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On 9 Feb 2000, Sean Donelan wrote:
> But if anyone does have a compromised box involved in the current round
> of DDOS, please don't "scorch" it. Assuming you don't mind losing your
> equipment for a while, give your local FBI office a call and ask if they
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> want to look at it. They'll tell you whether to leave it running, shut it
> down gracefully, or just yank the power cord.
But first you'll have to explain to them what a computer is, what unix is,
what cracking means, etc. I've dealt with the FBI before in cracking
incidents. It wasn't until I got in touch with someone from the computer
crimes division in DC that I found an agent with even the smallest
fraction of a clue. The local and regional offices were useless.
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