Re: HIJACKED: 159.223.0.0/16 -- WTF? Does anybody care?

["Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg () tristatelogic com>]

In message <AANLkTinVLqeFVYkc91d8P-N9zvDGR5PrXREypTuiM0jg () mail gmail com>,
rr <rooknee () gmail com> wrote:

> Hmm, thought it was a NANOG prerequisite to be able to do a google
> search. Should be pretty easy to find this info with that tool in your
> handbag.

Which info is that, exactly?  Your title at Integra Telecom?

Umm... well... yes.... I guess this is you, right?

  http://www.linkedin.com/pub/randy-rooney/6/9ab/22a

So, are you THE Engineering Manager, or merely AN Engineering Manager
at Integra Telecom?  I'm guessing that it is a big enough outfit that
you probably have more than one.

(Sorry, but I can't help snickering a bit at your _prior_ employment.
As I feel sure you are already painfully aware, having that on your
resume does not exactly inspire a whole lotta confidence in the notion
that you are a straight shooter.  The words ``cover up'' are the ones
that come most immediately to mind.)

> With the above tool I've got your phone # and would be happy to call
> you if you'd like clarification on our process.

No thanks.  I didn't ask for "clarification" of your "process" (whatever
the hell THAT might mean), and frankly it doesn't interest me.  Your
process is... well... your process.   Whatever it may be, it belongs to
you and you should probably keep it to yourself.  (Who knows?  Since
business processes are now patentable, maybe someday you can get a
patent on it!)

I did however ask for the name of the crook whose name was on the check
that paid for the hijacked space routing.  Is that something you can
respond to, or no?  If not, why not?

Was Integra Telecom _actually_ defrauded?  If so, who defrauded you?

Did your customer, Circle Internet defraud you?  If you are claining that
THEY are also an innocent party in this, then who defrauded them?  Whose
name was on the check that THEY cashed?

It really is a rather simple question, and doesn't require an elaborate,
convoluted, or lengthy digression into the details of your "process".

Ya know, maybe it's just me, but it would seem to me that that if either
you or your customer, Circle Internet, were in fact defrauded in this case,
that both of you would be altogether ready, willing, and indeed eager to
``out'' the actual crooked perpetrator... you know... instead of, like,
hiding the perp's identity and thus helping him to cover his tracks.
But I guess that's just me.  (When somebody cheats _me_, I am not myself
in the habit of then going out of my way to protect him.)

Don't misunderstand me.  If your company was in fact dedrauded, then allow
me to express my sincere condolences for your loss.  Or would it be more
accurate to say your gain?  You DID cash the check right?  I mean your
company does NOT have a policy of granting everybody three months of free
service, right?

> Please just reply to me off-list.

No thanks.

As Jodie Foster said in the movie Contact, ``This isn't a person to person
call.''

Crooks, hijacking, and mass spamming affect everybody on the whole Internet.

I didn't ask for the name of the crook who signed the check just for my
private or personal edification.  Other ISPs should know who they need
to be on the lookout for.

I can assure you that just because YOU have now stopped routing space for
this crook, that doesn't mean that he's going to just fold up his tent and
slink quietly away into oblivion.  In fact I already have evidence in hand
that he's still got both IP space and snowshoe spamming domains located
elsewhere (including elsewhere on Circle Internet, see below) that he is
continuing to use, even as we speak.

On the other hand, of course, if Integra and/or Circle Internet were in
fact ``in on the game'' from the get-go, then in that case I could well
and truly understand why both of your companies might now be reluctant
to give up your cohort.


Regards,
rfg


P.S.  I gather that nobody at your place even so much as raised an eyebrow
when tiny little Circle Internet, a company whose biggest _legitimate_ IP
block prior to this incident was a mere /21, suddenly showed up on your
doorstep asking to have an entire fresh new /16, belonging to an major,
internationally known chemical company routed for them, correct?

P.P.S.  OK, so you are reluctant to give up the actual hijacker.  So let's
just skip that for now.  Instead how about if you just tell us who owns
the followng domain names which are all getting DNS from Circle Internet
IP space, even as we speak.  And no, I _do not_ want you to just regurgitate
the fradulent bull puckey that's present within the relevant WHOIS records.

(To paraphrase Red Riding Hood "My my grandma!  What a lot of domains you
have!"  Odd that all of them were created so recently, and that none of
them seem even have associated web sites.  But again, I'm sure that I'm
the only one in the Universe who finds any of that odd.  Yea.)


208.85.32.114
        dns2.virtualcheck.info
                pinkcreditscore.info
                pinkcreditreport.info
                pinkcreditdeals.info
                orangereports.info
                orangeoffers.info
                orangegifts.info
                orangecreditsco.info
                orangecreditreport.info
                orangecreditdeals.info
                onlinecredit-check.info
                myfreecredtiscore.info
                knowyourself.info
                healthsample.info
                happinessonline.info
                freecreditscore360.info
                doctors-orders.info
                creditscorealerts.info
208.85.32.246
        ns2.rockboys1a.com
                yesimprove.info
                withoutinvestigate.info
                withoutcritique.info
                withinfocus.info
                withenable.info
                visionconsolidate.info
                versuscoordinate.info
                validateinstruct.info
                untilreview.info
                untilfocus.info
                unforgettableidea.info
                underneathunlikemeasure.info
                underneathunlike.info
                uncommonsuggestion.info
                uncommonguidance.info
                unbelievableguidance.info
                trumpenforce.info
                totutor.info
                topconvert.info
                tipsproduce.info
                timesenable.info
                throughreview.info
                throughoutcompare.info
                thansurvey.info
                terrificexplain.info
                surveydelegate.info
                supremeteach.info
                supplyindividualize.info
                submitteach.info
                submitinstruct.info
                strikingtrust.info
                strikingproposal.info
                staggeringlearn.info
                sincesurvey.info
                searchrecommend.info
                searchproduce.info
                searchprioritize.info
                retrievelive.info
                retrievechic.info
                reserveenable.info
                researchgrow.info
                remarkablesubject.info
                registersimulate.info
                registeradvise.info
                reducequick.info
                recordteach.info
                recordinstruct.info
                recordenable.info
                reconcilelearn.info
                reconcilefresh.info
                raresubject.info
                quickhandle.info
                projectmaxi.info
                projectabc.info
                phenomenalmentor.info
                pastexperiment.info
                outstandingprove.info
                orderinstil.info
                orderevaluate.info
                operateinstil.info
                operateevaluate.info
                ontostimulate.info
                ontoexperiment.info
                ontoadvise.info
                offconduct.info
                noteworthyeducation.info
                nearbyinvestigate.info
                nearbyindividualize.info
                moremanage.info
                measurenavigate.info
                measurecontract.info
                marvellousteach.info
                marvellousintroduce.info
                magnificienttell.info
                locatemerge.info
                locateimprove.info
                locatehire.info
                locatedelegate.info
                likesurvey.info
                keyinspect.info
                investigatereview.info
                investigateinspect.info
                inexamine.info
                hotappoint.info
                groovyrecommend.info
                forsimulate.info
                followingteach.info
                flexlead.info
                flexconsider.info
                filecoordinate.info
                fantasticlearn.info
                failingevaluate.info
                extraordinarysuggestion.info
                extraordinaryproposal.info
                extraordinarylearn.info
                extractterminate.info
                extractapprove.info
                experimentsecure.info
                executeenable.info
                excludingdetect.info
                exceptionalwisdom.info
                exceptionaltutor.info
                exceptionalinfo.info
                examinelead.info
                estimateok.info
                estimatedouble.info
                dreamsupervise.info
                downmeasure.info
                distributefocus.info
                determineup.info
                detectlead.info
                despiteinstruct.info
                dealsstrengthen.info
                dayinspect.info
                critiqueattain.info
                cooloversee.info
                conservemax.info
                conductimprove.info
                conducthandle.info
                conducteliminate.info
                concerningfocus.info
                concerning.info
                computefind.info
                completehire.info
                compiletutor.info
                compileevaluate.info
                codesimulate.info
                coachstimulate.info
                classifytrain.info
                classifycoordinate.info
                circainform.info
                butindividualize.info
                budgetover.info
                budgetgrow.info
                besthandle.info
                besideevaluate.info
                beneathsimulate.info
                belowexamine.info
                behindsimulate.info
                barringcoordinate.info
                atopsurvey.info
                atopextract.info
                atenable.info
                atcompare.info
                assistindividualize.info
                answersimulate.info
                amongextract.info
                againstsimulate.info
                advocateevaluate.info
                abovemotivate.info
                finelovewithme.com
                whosthefarest.com
                rockboys1b.com
                rockboys1a.com
                leanbackfront.com
        ns1.rockboys1a.com 155
                yesimprove.info
                withoutinvestigate.info
                withoutcritique.info
                withinfocus.info
                withenable.info
                visionconsolidate.info
                versuscoordinate.info
                validateinstruct.info
                untilreview.info
                untilfocus.info
                unforgettableidea.info
                underneathunlikemeasure.info
                underneathunlike.info
                uncommonsuggestion.info
                uncommonguidance.info
                unbelievableguidance.info
                trumpenforce.info
                totutor.info
                topconvert.info
                tipsproduce.info
                timesenable.info
                throughreview.info
                throughoutcompare.info
                thansurvey.info
                terrificexplain.info
                surveydelegate.info
                supremeteach.info
                supplyindividualize.info
                submitteach.info
                submitinstruct.info
                strikingtrust.info
                strikingproposal.info
                staggeringlearn.info
                sincesurvey.info
                searchrecommend.info
                searchproduce.info
                searchprioritize.info
                retrievelive.info
                retrievechic.info
                reserveenable.info
                researchgrow.info
                remarkablesubject.info
                registersimulate.info
                registeradvise.info
                reducequick.info
                recordteach.info
                recordinstruct.info
                recordenable.info
                reconcilelearn.info
                reconcilefresh.info
                raresubject.info
                quickhandle.info
                projectmaxi.info
                projectabc.info
                phenomenalmentor.info
                pastexperiment.info
                outstandingprove.info
                orderinstil.info
                orderevaluate.info
                operateinstil.info
                operateevaluate.info
                ontostimulate.info
                ontoexperiment.info
                ontoadvise.info
                offconduct.info
                noteworthyeducation.info
                nearbyinvestigate.info
                nearbyindividualize.info
                moremanage.info
                measurenavigate.info
                measurecontract.info
                marvellousteach.info
                marvellousintroduce.info
                magnificienttell.info
                locatemerge.info
                locateimprove.info
                locatehire.info
                locatedelegate.info
                likesurvey.info
                keyinspect.info
                investigatereview.info
                investigateinspect.info
                inexamine.info
                hotappoint.info
                groovyrecommend.info
                forsimulate.info
                followingteach.info
                flexlead.info
                flexconsider.info
                filecoordinate.info
                fantasticlearn.info
                failingevaluate.info
                extraordinarysuggestion.info
                extraordinaryproposal.info
                extraordinarylearn.info
                extractterminate.info
                extractapprove.info
                experimentsecure.info
                executeenable.info
                excludingdetect.info
                exceptionalwisdom.info
                exceptionaltutor.info
                exceptionalinfo.info
                examinelead.info
                estimateok.info
                estimatedouble.info
                dreamsupervise.info
                downmeasure.info
                distributefocus.info
                determineup.info
                detectlead.info
                despiteinstruct.info
                dealsstrengthen.info
                dayinspect.info
                critiqueattain.info
                cooloversee.info
                conservemax.info
                conductimprove.info
                conducthandle.info
                conducteliminate.info
                concerningfocus.info
                concerning.info
                computefind.info
                completehire.info
                compiletutor.info
                compileevaluate.info
                codesimulate.info
                coachstimulate.info
                classifytrain.info
                classifycoordinate.info
                circainform.info
                butindividualize.info
                budgetover.info
                budgetgrow.info
                besthandle.info
                besideevaluate.info
                beneathsimulate.info
                belowexamine.info
                behindsimulate.info
                barringcoordinate.info
                atopsurvey.info
                atopextract.info
                atenable.info
                atcompare.info
                assistindividualize.info
                answersimulate.info
                amongextract.info
                againstsimulate.info
                advocateevaluate.info
                abovemotivate.info
                finelovewithme.com
                whosthefarest.com
                rockboys1b.com
                rockboys1a.com
                leanbackfront.com