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Message 892948 - Posted: 9 May 2009, 4:27:52 UTC

Maybe this might explain the higher than normal port scans and other gremlins Seti's been dealing with lately. No reflection on any of the staff i know you guys bust your hump to keep these clowns out. Here's the article http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090508/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_uc_data_theft
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Message 892952 - Posted: 9 May 2009, 4:38:31 UTC - in response to Message 892948.  

Maybe this might explain the higher than normal port scans and other gremlins Seti's been dealing with lately. No reflection on any of the staff i know you guys bust your hump to keep these clowns out. Here's the article data theft link

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Message 892960 - Posted: 9 May 2009, 5:07:09 UTC

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Message 892962 - Posted: 9 May 2009, 5:14:30 UTC

sad thing that, but it must be that aliens felt insecure cause we are getting too close, that was warning, they ment to hack seti comp, but due to their lack of english, they hacked wrong comp.
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Message 892971 - Posted: 9 May 2009, 6:02:23 UTC

Although I had nothing to do with it I await an email from a fake civil lawyer.
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Message 893405 - Posted: 10 May 2009, 16:17:15 UTC - in response to Message 892971.  

Although I had nothing to do with it I await an email from a fake civil lawyer.

I thought we were suppose to blame misfit.
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Message 893536 - Posted: 10 May 2009, 23:55:06 UTC
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Message 893605 - Posted: 11 May 2009, 8:33:54 UTC

Here is the official UCB news release.
http://datatheft.berkeley.edu/news.shtml
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Message 893680 - Posted: 11 May 2009, 17:09:18 UTC - in response to Message 892971.  
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Although I had nothing to do with it I await an email from a fake civil lawyer.


Not to mention the threats of being wanted by Interpol. :-D
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Message 893793 - Posted: 12 May 2009, 1:20:24 UTC - in response to Message 893680.  

Although I had nothing to do with it I await an email from a fake civil lawyer.

Not to mention the threats of being wanted by Interpol. :-D

Because someone sez so it must be true.
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