A computer security consultant loses his Instant Messenger account to a hacker, who finds the screen name too good to give up. BY DAVID CASSELHabeeb Dihu chose the name “MacGyver” for his America Online instant messaging account because, like the TV detective, he was adept at tinkering with equipment. But on Feb. 8 the Chicago computer security consultant encountered a problem even the real MacGyver.....
SPAM: Screen name CATSim001 sent 27 pieces of e-mail to 265 recipents from IP 24.234.15.193 within 1 minutes. Account may be compromised. If reactivated, please review acct security with memer. Locked account (bumped)
If you are trying to get into a chat but it’s full, here’s an easy way to get in without much effort and no progs. Enter the chat, when you get the message box saying it’s full, click okay and leave the chat window open. Sign off, and sign right back on (do not switch screenames in the listbox!). Now it will keep attempting to.....
