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Messing with an IP address

  • 15-08-2008 11:00AM
    #1
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭


    Right, so woke up this morning to a load of email telling me some cnut had gotten into my gmail account from the IP address 123.11.79.19 (Google keeps track of these) and spammed my whole address book. The IP seems to be from Beijing.

    First off what are the odds that this is really where the break in came from? and secondly what can i do to f*ck with this guy using his IP address?


Comments

  • #2
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Well the Ip could be dynamically assigned so it might not even be his any more.


  • #3
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    Sean_K wrote: »
    Well the Ip could be dynamically assigned so it might not even be his any more.

    true... lets assume its not!


  • #4
    Mines
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Mines


    There is no much in terms of doing anything to that IP. The only thing you could do is send an abuse complaint to the owner of that IP block, but I wouldn't bet they will get back to you.

    Besides that, that IP could be either dynamic or a proxy used by someone else trying to cover up the steps.

    Anyway, where did this message come up? In your mail inbox?


  • #5
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,769 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Besides dynamic IP, could they also be using Tor? Not only that, what if they had been spamming from a zombie they controlled?


  • #6
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    this is the limit of the info i have

    ross.jpg


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  • #7
    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    no worries now. someone took his site down :cool:


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