HACKER FOR HIRE

WHEN NO ONE ELSE CAN HELP

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • What types of services do you provide?

    We can do just about anything -- just ask. Some of our most popular services are :

    • penetration assessments
    • hardening of networks, hosts and services -- including tracking down malicious parties
    • installation and management of servers, routers, firewalls and other systems
    • secure software development
    • counter-surveillance, investigations and research

  • How much do your services cost?

    $100 / hour is our hourly rate.

    If you prefer a per-project rate, contact us to make arrangements.
  • Are there projects that you won't accept?

    We won't break applicable laws. If you think that's what hackers do, you've been watching too many Hollywood movies. This means applicable laws. So if you're in a repressive state such as China where it's illegal to criticize the government or adopt a religion of your choice, then we'll accept your project even if the government doesn't approve, because this isn't applicable to us.

    We won't knowingly accept any project involving a person under eighteen years of age. Sorry kids, but you're too young to be involved in this sort of business.

    We won't accept projects that we don't think are possible within your budget. The overwhelming majority of projects we reject are simply not technically feasible, usually because the customer's budget is not sufficient to justify the effort required. For example, we can and do have undesired content removed from a web site or two, but we cannot "hack" every news media organization in the world to cover up a story that has become widely circulated. Be realistic.

    Aside from these restrictions, anything goes. It is not our job to judge the morality of your mission. If it's legal, feasible and requested by an adult who makes the required deposit, we'll get the job done.
  • How do I deploy Hacker-for-Hire® services?

    Due to the large volume of assignments we recieve, we require all new customers to purchase a minimum of one service hour before we begin work on your project. All deposits are non-refundable.

    Click the BUY button, and create your Hacker-for-Hire® account. Your password will be e-mailed to you. Use this password to log in. You will see the support menu, which shows an overview of the tasks you have assigned us. Your new account will first be assigned to the APPLICANTS access group.

    To make a deposit, click BUSINESS to access the business menu, then click DEPOSIT.

    When funds clear, your account will be upgraded to the CLIENTS access group. You can then log in to the Hacker-for-Hire® control panel and issue your orders. Our workflow management system ensures that all tasks are completed in a timely and comprehensive fashion.

    In exceptional cases, we accept flat-rate contracts and provide dedicated staff for your project.

    It is important for you to keep your hacker-for-hire account secure. For your privacy, our systems store all of your information in encrypted form. If your password is lost, it cannot be recovered by anyone. Inactive accounts will be deleted after one year. All deposits associated with inactive accounts will be permanently forfeited. For your protection, you may choose to remain anonymous when dealing with us. You may provide only the contact information you would like us to have. We recommend that you create an anonymous e-mail account with a free service such as gmail which is used exclusively for communicating with hacker-for-hire. It is your responsibility to keep your contact information valid. If we have no way to contact you and your hacker-for-hire account remains inactive for six months, the account will be permanently closed and any funds in the account will be forfeited.
  • Can you assure my privacy?

    Absolutely. Information you disclose to is kept private, using Secure Compartmentalized Information methodologies. If your info is not safe with us, it's not safe anywhere. Even a court order cannot compel us to reveal sensitive information, because the information is not available. If it is in your interest, we recommend you retain us on an anonymous basis. We're on your side, even when nobody else is!

  • Can you penetrate organizations, hosts and networks?

    Yes, we conduct penetration assessments against individual services, hosts or entire networks. Upon reciept of a duly authorized work order, we will target the system(s) for penetration using our advanced tool sets. Our massive vulnerability database allows us to rapidly exploit known security holes, while our automated systems allow us to discover new attack vectors as neccessary. Once we have gained access to the targeted system(s), you can use the information we provide to take whatever action you require. For example, we can assist you in securing the vulnerabilties discovered to prevent exploitation by malicious parties.
  • Can you investigate malicious activity on my network?

    Tracking down the sources of malicious activity is a Hacker-for-Hire speciality. From securing a single infected PC to a complex incident response, we can utilize advanced forensic and investigative techniques to find out who is responsible for any type of malicious activity. We can then assist you in taking effective action to eliminate future intrusions.

  • Can you find out who is behind an e-mail account, web site or IM account?

    Yes, we have an excellent rate of success in identifying who is behind a particular mail/web/IM account. Our most successful techniques are similar to those used by online advertising companies to track the activities of users. These techniques are non-invasive and completely legal. Perhaps 95% of individuals can be effectively identified and tracked using these techniques.

    If you simply want to recover access to an account with a forgotten password, we can proceed against the mail system directly.

    If a malicious hacker has hijacked your account, it might be a good idea to target this individual instead. We can lure the bad guy into revealing his location / IP address via various techniques. Once we have gathered information about where he's located, we can attempt to access his own files and potentially install a key-logger if the legal situation permits. This not only recovers your password, but every other password the bad guy might have stored. You can then take back your account, kick out the bad guy, and perhaps give him a nice little surprise in return for having tampered with your account. This technique works well against bad guys who are harassing you on a regular basis; attacking the bad guy rather than the e-mail system itself ensures you not only restore access to your e-mail, but can take steps to ensure the malicious party doesn't have any of your other information or passwords. Legal action can also be taken once we uncover the bad guy's identity.

    If you simply want to stop the bad guy from accessing the account, this is often the easiest vector. We can leverage our inside knowledge of security policies in place at various large e-mail providers to simulate prohibited activity which will cause automatic account suspensions or cancellations. We can render most any e-mail account unusable in a matter of minutes.
  • Can you access wired or wireless telephones?

    Currently, most wireless telephone networks are quite insecure. Detailed call records including incoming and outgoing calls can be obtained without gaining access to the mobile device itself (this will cost an additional $200 as we must compensate our contacts within the appropriate telephone company). To access call records, we will need as much of the following information as possible : cellular provider, subscriber number (NAM), subscriber name, and subscriber address.

    On cellular networks other than GSM, full control of a targeted cellular phone is possible. This includes placing calls on the account, receiving incoming calls, or intercepting transmissions in progress. Approximately $500.00 of equipment is required. The GSM network is considerably more secure, but may still be successfully attacked using a cryptanalysis cluster. Some types of cellular telephone may be vulnerable to direct software attacks -- allowing interception of the dialing directory and all other information stored in the unit's memory.

    Wired telephone systems (POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service) can also be logged, spoofed or intercepted; but this may require physical access to the target area and may not be feasible in all circumstances.

    If access to the targeted telephone system is obtained, it is generally a simple procedure to gather any numeric passwords which are normally entered via DTMF (Dial Tone Multiple Frequency). This means an attacker can access online banking, voicemail, and any other services the target unit accesses while interception is underway.
  • Can you help me collect money from a debtor?

    Yes, we accept collection jobs on commission -- typically 25%. Our capabilities allow us to locate just about anyone -- including deadbeats who don't want to be found. We'll help you secure a court judgement against the party, then enforce the judgement by tracking down bank accounts, saleable assets and responsible parties. Hacker-for-Hire will locate debtors, recover your money, and communicate information to you quickly and efficiently. We are aware that we are measured by the results we achieve, and each time we do business, our reputation is at stake. We are confident in our ability to recover your money. We only get paid when you do. We welcome the opportunity to earn your business.

    Before making a claim, there are a number of factors you may want to consider, and a number of pieces of information you will need to collect. Who do you want to sue? Where should you sue? What information do you have to support your claim? When should you sue? How much will it cost you to make a claim?

    Who are the parties in a civil action? In an action, the party who commences the lawsuit is a plaintiff; the party who is being sued is the defendant. In an application, the party who commences a lawsuit is an applicant; the party who is being sued is a respondent. Do you know the legal name of the person or business you wish to sue and their current residential or business address? You will need correct information about whom you are suing to properly prepare and serve your claim, and to enforce a judgment if you are successful. If you obtain a judgment in your favour, you may have to enforce the judgment. In order for you to collect, the person/business must have money, assets that can be seized and sold, or a debt owed to them by someone else (e.g. bank account, employment income) that can be garnished. Does the person/business owe others money? You may be able to find out by contacting your local credit bureau, enforcement office, land registry office, and/or court offices. You may find that there are other creditors who are already waiting to collect their judgments. Even if the person/business does not have money now, you may be able to collect your judgment in the future. Do you have enough evidence to support your claim? You will have to prove your case. Consider what witnesses and/or documents you have to support you. If you do not have supporting documents (e.g. you entered into a verbal agreement) or witnesses, your claim may still be successful. However, if it is just your word against the other person's, it may be more difficult to prove your case. Can you attend at the court office to file documents and/or attend in court for a trial? You will have to attend court on a number of occasions to pursue your claim. You or someone acting on your behalf must attend the court office to have documents issued. Is it possible for you to resolve the issue in another fashion? You may want to consider a less formal method of resolving a dispute through a neutral third party, such as a private mediator or arbitrator.

    Wasting your precious resources attempting to recover your own debts is counterproductive. The more time and money your company spends trying to recover from debtors, the less time and money you will have to generate additional revenues. It is simply good sense to outsource the recovery of your A/R and other debts to us. The longer an account goes uncollected, the less likely you are to recover the full dollar amount of the debt. Consequently, the value of your uncollected dollars decreases over time.

  • Can you help people cover up things they have made mistakes with?

    Everyone makes mistakes!

    In today's information society though, the question is, what is the lasting effect of those mistakes? Often, a bunch of 1's and 0's testifying to a mistake is worse than the mistake itself.

    For example, a young student might participate in a peace rally at a university, then find himself listed in a "terrorist database", unable to board commercial flights.

    Or perhaps an employee has posted objectionable content online in a public forum, and finds his/her job at risk because of it.

    Sometimes completely innocent people are victimized by identity theft. Criminals abuse their identities for profit, and the poor victims have no way to fight back. The government doesn't care. We do.

    Information-savvy bad guys can easily attack innocent people. They can ruin your life with a few keystrokes. Maybe they plant child pornography on your computer, or send bomb threats from your e-mail account. Careers are ended, families are torn apart and fortunes are lost, every day, as a result of these types of information operations.

    Perhaps a client clicked a link in a fraudulent e-mail and lost thousands of dollars from a paypal account. An honest mistake -- but without an information-warfare capable advocate, that money is lost forever. The FBI won't help (unless you are a very large corporation), and very few people are able to effectively respond to these incidents by themselves. "It's my own fault -- I should not have clicked that link. I should have known better." Perhaps, but that is irrelevant. A fraud has occured, and it is the victim's duty and responsibility to see that the criminal is tracked down, the money returned, and punishment inflicted.

    Sometimes a third party -- say a government agency -- acquires unfavorable information about an individual. The information may or not be true, but the effects are always very real.

    The above examples are real-world instances, and Hacker-for-Hire specializes in these types of cases. Aside from the question of right and wrong, which is not for professionals to judge, our clients are usually amazed at the methodologies we legally employ to rectify such situations.

    If your objective is information-based, chances are Hacker-for-Hire can achieve your goal effectively, economically and discreetly using entirely lawful techniques.

  • I have bad credit, can you help?

    Possibly -- it depends on your specific circumstances. First of all, realize that it is extremely difficult to directly "hack in" to a credit reporting agency and directly modify it's files. Such firms have extensive safeguards in place including audit logs and procedural security -- not to mention this would be illegal.

    If you've been a victim of identity theft or the negative reports are not correct, you have a good chance of having your files sanitized. In most areas there are consumer protection laws we can use to make this happen (for example, the Fair Credit Reporting Act in the United States).

    To boost a FICO score, it's also possible to submit positive reports to credit beaureaus. Even if you have negative reports in your file, by "spamming" your file with positive reports we can dilute the effect of the negative reports.

    If you are being harassed by creditors, we can attempt to discourage them via various techniques. This works best if you're prepared to pay some portion of the outstanding balance in return for a positive account closing report; this all depends on the details of the account in question including the amounts involved, length of time past due and the particular creditor involved.

    Reports submitted by smaller firms such as local telephone or utility companies are generally easier to deal with than those submitted by major banks and credit card companies.

    The first step of the process is to secure a fresh copy of your credit report; in most jurisdictions you are entitled to this, free of charge. It is then a matter of removing negative disposition reports and inserting positive ones. Decide how high a FICO score you require, and we can work to attain that.

    The process usually takes time (several months) and every situation is different. The FICO system is rather obscure and many different agencies use different algorithms to calculate what they call a "FICO" score. Do not expect an overnight solution.

    Many "credit repair" agencies exist -- some of them are effective while others are outright scams. Beware of dealing with any such agency until you are satisfied of their ability to deliver; providing your personal details to unscrupulous agencies can actually make the problem worse. Many of these companies advertising "credit repair" are actually in the debt consolidation business and make money by purchasing your debts or some similar approach (debt consolidation does little to affect your credit score, although it may silence annoying creditors).

    We have access to more advanced tools and techniques than most of these "credit repair" agencies, and our objective is always your objective -- we're not going to make any money from your debts; our business is to get the job done.

    Please do some homework. We're happy to assist when you're ready.
  • Can you recover lost passwords or keys for online service accounts, encrypted files and so on?

    Yes, we are well-prepared to recover lost passwords and encryption keys. Our cluster of high-performance cryptanalysis servers virtually guarantees recovery of most common types of passwords and keys.

    We will ask that you agree to our standard contract, which requires you to certify that you are the duly authorized owner of the password or key in question.

    In most cases, we will bill you a minimum of one hour to set up the neccessary recovery solution. We will then retrieve the password for a flat fee, based upon our expected resolution effort. When we have recovered the key, we will prove that we have gained access, and upon payment of the flat fee your key will be delivered to you.
  • Can we discuss my project via telephone, or in person?

    Certainly -- once your deposit has been made and your project is active we're happy to meet with you as needed, or discuss your project via telephone, e-mail, postal mail, IRC, MSN, Yahoo or any other medium you prefer. However, we do strongly recommend that you utilize only secure communications methods. Due to the large volume of spam queries we recieve however, we will not disclose certain contact details until your project is funded.

  • Do you guarantee the success of my project?

    Sometimes. If your project involves, for example, a penetration assessment, we cannot guarantee success -- because we won't know how secure the target is until we start. In these cases we can only guarantee we will perform the highest quality of work with the resources you allow us. In other cases, for example development of a software tool to perform a particular task, we can guarantee success, because we are aware of all the variables involved.

  • What can I do to help my project succeed?

    We have a few suggestions that may help us make your project a success.

  • Can I work for you?

    We prefer to say, work with us. If you have the skills, we have the projects. Contact us to submit your details for consideration.

  • If you're hackers, doesn't that mean you break the law?

    Of course not. Hackers are information technology professionals. We don't need to break laws to perform our work. In fact, we began accepting contracts at the recommendation of former US President Bill Clinton after creation of the US Foriegn Hacker Scholarship. Our clients have included numerous government agencies, and some of our candidates hold security clearances. We are not the "hackers" who fill your mailbox with Viagra spam or create spyware that ransack your computer. We are the good guys, and when we do have contact with law enforcement agencies, which is a regular occurance, it is almost always to help bring criminals to justice on behalf of our customers. If you seek assistance with illegal activities, we must suggest you look elsewhere. Hacker-for-Hire® is committed to the highest standards of business excellence and customer service.

  • Can you prove you can do the things you claim?

    Most of our business is from repeat customers. We don't advertise, because we don't need to. Our crew contains some of the most notorious hackers of all time. Once, they performed the greatest internet exploits in history. Now, they hack for you!

    Here are some testimonials :

    "They come up, and he's got this nice big mahogany desk and everything. They come right around. The guy gets out of the way. What's going on? The guy's got his thumb on this thing. He's tuning in. He's got a spectrum analyzer, and he finds it. There's a false wood panel underneath the desk. They pull that down, and it's just lying there with a big bug, with a big transmitter and everything. It was there for at least six months. Everything that that guy said was monitored." -- Executive Management

    "They found a group of kids from Germany were taking over our database servers and costing us thousands. In a few hours they had locked down our network, costs were dropping and performance increasing. These guys are the best." --Database Administrator

    "Thanks so much, you're the best... yeah it all runs fine now..." --LAN Administrator

    "I'm getting nervous." --Romanian phisher during investigation as several thousand compomised servers secured

    "Look, we know we're never going to get you guys..." -- Federal LEO

    "Holy shit, man, look at it go!" --web/DB developer

    "Not just one person's file. We are talking like half a million complete files. Pictures of their homes and cars, everything. It's really scary shit. And it's all completely legal for them to do this." --Reporter

    "I saw him seize total control of the wireless telephone networks of three cities at once with that device in his hand." -- Reporter

    "Ted Turner may not have noticed the hacked CNN web site this New Year's Day. A spokesman for the group, Shawn K said, 'this just demonstrates that companies need to hire us hackers, to put a stop to all this shameless rooting of corporate web sites.'" -- Sierra Times

    "It's fast. Yep, it's fast alright." -- traffic manager

    "While the high-level security appeared to keep most of the protestors at bay, it appears to have failed to deter computer hackers from organizing their own breach of security..." --Claire Doole, BBC News

    "You could change history by making this [liberated human genome project research data] available to whoever can safely store it. The pharm companies are not going to like it." --Lawyer

    "The hackers caught all these people illegally breaking into our servers from inside of Microsoft's internal network. They were typing DOS commands trying to delete the files, as we all watched. And they had people at some universities setting up snooping programs to detect if we posted more information they did not like. This is going to be an extremely interesting case with far-reaching implications for the security of personal information in the hands of government." --Lawyer

    "That thing fucking flies!" --custom software customer

    "The world's most wanted information highway robbers. Breaking and entering computer security codes at will, then escaping through the internet." -- Fox News

    "Oh god, the nightmare is finally over." --Exploit Victim

    "Do you have any idea how much this DC power stuff is going to save on our maintainance costs for that cabinet?"--Bell-affiliated Telco Manager

    "I am adding a tip in addition to your invoice to express my pleasure at how fast you got [PERSON]'s infos. Now I have everything I need to go ahead." --Private Investigator

    "We had people ripping off all our proprietary content and selling it on the web. These guys took care of it all overnight. The only way to protect yourself these days is to fight back by hiring your own hackers to hack back." --Webmaster

    "They found about 100 different worms and bugs in my computer. I couldn't believe how fast everything worked when they removed all the bad stuff. They said it was sending every key I pressed and every e-mail I sent to some spammers in Florida." --Managed Workstation User

    "High-quality hackers are now for hire." --CNN

    "Great job... You are a genius." --Penetration Assessment Client

    "We have no other option. You were right about everything. We need you to set up a new, secure network starting with the embassy." -- Marshall Islands Minister of Foriegn Affairs

    "When these hackers begin to realize their political clout... they will control everything." --CNN

    "That kid knows our network far better than any of our technicians." --Technical Services Manager, major carrier telco

    "These international hackers are of vital significance in securing our nation's information assets." -- former US president Bill Clinton

    "Bill Clinton... Bill Gates... Yasser Arafat... all those people? None of them are secure? Besides being able to present to the world that you have hacked into the personal details of all these people, what could you use that information for?" -- BBC World Report
  • Can you hack into my school and change my grades?

    Probably not. This is a rather popular fantasy, and on occasion it is done successfully, but there is much more involved than most people expect.

    First of all, it could cost you too much. To have us breach a quasi-government network is no trivial task, and it will incur considerable expense. Frankly, you are probably better off changing your grades the old-fashioned way -- by applying yourself!

    While modern educational institutions do maintain a lot of digital records, the main technical problem is that paper / microfilm records are still kept. Student records are always archived by the Department / Ministry of Education (or equivalent) according to local regulations. Such records are handled in a fairly secure manner.

    It's easier to access information before it reaches the long-term data warehouse -- that is, before your institution transfers it's records to the central repository for your area. This usually happens 2 to 5 years after you've left the program.

    Lying about educational achievements isn't a terribly good idea. The trouble is that so many people are lying about their credentials that these days, it's become the rule rather than the exception. One study at a major US university discovered that 40% of it's staff had secured their positions using phony credentials. Laws exist which permit employers to fire you immediately if even the slightest false information was used to secure your employment; there may also be further consequences.

    It's generally best to be candid about your credentials. Odds are, your grades aren't really going to matter -- they're just checking to see if you lied! There are only a handful of companies who still use school grades to determine who gets a job (hardly any of these are in North America); this is because there was a dramatic increase in the mid-80's in the number of people pursuing post-secondary education. The market became flooded with candidates who might have flawless academic records and look great on paper, but when these candidates are put into action it was found that they simply weren't getting the job done! Around the time of the "dot com crash", managers learned to look deeper than someone's school credentials when selecting a candidate. Besides, those companies which do still base hiring decisions on academic performance numbers are terrible places to work.

    If you are determined to pursue this avenue, we can do it -- but it will not be cheap or easy. The institution will probably need to sign a penetration assessment waiver before we can begin our work.

  • If I changed my mind, will you refund my money?

    No.

    Hacker-for-Hire® is a non-profit agency and our hackers are independant contractors. The only exception is if you have chosen a project (flat) rate instead of an hourly rate; in this case funds are kept in third-party escrow until completion of the mission. Funds are refunded if the mission is not completed. Historically, this has only happened twice out of thousands of projects undertaken.

    If your primary concern is that the objective is achieved at all costs, we suggest choosing the project (flat) rate. While generally more expensive, the burden of uncertainty is on the hacker who undertakes the project. If not completed, the hacker is not paid and your money is refunded. This option is best for clearly-defined objectives such as recovering a password.

    If your primary concern is to minimize expense, we suggest choosing the hourly rate. This allows you to control your investment, and the assigned hacker will do his best to achieve your goals within the budget you allocate. However, no refunds are permitted on hourly rates. This option is best for complex or ill-defined objectives, such as tracking down a malicious party who has been causing trouble on your network. During the first block of time we might uncover the source of intrusions, but not the individuals(s) behind the responsible systems. You might then instruct your assigned hacker to conduct additional work to uncover that information you require.

  • I'm from a law enforcement / regulatory agency and I want you to give me information / not release information about one of your customers who we suspect might have done something we don't like. Will you comply?

    "Fat chance."

    Our system is designed for the privacy and security of both our agents and their customers. Strong digital encryption protects all communications, and no records whatsoever are retained regarding the private business conducted. We are neither willing nor able to provide any records whatsoever, because no such records exist. Furthermore, only agents not residing in the country of the customer are assigned to projects. So, if the customer is located in the United States, work will be performed in Russia or Asia. Court orders therefore are not effective means to compel us to disclose and/or not disclose information (and even if they were, no records exist).

    Many agencies -- including police, security/intelligence firms, educational institutions, courts from the municipal to supreme levels, private investigators, various international lobby groups and corporations such as Microsoft have attempted to compel us to disclose information. Every such attempt has failed.

    These parties are used to pushing people around, and intimidating people into getting what they want. Such tactics are useless against Hacker-for-Hire®.

    For example, when we were hired to secure personal records on US federal employees (which is completely lawful to do, and they do it to the general public every day), the Washington State Supreme court tried to gag us from releasing the information and ordered us to destroy the records. All this did was make us upset. In the words of Wired magazine (which was served with a gag order after publishing an article on what we'd done) :

    "A victory for free speech... occasionally, we win one... convince a group of hackers for hire ... to obey a US Judge's order? Fat chance..."

    --Wired

    The information was then, within hours, replicated across the internet for anyone to download, where it remains to this day. All the Supreme Court got for their efforts was a hugely embarassing incident that made front-page news across the world for weeks. If they had not tried to have us gagged, odds are nobody would have even taken much interest in the records we liberated.

    In the fine words of a Dutch gentlemen's letter to the government attourney responsible for the foolish gag order :

      "Dear Steven. Being a good counsel to your client is not limited to firing off standard cease & desist letters at the press of a button. On the contrary, being a good counsel involves advising the client on strategy and, in doing so, taking into account the nature, strength, habits and expected reactions of the counterpart.

      Dear Steven. You have advised your client to start a war against the Internet. Not only that; you have actually started a war on behalf of your client. Any half-wit who has been online for more than six weeks could have told you that anybody who starts a war on the Internet is guaranteed to lose it. If you would rather not take the advice of half-wits, you could have asked the Recording Industry Association of America, The Motion Picture Association of America, the Church of Scientology (OK, I admit, those *are* half-wits, but they are half-wits with millions), the Ford Motor Company or the German government instead. They would all have told you the same.

      Dear Steven. I regret to have to tell you that you did a lousy job in pursuing your clients' interests. The best way to go about it would have been a polite e-mail, asking whether we would kindly remove those SSNs from the web as a token of consideration and respect of the officers' privacy and worry about possible abuse. You never know, you could have striken a cord there. The next best way to go about it would have been to just do nothing.

      Dear Steven. Your client has to pay for your mistakes. The article that you demand removed is now republished by me, hereby inviting your clients to sue me. You can do so in the US, but a US ruling will not be enforceable against me. If you want an enforceable ruling, you need to sue :

      Zenon Panoussis 1093 XA Amsterdam The Netherlands

      (that's me) at the appropriate Dutch court, which is

      Rechtbank Amsterdam Parnassusweg 220 1076 AV Amsterdam The Netherlands

      You see, dear Steven, this means that any legal action against hacker-for-hire.com will be useless even if it is successful; the article in question will remain on the web, and it will attract so much more attention precisely because of your lawsuit. Of course, you could continue threatening and sueing left and right for ever, until your clients run out of money and you become known to your collegues as Don Steven Quixote. Somehow, though, I think that you are able to learn from your mistakes and that nothing of this will happen. Somehow I suspect that you will not reply to this mail, and that you will quietly and with as little loss of face as possible drop the whole issue and forget that you ever started it. I am pretty sure that your client will appreciate that."

    We do not break the law, and we therefore have no cause to assist you with your investigation. Go away, or you're just going to piss us off.

  • Is that guy on your web site really one of you?

    • Yes, he is.

  • Why do you do what you do?

    • Basically, because we can. We also like to think we're helping to make the world a better place in some small way with each mission we undertake. We believe in the liberating power of technology and in the absolute right to a free flow of information. We reject the legal fiction that information is tangible "property" to be bought and sold. The majority of our hackers have successful careers and are not particularly interested in monetary gain, but simply enjoy applying their talents to benefit ordinary people who need help. With some of our more well-publicized incidents that you may have read about, we performed our work entirely without charge. If we don't stand on the side of the little guy against the corrupt governments, evil corporations and assorted scum who prey upon the innocent -- who will?

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