Re: failed ssh breakins on my exposed www box ..
You do have another option, sue them in Civil court. Just because someone
tries to break into your computer does not mean that you have to go to the
Feds in order to get anything done, you can take them to civil court and
sue them.
Granted, this is a long process, you must have a good lawyer that
understands or is willing to learn about the workings of the web, but it
can be done. Oh yeah, there is also the problem that when you do sue the
other person after having them tracked down, that they have no money.
Well, you end up having to go after their paycheck, and normally this
takes even longer.
Does this work? Going to civil court against a cracker? YES. It comes
down to:
Do you have the time to wait for a result or lawsuit?
Do you know or have a lawyer that is net-smart or willing to learn?
Do you have the start-up money for the lawsuit? (at least $1,000-$5000)
If you are willing to go through all of the above for an attack on your
system, talk to your lawyer NOW! Don't start tracking, or doing anything
offensive against your cracker until you have cleared it with your lawyer.
Anything you do can come back to haunt you in the civil case.
All in all, civil lawsuits are so much easier to handle then trying to get
the Feds interested in attacks against your system. Unless, you have
suffered at least $50,000 worth of damage.
Just my experience, and two cents.
Joe Seanor
http://www.cibir.net
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