Hack attacks

staticsafe me at staticsafe.ca
Mon Nov 19 11:55:52 UTC 2012


On 11/19/2012 0:57, Roger wrote:
> On 11/19/2012 02:13 PM, staticsafe wrote:
>> On 11/18/2012 18:16, Roger wrote:
>>> Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP.
>>> I've been using whois but it seems limited.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> Roger
>>>
>>>
>> In short, no.
>>
>> That kind of data (I assume you want a name/address of the person using
>> the IP) is usually accessible by law enforcement via the use of warrants
>> (depending on jurisdiction of course).
>>
> Thanks
> As the isp are Russia, China, Bulgaria, America and the Brittain, I'm
> guessing that it's a case of putting up with the crap 'cause they aren't
> going to be helpful and may be just another link in the chain anyway.
> Thanks.

Indeed. Most of the time they are not going to give a crap about a
simple abuse report, let alone do anything to stop spam/bruteforcing.

Maybe the American and British ISPs but not the others.

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