Re: [cobalt-security] Attempted inside job. A report.

[Ted Behling <TBehling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:32 PM 9/18/01, Michael Stauber wrote:
> I'm very much aware of server security and in fact it's part of the business.
> We also offer webhosting, mostly for friends, colleagues and for charity
> purpose.
>
> We usually don't give shell access to customers, unless to a selected few
> that I trust that they know what they're doing. Well, just today someone
> signed up for one of the biggest and most expensive webhosting package we
> offer and during the email exchange he asked for shell access through SSH.

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IANAL, but this is probably illegal under your state's computer-crime 
laws.  I would guess the credit card is stolen and its owner doesn't know 
it yet.  You can judge for yourself whether a call to your local FBI field 
office is warranted.

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