OcUK Moderator's elderly mother abused on the phone

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Spie said:
This is just the latest in a series of attacks on the OcUK forums and our moderators. We can't prove a thing, at least right now, but the Don concerned will be taking any action he sees fit, afterall it was his mum that was abused.

Late Monday night another Don's e-mail account was hacked. Then the attacker requested a new password from the newly upgraded forums (this feature has now been disabled). Both actions are criminal offences under the Computer Misuse Act (1990). We know who this person is.

Further offences have taken place since that I am unable to comment on.

Is any of the above that different from shouting abuse down the phone at someone you don't know?

It's all pretty low.
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Do you have reason to believe that it is the same person doing all this?

Such ridiculous behaviour though, I presume this person has been banned in the past... or is currently suspended and doing it for 'revenge'!?
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I hate to echo what has been said probably a hundred times in this thread... but how can anybody stoop to that level... and take an internet forum that seriously!?
 
Abusing someone's elderly mother is beyond cowardly, regardless of what the don in question has done.

Congrats to who ever done this, you're real tough imtimidating an elderly lady over the phone :rolleyes: Grow some balls
 
Spie said:
This is just the latest in a series of attacks on the OcUK forums and our moderators. We can't prove a thing, at least right now, but the Don concerned will be taking any action he sees fit, afterall it was his mum that was abused.

Late Monday night another Don's e-mail account was hacked. Then the attacker requested a new password from the newly upgraded forums (this feature has now been disabled). Both actions are criminal offences under the Computer Misuse Act (1990). We know who this person is.

Further offences have taken place since that I am unable to comment on.

Is any of the above that different from shouting abuse down the phone at someone you don't know?

It's all pretty low.
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Agreed, you can't get any lower. What is going to be done about it? What can be done about it? Should Don's have an OcUK email address only in their forum details, and connect to the forum via a proxy?

It's very sad indeed, and i feel sorry for the Don, because he is only trying to police a forum, and take a keen intrest in the place and probably his hobbie.
 
Things like getting banned from the internetz are annoying, things like this are disgusting and illegal.
Lines have been stepped over and there will be justice for those concerned.
 
nikebee said:
I hate to echo what has been said probably a hundred times in this thread... but how can anybody stoop to that level... and take an internet forum that seriously!?
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This is a serious reply, perhaps they are mentally ill?
 
the mind boggles...some people are not right in the head, so things like this fester and even though they will have been in the wrong in the first place they will place the blame on everybody else and never accept any responsibilty


and taking it to a person family? atrocious behaviour and the person responsible deserves nothing but contempt

they deserve everthing they get, be it a criminal record round their necks or a severe shoeing in a back lane

they probably think they are very clever, when the opposite is true as they will have no thought for the consequences of their actions...even calling them a halfwit is being generous
 
Presumably these suspects are from *that* other site and have all been banned from here anyway?


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nikebee said:
Yet still have the ability to hack an email account, manage to obtain a phone number etc...?
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They don't have to be a loon in a mental hospital to be mentally ill.
 
They are among us?

I trust no one. :shifty eyes smiley:

And as the great Ron Burgandy says "Leave the mothers out of this"... thats just down right out of order!
 
Just like to add my support to what has already been said. I hope the trouble mentioned for those that take the time to moderate and administer these forums is over swiftly and with the minimum of fuss.

All the best to the don and his mum, hope she get's well soon.
 
iCraig said:
Yes, I believe so. Forum wars happen all the time and rarely border on any real criminal activity. Nothing the police would really be interested in.

Malicious phone calls are far more serious and give unecessary distress to somebody uninvolved. :(
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I think you need to study the Computer Misuse Act (1990). Forum wars aren't mentioned, but there are 3 criminal offences detailed.

Here's a brief excerpt.

1(1) A person is guilty of an offence if:
a) He causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in a computer;
b) the access he intends to secure is unauthorized; and
c) he knows at the time when he causes the computer to perform the function that this is the case.
1(2) the intent a person has to commit an offence under this section need not be directed at
a) any particular program or data
b) a program or data of any particular kind; or
c) a program or data held in any particular computer.
1(3) a person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six Months or to a fine not exceeding level 5, on the standard scale or both.
2(1) a person is guilty of an offence under this section if he commits an offence under section 1 above ("the unauthorized access offence") With intent
a) to commit an offence to which this section applies; or
b) to facilitate the commission of such an offence (whether by himself or by any other person) and the offence he intends to commit or facilitate is referred to below in this section as the further offence.
2(2) this section applies to offences
a) for which the sentence is fixed by law; or
b) for which a person of twenty one years of age or over (not previously convicted) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years (or in England and Wales might be so sentenced but for the restrictions imposed by section 33 of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980).
2(5) a person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable
a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both; and
b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or both.
3(1) A person is guilty of an offence if
a) he does any act which causes the unauthorized modification of the contents of any computer; and
b) at the time when he does the act he has the requisite intent and the requisite knowledge.
3(2) for the purposes of subsection 3(1)b above the requisite intent is an intent to cause a modification of the contents of any computer and by so doing
a) to impair the operation of any computer;
b) to prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in any computer; or
c) to impair the operation of any such program or the reliability of any such data.
3(3) the intent need not be directed at
a) any particular computer;
b) any particular program or data or a program or data of any particular kind; or
c) any particular modification or a modification of any particular kind.
3(4) For the purpose of subsection 1b above, the requisite knowledge is knowledge that any modification he intends to cause is unauthorized. 3(5) it is immaterial for the purposes of this section whether an unauthorized modification or any intended effect of it of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) above is, or is intended to be, permanent or merely temporary.
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