When will our incompetent legislators get off their overpaid posteriors and pass laws to enable pursuing and prosecuting these bandwidth thieves, & DDoS'ers, not to mention the pernicious spammers who send multiple copies of identical scam spams daily?

What really angers me is notations in generated spam reports (using SpamCop)about the originating ISP: "ISP does not wish to receive reports". Well if the spammer hosting ISP shouldn't get them, who should?

I'm with you!

i agree w/ David C's comment. Its unfortunate that one has to justify damages in monetary terms (i think there's a certain amount) before law enforcement can even jump on it. by then damage is already done :-)

then again, i was told (reliable source) that there's a bill in congress waiting to be passed that will address the very same issue that David points to.

regards,
/virendra

Well, the DDoS is back in full force today. www.castlecops now has a lightweight page up, more info can be read here: http://www.knujon.com/news.html

What needs to be done is a broad petition to Congress - both House and Senate - to get busy pronto.

Meanwhile, check out that news page - and if a casual reader has an opportunity to help Paul and Robin out, much obliged. No, I'm not in any way affiliated other than in my plain vanilla condition of a fellow netizen fed-up with spam, malware, phishing and similar assorted organized international crime.

One thing the DDOS attacks prove is that Castlecops.com is indeed having a positive affect against these malware/phishing loser criminals. They have unwittingly told Paul and Robin that their castlecops site is an important pillar in the fight against these pathetic cyber criminals.

This is a fight that the IT profession should take on. This is not just about botnet computers or some hired gun to take down websites. This is a FIGHT for the internet. The fight for GOOD or EVIL. If we allow these thugs or criminals to take down websites or hold companies hostage for ransom, then civilization as we know it is at risk. The internet will become the new weapon of terror if it is not already being use to that extent. Those who advocate criminal activities on the internet should be sought out and reported to law enforcement. There is no glorification or satisfaction that is to be gain. All scams fighting sites are under attacks. These sites are the first line of defense against cybercrime whether you agreed or disagreed with their methods. We at http://scamfraudalert.com/ [scamfraudalert.com] remain resolute to this FIGHT.