IslandNet - attacked by hackers

[Mike K.]

IslandNet, a service and web hosting provider for many individuals and businesses in our region, is under attack by a group that has claimed its opposition one of IslandNet's customers.

Today IslandNet capitulated and appears to be taking steps to shut down the account of the customer in question in order to restore services to its network.

Crazy stuff.

There is nothing on their website, although one of their customers posted to his blog a memo IslandNet has distributed:

UPDATE 3:12pm: we have been contacted by a group claiming to be behind the attacks. They identify the target (a customer of ours) and demand that the site in question be shut down or the attacks will continue. As much as I hate to capitulate, we can’t afford to stand up for the rights of one customer at the expense of all the others, so the site has been shut down.”

http://coffee.bc.ca/Weird/741/victor...t-under-attack

[VicHockeyFan]

Hmmm, this was the cause of problems with the CFAX website and also the Monk Office Supply website that I use often to upload print jobs.

What customer were they protesting, any idea?

In some jurisdictions, there would be severe consequences for the hacker.

[sebberry]

Originally Posted by VicHockeyFan

In some jurisdictions, there would be severe consequences for the hacker.

Hopefully Islandnet publicly humiliates them.

[Sparky]

^^ One of the owners of Islandnet said it was a wildlife website that was not controversial.

[VicHockeyFan]

TC story.

5000 websites. That's impressive.

[LJ]

That is just extortion, plain and simple.

And an egregious thwarting of other peoples rights.

[Sparky]

Although I heard the owner on A news say that the website that was the reason for all this was a wildlfe website, the Times Colonist today wrote that the website was involved with family matters. I do not know what story is correct.

The TC also stated that Islandnet was the first internet provider in Victoria. I think that "Freenet" was the first provider. I can remember going to the Library for access, then they offered dial up. Anyone remember which is true?

[Ms. B. Havin]

Not sure it's wildlife. Here's another source:

The website referred to in the email was started in October 2008 and was a blog from a Vancouver man detailing legal battles over child custody, Morley said.
He would not be more specific but said some of content was “quite inflammatory.”
The blogger had not posted anything in more than a month.
“I’m all for freedom of speech, but I can’t justify standing up for one customer’s rights at the expense of all my other customers rights,” he said of his decision to take down the site.

http://www.singlenameserver.com/988/...r-cyber-attack

It's extortion, what the DDOSers did. Getting easier all the time, too. You can buy these "services"...

[http]

Originally Posted by Ms. B. Havin

Not sure it's wildlife. Here's another source:

“I’m all for freedom of speech, but I can’t justify standing up for one customer’s rights at the expense of all my other customers rights,” he said of his decision to take down the site.[ snip ]

"Sure, I'll let my paying customers exercise their rights. Unless it's inconvenient for me." While I can understand wanting to make the problem go away post haste, the reasoning behind the solution taken isn't based on rights. As a general rule, rights denied without sanctions aren't rights, merely privileges extended and retracted.

[Baro]

My company was hit by this as well, and outside of this issue we've found their email service to be extremely awful and will most likely finally get rid of them soon.