Web Design Issue

[JRBHosting]

I recently (this past week) opened up InnexHost (http://www.innexhost.com/), using a design that I paid a personal friend of mine to make. The design, as far as I knew at the time, was 100% unique to my company.

Yesterday, I received this email:

A contact request has been received with the following information:

name: Diri
email: w[***]z-it.org
tel:
subject: READ
message: Who the f[**]k do you think you are ripping the idea/basis of the template which i showed.

http://i19.tinypic.com/71mfnyt.jpg


I am giving you the chance to remove this NOW. I will report you if you dont.

InnexHost Automated System
http://www.innexhost.com/

I responded, telling him that I paid a designer for this template (the one that is on InnexHost currently) and that I would take the appropriate action (aka a nice kick in the crotch). He then proceeded to tell me that if I didn't take the theme down, he would dDoS my server. That was yesterday.

I received this email this morning:

A contact request has been received with the following information:

name: J
email: [email protected]
tel: 02920789564
subject: Hi
message: Take the skin down or XGR DDoS your server.
-XgR

InnexHost Automated System
http://www.innexhost.com/

Where do I stand, and where do I go from here?

Jason

 

[JB7]

Looks like he is a member at digital point and freewebspace. Looks like he only wanted 60 dollars for the design.

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=627393

http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?p=948454

Why don't you confirm it is him and work it out.

 

[draggar]

DoS attack - illegal and a serious threat. You need to contact the authorities especially since he threatened it.

 

[JRBHosting]

Looks like he is a member at digital point and freewebspace. Looks like he only wanted 60 dollars for the design.

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=627393

http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?p=948454

Why don't you confirm it is him and work it out.

That is him. I tried to work it out with him, but he "does not want the money" and "only wants the template taken down." I would be MORE than willing to give him the damn money.

The DoS attack already happened. I was able to fend it off (of course, I don't recall how to fetch the logs of it...damnit) and it seems to have stopped (for now). I iptables-blocked the offending IPs, which I do have a record of.

Jason

 

[Gerry]

I would also report him to his IP. And also, if you can find out where where he is located (in the states?) report him to his local authorities.

If the *** wipe can not understand your position and the situation that your "friend" put you in and wants to be a jerk, then turn the tables.

DoS is not to be taken lightly.

 

[draggar]

DoS, if I remember correctly (because someone I know was attacked by one), is a felony and the FBI love them since they're usually very easy to track down.

 

[JRBHosting]

Gerry: He's in the UK, unfortunately. I have logged the IPs that were hitting my server.

By the way Gerry, PM me your contact info? Haven't heard from ya in a while

Jason

Double post, but anyways...

draggar: I don't know if I really want to get involved with a complaint though...I'm 15 and don't know if it's worth reporting if it stops in the next few hours.

Jason

 

[ernestjev]

lol i know what Dos atack are undetectable !!! Or i am wrong ?

 

[JRBHosting]

DDoS attacks are very detectable...they kill the server. If you meant traceable, they are also very traceable; a certain IP must send information to the attack nodes to target the ping packets. This would show up in the access logs for the attack nodes, weather the user of the node knows it or not (malware). One or two common IPs would be the origination point ("Ground Zero").

 

[Gerry]

Jason,

Here is a link to the UK's cyber crime division.

http://www.met.police.uk/computercrime/

I used them once when I purchased 19 domains from one individual, paid, but he never transferred them after 120 days.

Within 3 days of reporting this matter to the UK authorities, the seller was contacting me for transfer instructions.

Some pointers for reporting:

Gather all the facts.
Leave out nothing, even if apparently insignificant.
Stick to the facts.
DO NOT give opinions.
Submit all documentation in its entirety.
Anticipate any questions they might have and address them before you submit.

This is or may be your one shot at reporting this and for action to be taken.

It makes it so much easier on any agency like this if they have all the facts in their hands and can then spend the time to investigate rather than go back and forth.

When it comes to matter like this, there are no boundaries. That is what the internet is all about.