Re: Cyberattack from the Pakistani government?

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>]

> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:57:11 -0800
> From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Cyberattack from the Pakistani government?
>
> Date sent:            Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:27:32 +0000 (GMT)
> From:                 Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>
>
> > > That is -- responsibility for the "attack" does not rest with the 
> > > Pakistani government, but with some moron at Pakistan Telecom (or 
> > > who/whereever it was).
> >
> > The brothers Basit and Amjads
>
> It took a real BRAIN to remember that one ...

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