Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #11238
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Jim Taylor" ace27@icdc.com
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 12:03:43 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Avoid passing these things on.WARNING hacker are everywere...
That is kinda hard to belive, with Zip drives around, they didn't have any
hard copys. My place of employment has tons and tons of ZIP disks with just
about ever byte of data ever to pass through our system.
However, those MIB are pretty sneaky :)
>
> I got this today... and thought with the resent hackings this was
pertinent
> to send on...
> I hope you will quickly read it before deleting...
>
> Timothy...
>
>
> >>From: "Karen Lyster"
> >>Reply-To: "UFO Scotland"
> >>To: "2reality" <2reality@fpnet.co.nz>
> >>Subject: [UFOscotland] Fw: WARNING To all Computer Owners & Publishing
> >>Businesses
> >>Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 18:53:45 +1300
> >>
> >>UFO Scotland - http://wkweb5.cableinet.co.uk/dledger
> >>
> >>WARNING To all Computer Owners & Publishing Businesses
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: The Keith Basterfield Network Australasia
> >>To: Aussiepost@listbot.com ; ;Abduction
> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 5:15 PM
> >>Subject: WARNING To all Computer Owners & Publishing Businesses
> >>
> >>
> >>The Keith Basterfield Network Australasia -
> >>http://www.powerup.com.au/~tkbnetw/new
> >>
> >>WARNING To all Computer Owners & Publishing Businesses
> >>THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
> >>
> >>
> >>We never thought it would happen to our
> >>Mac G3 Computers
> >>But it did
> >>
> >>
> >> !We got hacked! and it could happen to you, we lost all our Magazine
> >>info and all our UFO data off 2 ...Separate Computers Systems ... Each
> >>computer was hooked up to 2 separate phone lines... Data was kept on
both
> >>computers on alternative drives "for protection ha!!! "WRONG"
> >>
> >>
> >> If you have a Any type of computer and you think your safe from
hackers
> >>!think again! Your not.
> >>
> >>
> >> We lost 4 years of publishing work in 20 minutes !GONE NOTHING LEFT!
> >>Robert lost the only typed copy of his UFO book which he had been
> >>working on for the past 15 years. It was gone in 15 minutes and there
was
> >>!Nothing! We could do to stop or save a thing.
> >>
> >>
> >> My (Main Drive) disappeared from the my desk top and had to be re-
> >>configured... So it was able to be re-read but when recovered there was
> >>not a Meg of data left on either of my 2 x 6 Meg drives.
> >>
> >>
> >> The same happened to Robert (Second Drive) !Nothing Was Recovered!
> >>from his 2 x 6 Meg drives. Years of work gone in 20 minutes
> >>
> >>
> >> If your in the publishing business.. the I only advise I can give you
> >>is to unplug your computer from any phone connection when your not on
the
> >>net. Think about it "WE Recovered Nothing" years of work !GONE even
> >>being off line is NO protection the only protection is being
disconnected.
> >>This is the only safe way to stop these guys.
> >>
> >>
> >> We at Earthlink Publishing have now taken steps so this never happens
> >>again. I would recommend if you have taken the time to read this e-mail
> >>you act know. Never leave your system plugged in it could cost you your
> >>Business.
> >>
> >>
> >> Due to being hacked The Australasian UFOlogist Magazine & Exposure
> >>Magazine is running a little behind.
> >>
> >>
> >> To the Hacker "thanks for the lesson" !But you failed!. I had the
> >>foresight to do a backup text copy of both Magazines I may have had to
do
> >>many hours of formating text and re- doing all the layout again but we
are
> >>of the printers in the morning :>)
> >>
> >>
> >> To all subscribers we at Earthlink Publishing are so sorry for the
> >>inconvenience and the magazines will be in the mail soon after.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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