Hacker try to steal money from my account

[DJilla]

Originally Posted by Mattinblack

It turned out that he had taken over a humble PC that was used by the artwork department to process batches of image files.

Of necessity it had its own internet connection and when the system was designed was not connected to our intranet. Some bright spark decided to run an ethernet cable and connect it so that he could backup files onto our main server instead of burning optical discs.

I gotta say, that everything you've posted here is so completely correct and "classic" that I was almost doubting you didn't just lift this from a book.... up until you mentioned using a PDP as a front end which is really quite a clever, cheap and innovative idea. OK... I believe you! (not that I think you care). What I don't get is why you'd leave the leading edge field of security for this stuff? Stress...?!!!>><??! Agggh... buck it up soldier!

[Mattinblack]

Was hardly on the leading edge of security Urb- just managing the companies web business. Also happento be a bit of a techie.

As for why... my doctor told me if I did not fin a less stressful career then my life expectancy would be measured in months rather than years. Adult is not all that I do - I enjoy the variety of work!

Matt

[DJilla]

Originally Posted by Mattinblack

Was hardly on the leading edge of security Urb- just managing the companies web business. Also happento be a bit of a techie.

As for why... my doctor told me if I did not fin a less stressful career then my life expectancy would be measured in months rather than years. Adult is not all that I do - I enjoy the variety of work!

Matt

I just assumed because your description was so perfectly right and as I said a CLASSIC scenario. It was so correctly detailed that only a certain type of person would have that knowledge. I can relate to the stress issues.... truth of the matter was I ran a consulting company, very successful, for better than a decade and ended up flipping out so bad that I sold it in pieces and for peanuts. Voluntarily went from about 115k a year to 12k and spent the next two years making junk jewelry and going to the beach. I swore I'd never touch a computer again. That was back in 1996. Just started inching back a few years ago... because the web was just too enticing. Good luck... happy and prosperous new year.