09-03-2003 22:37									#1
	WARNING! My email was stolen my Internet Hackers. Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Send no info or saves to my address at yahoo. This morning a bunch of jail bound hackers hacked into my ebay site and attempted to defraud thousands of dollars using my login.

I was able to halt all auctions and email the bidders but in retaliation the hackers broke into my Yahoo account (which is what I use to access Ebay) and changed all account info on it.

Ebay has security staff and promptly halted all auctions (yes they resubmitted the auctions) and transferred my account to another email of mine.

Yahoo, however does not consider internet security to be of any importance and neither I, Ebay, nor the FBI (Ebay was able to track all info on the Hackers and share that with the FBI) can contact anyone at Yahoo to regain my email.

SO don't send anything there as I cannot access it. Send all email of saves to GhengisFarb(at)msn(dot)com.

	09-03-2003 23:08									#2
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Yeouch.
I hope I'm not prying or anything, but did you get into some sort of trouble? Please ignore this question if you don't feel like answering.
Maybe I can offer some help.

	09-03-2003 23:25									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Shiber Yeouch. I hope I'm not prying or anything, but did you get into some sort of trouble? Please ignore this question if you don't feel like answering. Maybe I can offer some help.

What trouble? I discovered the crooks and brought in Ebay and the FBI within 6 hours.

	09-03-2003 23:44									#4
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Ok, I just thought that you might have gotten into a flame war with some "script kiddie" and he decided to revenge.

	10-03-2003 01:15									#5
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you might wanna notify people that were in your address book, since hackers might try to do malicious acts agst ppl in ur addy book.

	10-03-2003 16:05									#6
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Damn, you hear about this on the news and radio and etc, but hardly ever know someone that it happened to.

Actually, something similar (sorta) happened to my father this week. Some hackers hacked into a debit card database (one that he was a member of) with well over 100,000 members and proceeded to purchase tons of money's worth of items. Luckily my dad was able to cancel the card before his balance was off, but damn, too close for comfort....

	10-03-2003 16:57									#7
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Why would the FBI be interested in whether your E-mail is hacked?

	10-03-2003 16:59									#8
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The same people also hacked into his ebay account and tried to scam people out of thousands of dollars.

	10-03-2003 17:00									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse Why would the FBI be interested in whether your E-mail is hacked?

$15,000 worth of internet auction scams falls under the FBI's jurisdiction.

In fact virtually all internet identity theft, fraud, and scams fall under the FBI I believe.

	10-03-2003 17:31									#10
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I don't believe you.

	10-03-2003 17:37									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse I don't believe you.

I really don't care.

	10-03-2003 17:39									#12
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fine.

	11-03-2003 00:59									#13
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well I hope you get that straightened out.

The important thing is they don't hack your Apolyton account

	11-03-2003 01:31									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse fine.

You see children, AH and Ming have these little episodes all the time, which is why they're both deities, and I'm not...

	11-03-2003 03:34									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Trip You see children, AH and Ming have these little episodes all the time, which is why they're both deities, and I'm not...

Ah, but Tripula is quickly working his way to godhood.

	11-03-2003 04:55									#16
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quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb Ah, but Tripula is quickly working his way to godhood.

I'm not the only one...

	12-03-2003 10:45									#17
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I'm so far away, it's terrible

It will happen eventually though. If I stay here a few more years.

	13-03-2003 01:41									#18
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Another year for me and I'll be deity. A year after that and Ming is mine...

	13-03-2003 01:43									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Trip Another year for me and I'll be deity. A year after that and Ming is mine...

Are you kidding, youv'e been clocking 600 posts a week, you'll be Diety by summer.......

	13-03-2003 01:48									#20
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quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb Are you kidding, youv'e been clocking 600 posts a week, you'll be Diety by summer.......

Shhhhhh... the walls have ears...

	19-03-2003 06:03									#21
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Anyway you can use my yahoo address again, they restored it Friday night.

	20-03-2003 05:25									#22
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You always hear about this **** happening but you never know someone it happens to. Well, considering that you say you didn't provoke them, and thus must've been random or something (maybe a good target on eBay for lots of sales or something, I dunno) then :worried: .

I'm glad they got everything under control, however, and you were able to respond quickly.