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I've been suspecting that someone has been using my ADSL username and password for a while now. Not heavily, only about 100Megs per week, but enough for me to become suspicious.

Last week I plugged out my ADSL line before going on holiday and when I returned I found that someone had indeed been using my account. How they got my username and password is beyond me, but my ISP's logs clearly show that a second port has been logging in using my credentials.

I have taken advice and will now launch legal proceedings to discover the identity of the thief from Telkom, who will be charged with criminal impersonation and theft. The name of the culprit will also be published here.

Will keep you updated.
 
thanks! please post the steps you took to charge "whoever". this will help other members who would like to do the same!
 
jeeves said:
I've been suspecting that someone has been using my ADSL username and password for a while now. Not heavily, only about 100Megs per week, but enough for me to become suspicious.
Last week I plugged out my ADSL line before going on holiday and when I returned I found that someone had indeed been using my account. How they got my username and password is beyond me, but my ISP's logs clearly show that a second port has been logging in using my credentials.

I have taken advice and will now launch legal proceedings to discover the identity of the thief from Telkom, who will be charged with criminal impersonation and theft. The name of the culprit will also be published here.

Will keep you updated.
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Hi,

download the SAIX STATS ANALYZER and monitor your line on a daily basis, it shows if there are simultaneous connections and usage. updated every time you log off. (check hellkom.co.za for link)


Works with every ISP.

Had the same problem about a year ago, Telkom was my service provider.

Managed to get proof from SAIIX and had to subpoena Telkom, was a total waste of time.

Change your username and password often, no matter who your ISP is.
 
This really makes me sad - not the theft, the fact that while you suspected it, you did nothing about it, a simple changing your password would have sorted this out as the first instance, if then you still had problems, you would immidietly know its an "inside" job.

Good luck with it - our police force is as useful as a botomless chocolate teacup when it comes to cyber crimes.
 
thedoc! said:
This really makes me sad - not the theft, the fact that while you suspected it, you did nothing about it, a simple changing your password would have sorted this out as the first instance, if then you still had problems, you would immidietly know its an "inside" job.

Good luck with it - our police force is as useful as a botomless chocolate teacup when it comes to cyber crimes.
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what makes me even more sad, is that we have to worry over things like this. If all was uncapped, who cares if they use your account... dream world *snap out*
 
sunsoffun said:
what makes me even more sad, is that we have to worry over things like this. If all was uncapped, who cares if they use your account... dream world *snap out*
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Yes but its not that way and this is the reality for us here unfortunately.
 
jeeves said:
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I have taken advice and will now launch legal proceedings to discover the identity of the thief from Telkom, who will be charged with criminal impersonation and theft. The name of the culprit will also be published here.

Will keep you updated.
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and any update???
 
jeeves said:
I have taken advice and will now launch legal proceedings to discover the identity of the thief from Telkom, who will be charged with criminal impersonation and theft. The name of the culprit will also be published here.
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Whoahhhhhh, just a sec there bud! Do you go fishing a lot in your spare time or something? You seem delighted with your catch! Look, of course I don't mean to condone theft (on the contrary, in fact) - but seriously, wouldn't it be easier to just.... uhm, change your password?(And the password on your router? After all, don't you think you're to blame for not changing your router password from its default values? Stupidity award of the day goes to <...>?) Surely you have the insight to realise that times are tough for all -- yet you seek now to diminish the life of another person who resorted to theft against their own ideals? It's just some bandwidth bro. Go easy, or you'll be wasting your own valuable time and energy for arguably no merit/gain
 
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