A hacker at work? IP 80.46.128.141

[Leigh]

Unauthorised access to a computer system is illegal in Britland.

Where ever that may be. Near to Sealand in the Thames Estuary I presume?

;-)

Leigh...

 

[Leigh]

Unfortunately, you are not right.

Sadly they are.

Do you request and hold written permission from the operator of each web
server, news server, mail server and routing device you pass through or use
on the internet?

I rest my case.

Leigh....

 

[Whinging Courier]

In uk.radio.amateur, said:

Note that your IP address is published in every posting. Havinf to
press H on the keyboard does not make it secret.

H won't work. He's using Outlook Express.

 

[Leigh]

What really makes me die, is the clown cross posted this to
alt.engineering.electrical!
I wonder how his newfound fan club within that group will view his
intelligence after reading this thread

Probably the same as we do.

First Class twonk.

Leigh....

 

[Leigh]

That may be so, but it is not an invitation under UK
law for unauthorised access to be made to it.

God help any strangers who knock on your front door then - unsolicited
callers, etc....

Do you report them to the 'Well-Shite' Constabulary of Britland?

 

[Leigh]

The CBer identifies himself every time that he opens his mouth....

Grow up, OM.

The often used response, usually when defeat is to be shown to Gareth,
finally gets posted.

Well done boys - I think we've won this one.

Leigh....

 

[Geoff]

That may be so, but it is not an invitation under UK
law for unauthorised access to be made to it.

Scanning an IP address for open ports is *not* 'unauthorised[sic]
access'.

Oh yes, it is, under Brit Law!

In order to scan a port, you must attempt an access
to the IP address of a computer system. Unless you
are duly authorised, then you commit a criminal act.

What's "Brit", is it another pseudonym for Gareth. English law is
applicable here.

Geoff

 

[class_a_zpk_12wpm_unlike_2800]

Any attempt to connect to a computer system which
has not been authorised is illegal under Brit Law.

Unless the IP and port no have been specifically published
with authorisation for access, then any attempted access is illegal.

Airy.

just report the ip-address, make a statement, and sit back and let
a judge decide. let the police take it from there.

if it turns out to be harmless..fine!

if not...questions will have to be answered by the 'subject'

 

[Geoff]

Why not post your log extract so we can all see what evil things have
been perpetrated?

I don't suppose that he would know what a log is, let alone how to post an
extract.

Geoff

 

[Geoff]

And neither have you


Although you are correct it isn't illegal, it IS against 99.9% all ISP
AUP (Accepted user policies) and most ISP's will take action against
such people if you can show that it is a deliberate attempt to breach
your machine ie, repeated scans from the same IP over a period of
time

Yet, at least one ISP port scans its broadband customers several times each
day. Before I switched to ADSL, my logrotate ran all to frequently.


Geoff

 

[Airy R. Bean]

Web sites which are published and included in directories
have an open invitation.

 

[Airy R. Bean]

Grow up, OM.

 

[Airy R. Bean]

Grow up, OM

 

[Airy R. Bean]

Grow up, OM.

 

[daestrom]

Over there, they still patrol on bicycles, two by two.

And they don't carry guns (unless that recently changed).

The fact that police can enforce the law this way says something about their
society, while the US's need for SWAT teams says something about ours :-(

daestrom

 

[Airy R. Bean]

Grow up, OM.

 

[Airy R. Bean]

Grow up, OM

 

[Airy R. Bean]

It is illegal under the Computer Misuse Act in Britland.

 

[Brian Reay]

And they don't carry guns (unless that recently changed).

You would be surprised how many do.

The fact that police can enforce the law this way says something about their
society, while the US's need for SWAT teams says something about ours :-(

Sadly they don't enforce the law.

--
73
Brian
G8OSN
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amateur radio licences
www.phoenixradioclub.org.uk - a RADIO club specifically for those wishing
to learn more about amateur radio

 

[Dave Holford]

They call them "Bobbies" over there.

Coppers!