Wednesday, September 29. 2004
Local ISP Hacked by Extortionist
I don't know how widespread this is.
I just got the word that the local ISP that my company uses for web hosting and DNS pulled the plug on their network when a hacker planted a Trojan and threatened to set it off if he wasn't paid.
The ISP did the right thing and pulled the plug on their network before the bomb went off (at least, that's what we're being told).
I called the Local FBI Ingragard contact to ask if he was aware of the case, and he told me that he was working on a case....but the ISPs name was different.
So either our ISP reported the incident under a different name, or more than one local ISP has been hit.
I just got the word that the local ISP that my company uses for web hosting and DNS pulled the plug on their network when a hacker planted a Trojan and threatened to set it off if he wasn't paid.
The ISP did the right thing and pulled the plug on their network before the bomb went off (at least, that's what we're being told).
I called the Local FBI Ingragard contact to ask if he was aware of the case, and he told me that he was working on a case....but the ISPs name was different.
So either our ISP reported the incident under a different name, or more than one local ISP has been hit.
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