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["Michael D. Thomas" <mdthomas AT mindspring.com>]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael D. Thomas" <mdthomas AT mindspring.com>
To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 7:56 PM
Subject: [internetworkers] How Al-Qaida Site Was Hijacked (link)


> I'm not sure I'd term this as a hack, but hey, no more online chat for those
> terrorists...
>
> How Al-Qaida Site Was Hijacked
>
> A Maryland hacker used simple Web tools like whois and traceroute -- as well
> as online translation software and an anti-cybersquatting service -- to take
> over the domain name of al-Qaida's website. And he's ready to do it again.
>
> <snip/>
>
> When al-Qaida tried to move the domain, Messner struck. "After they pushed
it
> out of the Malaysian registry but before it entered the Indian registry, in
> that split second the domain became exposed, and Snapback intercepted the
> transfer and put my info in there," Messner said.
>
> <snip/>
>
> Messner's motive? He said he made a decision after Sept. 11: "I was going to
> use every skill I had to screw up the terrorists' communication in any way I
> could."
>
> <snip/>
>
>
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