From: Christopher Carpenter (ccarpenterdswa.net)
Date: Wed Nov 16 2005 - 11:19:19 CST

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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:mlanctotforcom.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 8:31 AM
To: incidentssecurityfocus.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.

--
Manuel Lanctôt
Linux/IT manager
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