers > > > > Steve > In any case it's not worth some law enforcement officials showing up at > your door and "borrowing" your hard drive(s) for several months. I think they take everything you own and it's up to you to prove your innocence. Even if you are innocent, how do you get compensated for such actions. This could go on for months or years and you may never get your property or your life back. Then again, sooner or later they have to let you out, right:) Better to trash your drives before it happens. Of course if you are paranoid for no reason, you may be wasting your time and money. jay
