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| This phile was typed by DreadWolf... And like doesn't take no |
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| responsibity, for shit... So like give the Coven a kall... |
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| The Coven |
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HACKERS SUSPECTED IN ONLINE VANDALISM
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By Ken Alltucker
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Two local Internet providers have been vandalized recently and they
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suspect it might be the work of computer hackers.
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Linknet, the online service provided by Kitsap Regional Library,
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has been shut down twice this week because of an online vandal.
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"We have been down two nights because of problems," said Michael
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Schuyler, director of Linknet. "We think we have it squared away at this
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point."
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Another Internet provider, Telebyte Northwest, was targeted by a
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vandal. It had soda sprayed across the windows in its office in Silverdale,
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said employee Al Wallace.
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A few months back, Telebyte's phone lines were severed, shutting
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down the system its operation for one day.
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Many area businesses depend on Telebyte for online communication,
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Wallace said.
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Linknet service stopped after someone sent a program that ate away
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the computer's memory.
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Schuyler said he has made changes in the system and doesn't expect
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problems to continue.
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The two linknet attacks halted the system for 12 hours Monday and
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Tuesday night.
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Telebyte has also had some online troubles, Wallace said. A "modem
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bomb" was recently sent to computer users, causeing several computers to
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freeze.
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Wallace said it only affected computer users who were online when it
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was sent. The bomb causes no permanent damage to computer; rather, users
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just have to restart the computers, Wallace said.
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Telebyte was the first Kitsap County commercial Internet provider
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when it started last October.
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Linknet is a service provided at no charge through Kitsap Regional
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Library. It allows users to send and receive electronic mail and access
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parts of the Internet.
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The demand for Linknet accounts has mushroomed since in(it) started
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last January, Schuyley said.
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It received a Library Services and Construction Grant two months ago
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allowing it to double its call-in lines.
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Schuyler said the new lines should be available this summer.
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