Security Incidents: RE: Odd identd behavior

["Christopher Carpenter" <ccarpenter () dswa net>]

It wasn't portscanning, it was a directory traversal attack.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/06/tsunami_hacker_convicted/

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Manuel Lanctot [mailto:mlanctot () forcom ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:31 AM
To: incidents () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Odd identd behavior

Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:

> Very doubtful. I'm not aware of any law that forbids even portscans,
>
> much less network troubleshooting or the use of tools like nmap in
> general.
>
> Regards
> Ansgar Wiechers
>  
I can't find the related articles but I remember reading something about 
a man who was arrested after portscanning a website because he donated 
for a relief fund (after Katrina) and suspected it was a scam. I don't 
remember if he was indeed charged but he was at least arrested, which is 
pretty scary.

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