----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, =
2000 7:09
AM
Subject: Follow up on hacking
incident
Well, =
perhaps I over
reacted a little yesterday about the obvious hack of our
group =
website.
I am not used to this new wave of "pro-active" internet =
security (ie
hack into a site to show people how easy it is before someone =
malicous
does it). Anyway the guy who did it does seem to be a decent =
fellow.
Here is a copy of the correspondence we had from the time I
initially found the problem to today. I guess I still have =
alot to
learn
about the net. Please read all the way to the end to =
get the
full story.
Subj: Hacking Vanagon.com is not Cool! =
Date:
12/12/2000 5:14:53 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: KENWILFY
To: =
hiking@triple2u.com
Dear hacker person, I don't =
understand why
you want to try to hack into a
non-commerical website that is for
enthusiasts. We aren't selling anything
and people who use =
this site
are going to be more angry at you than
impressed. I mean it =
is not
like the site is fort knox or anything, it is
just a hobby site =
with
minimal protection. If you think you are hot stuff
for =
hacking a
wimpy page then you have another think coming. I hope you =
enjoy your
moment of glory because when 800 plus members of the group start =
hate
mailing you on a daily basis for months at a time, you are going to =
wish
you were never born. Oh, did I forget to mention that many =
of them
are also
hackers as well. Hope you sleep well at night.
Ken Wilford
Subj: RE: Hacking Vanagon.com =
is not
Cool!
Date: 12/13/2000 3:53:03 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: hiking@triple2u.com
To:
KENWILFY@aol.com
dear ken
i will sleep =
well
thank you
but i will fix your site tomorrow, sorry for what i =
did
and i will be glad if your friend (hacker), teach me how to =
hack
because i am not hacker iam only testing security
best =
regards
hiking
Subj: Re: Hacking Vanagon.com is not =
Cool!
Date: 12/13/2000 8:25:48 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: =
KENWILFY
To: hiking@triple2u.com
Listen sorry about the =
hateful
post. I was angry that the site was down when
I wanted to =
view
something on it. I guess you were trying to do us a favor
by =
showing
us the site is vulnerable. My suggestion is that you explain =
this
in
more detail the next time you do something like this. It could =
avoid
mis-understandings.
Thanks,
Ken Wilford
Subj: =
RE:
Re: Hacking Vanagon.com is not Cool!
Date: 12/13/2000 9:13:11 =
AM
Eastern Standard Time
From: hiking@triple2u.com
To: KENWILFY@aol.com
ken =
thank
you for understand
ya i just want showing the site is vulnerable
oh ya pls tell to the admin to patch the hole
get the =
patch from
microsoft
tell to admin
to get MS00-078 patch
best =
regards
hiking