On 21 May 2004 18:11 UTC Scott Weeks <surfer@mauigateway.com> wrote: | How much more of my time do you think it'd take to convince | international authorities that some kid who ran LC4 from Europe, | got a password and put something from | http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/DoS/index.html on one of the | computers to attack his enemy of the day is worth their time and | effort? Think globally. It ain't gonna happen... If you can get past "local" barriers, it very probably will happen. I'm in regular touch with the relevant authorities and I can tell you that the FBI is 100% targeted on getting results in exactly that area. While there are obvious difficulties with Russian (and neighbouring country) ISPs, for the rest of Europe any such misconduct gets fast action - as witness the speed with which Law Enforcement moved over the Sasser worm - the author of which is already in custody. If you are aware of any live case believed to be originating in Europe, I'm sure you can think of a suitable person with whom to get in touch! -- Richard Cox