Lets assume we're all safe and the hacker has failed.
We are aware of the attempt and have IPs logged.

What can we do?

What should we do?

Report them to the authorities?

Inform their ISP immediately. The IP address you have may be a middle (compromised) computer and the ISP can contact the owner to let them know so they can improve their security. You need the IP address, the time of the attack (because IPs change), and the type of attack.

Normal ISP policy: 3 to 5 seperate complaints = banned.

How do I know what/who their ISP is?

How bout some of things I could do rather than should?...though I much prefer the things I should do.

Hey Smash.
Didn't you use to live on the other side of Canada?
What you doing in Vancouver?

I've always lived here :confused:

You check with a WHOIS database to see which ISP owns the IP address. No database has all IP addresses so you may need to hunt around :(

This is the one I use, but only because it covers IP addresses in my area.

http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/whois/whois.html

Thanks.Thats good to know.

I found it is coming from RoadRunner in Virginia.

Its kinda funny actually as what I am being "attacked" with is Newtear.This is a nuke from 1998 or so.It won't work on anything thses days.

I figure some kid got the Junior Hacker Kit from E-Bay or something :lol: .I'd like to put a spook into him/her

Well, you could always try a nice little Net Send, though it likely won't work, I've done it before when I nboticed someone trying to get through my router, sent them a little joke... The lighthouse one.. :D

Net Send:
Go to Command Prompt (MS DOS window)
Type in net send (IP Address) (message)
Press Enter, wait
If it works, your prompt will tell you 'message recieved', if not, it'll give you an error.

I'm a hacker to some extent but I don't attempt to compromise people's computers. You know, hacker and cracker are two different concepts.

You know, hacker and cracker are two different concepts. What does a "cracker" do?
:confused:

What does a "cracker" do?
:confused: Crackers are the internet vandals, they're the ones who break into websites and do naughty stuff.

Cracka! :lol:

What does a "cracker" do?
:confused:
All crackers are hackers, but not all hackers are crackers. Crackers break the law :p

Let me just check this

I type in Net Send with a space between the 2 words.Then a space and the ip# in brackets.Then a space and the message in brackets

That right?

actually, most likely it wasn't even a cracker but just a stupid script kiddie. damn them.

I can't help it but...
#117002 +(1626)- [X]
<YuFFie> SO U HACKING ME THEN HUH
<YuFFie> WElL I GOT NEWS FOR U MISTER I GOT MORE FIREWALL POWERS NOW SO IM SECURE AND IM USING WINDOWS 98 SO IM REALLY SECURE FROM HACKERS LIKE YOU SO YOU BETTA JUST GIVE UP CUZ U GOT NO HOPE MISTER.
* YuFFie (~mirc@3B942731.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net) Quit (Quit: Owned.)
* YuFFie (~mirc@3B942731.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net) has joined #
<YuFFie> HELP MY MOUSE IS MOVING BY IT SELF

Let me just check this

I type in Net Send with a space between the 2 words.Then a space and the ip# in brackets.Then a space and the message in brackets

That right?


No, it's

net send IP message

No brackets....

Crackers should be arrested.

What program is it that receives and displays the message sent on the receiving computer? When I try to send a message to the comps in my network, it says it has the wrong message alias, which probably means that the computer doesn't accept the incoming message.