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PrintableAaronUniversal said: ian said: Just some idiot with an axe to grind.  Essence again?   Just what I was thinking...They did WHAT??!.... 
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kiss85 said: AaronUniversal said: ian said: Just some idiot with an axe to grind. Essence again? Just what I was thinking...:dramatic soap opera music cue: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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ian said: Oh I just wanted to clarify for y'all:
No accounts have been "hacked". There has been no breach of Prince.org's security. This user had Rudedog's passwords, but once those passwords were changed there was nothing he could do - he resorted to begging me to "reset his password"  This person isn't a hacker, he's just an idiot who landed a few passwords and tried to cause some havoc.
As with all computer security, the weakest link in the chain is always the users I reckon whoever it is ought to be taken to court. Surely this would count as fraud, wouldn't it? Impersonating someone else is a crime (or if it isn't, it should be bearing in mind some of the more horrifying things that have happened with chat rooms). Rudedog is a really nice guy & I'm sorry he's had such a hard time. "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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daned said: I reckon whoever it is ought to be taken to court. Surely this would count as fraud, wouldn't it? Impersonating someone else is a crime (or if it isn't, it should be bearing in mind some of the more horrifying things that have happened with chat rooms). blowing it a bit out of proportion, don't you think? | |
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daned said: ian said: Oh I just wanted to clarify for y'all:
No accounts have been "hacked". There has been no breach of Prince.org's security. This user had Rudedog's passwords, but once those passwords were changed there was nothing he could do - he resorted to begging me to "reset his password" This person isn't a hacker, he's just an idiot who landed a few passwords and tried to cause some havoc.
As with all computer security, the weakest link in the chain is always the users I reckon whoever it is ought to be taken to court. Surely this would count as fraud, wouldn't it? Impersonating someone else is a crime (or if it isn't, it should be bearing in mind some of the more horrifying things that have happened with chat rooms). Rudedog is a really nice guy & I'm sorry he's had such a hard time. Agreed. Certainly if Rudedog chose to take things further, we can provide evidence (such as server log files etc) that will allow any law enforcement agency to quickly identify the perpetrator. | |
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ian said: However I told him a few things that made him go quiet and disappear. So I don't expect to hear from him again.
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teller said: ian said: However I told him a few things that made him go quiet and disappear. So I don't expect to hear from him again.
Ian flexing his super-powers... :O Ian knows how to kick ass 
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