[spectre] Hackers attack Anti- War list.

Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:06:42 -0000

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Hackers attack Anti- War list.
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I am writing this because yesterday (19/1/02) I got quite a few alarming =
e-mails sent to me by many people who had written their names on a =
public, online 'Stop The War' petition. I had also contributed my own =
name to the web site as an act of solidarity against the extreme, =
irresponsible and backward single-minded violence that has been imposed =
via right wing religious, corporate and governments' with their typical =
and not unusual contempt towards humanities lives globally.

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Examples

Since about 7am this morning I have been bombarded by e-mails from total =

strangers somehow under the illusion that I am sending them pornography. =
It=20
seems clear from reading that some other people are having the same =
experience=20
that the Stop the War mailing list has been hacked and my address =
(amongst=20
others) somehow used to generate the impression that I am responsible. I =
wish=20
to make it clear to everyone that has e-mailed me that I abhor this act =
and=20
that it has been done entirely without my knowledge or consent.  In the=20
meantime, I would be grateful to stop the War if you could remove me=20
permanently from your mailing list.

Apologies if this appears everywhere, but it appears that this list may =
have
been hacked. Could the moderator/operator of this list please contact me =
for
details.

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I am concerned that you are connected with a pornography site, which has =
just e-mailed me.  Are you aware of this?=20

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I have received notification of a porn site by e-mail today. Your =
organization is =20
mentioned at the top. What's more, I have received an e-mail from a lady =
saying  she=20
has also received this - - and she seems to think that I sent it.=20

I think someone has hacked into your e-mail list - - this is most =
worrying. Please =20
look into it-- if there are any recriminations against me, I shall be =
taking legal=20
action against you

=20

The Owner of the list responded with:

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The Stop the War coalition has heard that a number of people who had =
added their name to the STW announcement email list, from our web site, =
received a pornographic SPAM email this morning.

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SPAM mail is unsolicited advertising sent to large numbers of email =
addresses.=20

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The emails sent may appear to have been sent by other members of the =
list, but they have NOT been;=20
so please do NOT email the senders of the emails. =20

=20

Following the original spam email, a number of people responded or tried =
to unsubscribe by clicking a link on the email.  This caused their =
messages to be copied to everyone else on the list - including you. =20

=20

Therefore, If you have received email complaints about this problem from =
other individuals, they have responded to you in error, they are NOT =
directed at you, so please do not respond to them.

=20

The above is a very small example of what happened. Everyone who was =
afraid of being affiliated to pornography and not aware that hacking =
activities had created the confusion, e-mailed others who they thought =
were to blame, this made it worse. Many individuals on the list had =
received the spams in their working environments and many institutions. =
This of course threatens peoples' positions at work, creating the =
illusion that they are into pornography to other workers and their =
bosses.=20

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Whether this was a tactic by right wing hackers or just some porn =
merchants trying to gain new customers in a negative way. It begs the =
question that who can one trust when even our own governments are =
turning against their own people, whilst actively seeking out =
terrorists? In America FBI drones have already begun visiting art =
galleries that are exhibiting material that does not fit into Bush's =
limited remit. And threatening many people just because they think =
different and taking away their civil rights through such small-minded =
actions.=20

=20

It is now obvious that no one is allowed to think contrary to their =
governments' own politics or actions. The media is increasingly ignoring =
everyday people's needs for clarity and support in such situations. In =
fact the editors have sacked many freethinking and well-meaning =
journalists since the bombings on Afghanistan. The new McCarthyism has =
well and truly settled into America now, and as the wimps and the mob =
deny the reality by either staying silent or conforming to the lie, =
whilst letting others who are the real heroes, getting threatened by =
despotic actions. It will carry on regardless, due to many artists and =
not standing up to be counted against such illegal motions by uncaring =
governments. I find it very surprising how quiet 'so called' radical =
artists are at present in view of the stuff that is going on in their =
own land. Wake up! Before your voice is also muffled just for being who =
you are.

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History will see this as a dark age if we survive and it will not =
forgive those who have not bothered to help others who are presently =
being attacked by such bigoted and soulless entities.

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marc garrett

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http://www.furtherfield.org

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I am=20
writing this because yesterday (19/1/02) I got quite a few alarming =
e-mails sent=20
to me by many people who had written their names on a public, online =
=91Stop The=20
War=92 petition. I had also contributed my own name to the web site as =
an act of=20
solidarity against the extreme, irresponsible and backward single-minded =

violence that has been imposed via right wing religious, corporate and=20
governments=92 with their typical and not unusual contempt towards =
humanities=20
lives globally.<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<H2 style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Examples</H2>
 <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Since about 7am this morning I have been =
bombarded by=20
e-mails from total strangers somehow under the illusion that I am =
sending=20
them pornography. It seems clear from reading that some other people =
are=20
having the same experience that the Stop the War mailing list has =
been=20
hacked and my address (amongst others) somehow used to generate the=20
impression that I am responsible. I wish to make it clear to =
everyone that=20
has e-mailed me that I abhor this act and that it has been done =
entirely=20
without my knowledge or consent.&nbsp; In the meantime, I would be =
grateful=20
to stop the War if you could remove me permanently from your mailing =

list.<o:p></o:p>
 <FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Apologies if this appears everywhere, =
but it=20
appears that this list may have been hacked. Could the =
moderator/operator of=20
this list please contact me for details.
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">I am concerned that you are connected with a =

pornography site, which has just e-mailed me.&nbsp; Are you aware of=20
this?</I><I><SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">=20
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style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">I have received notification of a porn site by =
e-mail=20
today. Your organization is&nbsp; mentioned at the top. What=92s =
more, I have=20
received an e-mail from a lady saying&nbsp; she has also received =
this - -=20
and she seems to think that I sent it. I think someone has =
hacked into=20
your e-mail list - - this is most worrying. Please&nbsp; look into =
it-- if=20
there are any recriminations against me, I shall be taking =
legal&nbsp; action=20
against you<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
The Owner of the list responded with:
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Stop the War coalition =
has heard=20
that a number of people who had added their name to the STW announcement =
email=20
list, from our web site, received a pornographic SPAM email this=20
morning.<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><FONT=20
size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SPAM mail is unsolicited =
advertising=20
sent to large numbers of email addresses. <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><FONT=20
size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The emails sent may appear =
to have=20
been sent by other members of the list, but they have&nbsp;NOT been; =
 so=20
please do NOT email the senders of the emails.&nbsp; <SPAN =

style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><FONT=20
size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Following the original =
spam email, a=20
number of people responded or tried to unsubscribe by clicking a link on =
the=20
email.&nbsp; This caused their messages to be copied to everyone else on =
the=20
list - including you.&nbsp; <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><FONT=20
size=3D3>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Therefore, If you have =
received=20
email complaints about this problem from other individuals,&nbsp;they =
have=20
responded to you in error, they are NOT directed at you, so please do =
not=20
respond to them.<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana Ref'"><o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">The above is a very small example of what happened. Everyone =
who was=20
afraid of being affiliated to pornography and not aware that hacking =
activities=20
had created the confusion, e-mailed others who they thought were to =
blame, this=20
made it worse. Many individuals on the list had received the spams in =
their=20
working environments and many institutions. This of course threatens =
peoples=92=20
positions at work, creating the illusion that they are into pornography =
to other=20
workers and their bosses. <o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Whether this was a tactic by right wing hackers =
or just=20
some porn merchants trying to gain new customers in a negative way. It =
begs the=20
question that who can one trust when even our own governments are =
turning=20
against their own people, whilst actively seeking out terrorists? In =
America FBI=20
drones have already begun visiting art galleries that are exhibiting =
material=20
that does not fit into Bush=92s limited remit. And threatening many =
people just=20
because they think different and taking away their civil rights through =
such=20
small-minded actions. <o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
It is=20
now obvious that no one is allowed to think contrary to their =
governments=92 own=20
politics or actions. The media is increasingly ignoring everyday =
people=92s needs=20
for clarity and support in such situations. In fact the editors have =
sacked many=20
freethinking and well-meaning journalists since the bombings on =
Afghanistan. The=20
new McCarthyism has well and truly settled into America now, and as the =
wimps=20
and the mob deny the reality by either staying silent or conforming to =
the lie,=20
whilst letting others who are the real heroes, getting threatened by =
despotic=20
actions. It will carry on regardless, due to many artists and not =
standing up to=20
be counted against such illegal motions by uncaring governments. I find =
it very=20
surprising how quiet =91so called=92 radical artists are at present in =
view of the=20
stuff that is going on in their own land. Wake up! Before your voice is =
also=20
muffled just for being who you =
are=85<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">History will see this as a dark age if we =
survive and it=20
will not forgive those who have not bothered to help others who are =
presently=20
being attacked by such bigoted and soulless=20
entities.<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
marc=20
garrett<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New =
Roman">http://www.furtherfield.org<o:p></o:p></F=
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