[CentOS] hack / spam/ probe /attack

Thu May 3 21:16:04 UTC 2012
Cliff Pratt <enkiduonthenet at gmail.com>

On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:14 AM,  <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote:
> 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.
>
My mother told me that abuse rarely helps. Talking nicely often does. LOL.

(Joking, of course).

Cheers,

Cliff