[CentOS] hack / spam/ probe /attack

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

bob wrote:
> On 5/3/2012 1:59 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
>> Tim Evans wrote:
>>> On 05/03/2012 01:43 PM, bob wrote:
>>>> so last night all my servers were severely probed and they tried to
>>>> So I sent them the info and said it must be a hacked server (the ip is
>>>> on their business network)
>>> Responsible ISP's maintain an 'abuse' mailbox (e.g., abuse at isp.com).
>>> Complaints I've sent to several ISP's via this route have always gotten
>>> prompt, responses.
>> Same here. Did they not understand what you were contacting them
>> about...
>> or did you email their support, in which case that's not what they do.
>> They *should* have told you who to contact, though, not "go away, boy,
>> you bother me".
>>
> yea, I went to thier top tier support and asked where I should send my
> info and they told me to bugger off.
> will try abuse when I get home.
> Not sure any of this is worth the effort, but will try now and then when
> probed...lol

Do it. And try abuse; if not, I meant it about asking for the legal
service address, which is what you have your lawyer send a letter to. Or
the FBI. Give them something to do other than setting up naive innocent
idiots so they can bust them for Big Headlines.

        mark