October 13, 2001
Compromised IP
Snail Address
Courtesy of
ARIN
CITY STATE
ZIP
COUNTRY
Attention: Network
Administrator
After careful review of
our system logs regarding internal network activity, we have discovered a
successful intrusion attempt into one of our systems that originated from IP
address BADGUYIPADDRESS. After researching the IP
address at the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) and related
databases, we identified your company as the appropriate contact.
Attached is a snippet of
our log file indicating the date and time of the attempt. We would encourage you to immediately review
this particular machine and others within your network for signs of malicious
use or compromise. Feel free to contact me regarding any additional questions
concerning this intrusion attempt into our network. Additional information we have recorded my assist you in
determining the source of this activity.
If we continue to receive unauthorized attempts to access systems within
our control from IP addresses under your ownership, we will pass this information
along to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Sincerely,
GOOD GUY ADMIN
Attachment:
logfile.txt