Re: Recent Attacks

[Ryan Russell <ryan () securityfocus com>]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Marcus J. Ranum wrote:

> Ryan Russell wrote:
> > I expect to see ransom demands (either the real attackers or just
> > opportunists) become announced to the press any time now.
>
> That'd be interesting because it'd clear up the issue of motivation!!

Hey, whats a few mil when we're talking about losses of 1.2 Billion,
right?:)  Someone is out to break Kevin's record.

> If I was Bezos, I'd offer some amazon.com options for whoever
> turned in the culprit and sufficient evidence. Then I'd litigate
> the culprit back to the stone age, including his friends, parents,
> business associates, school, etc. - anyone involved. Crush 'em
> real hard, real mean, and real openly.

Hmm.. Does that include Mixter and Randomizer?

                                        Ryan