Dear Sirs:

I would like to offer an apology for my actions of last night. There was no malice intended, I just got carried away. I understand you may not appreciate the humor of my message; I agree, it was in poor taste and went entirely too far.

I'd like to stress that none of the sites or groups listed in my remake of the page had anything to do with the hack, either by technical assistance or moral support. I simply chose them because they are names people would recognize. I can't offer any proof of this, but ask that you accept it anyway, because it is true.

As a way of making up for some of the damage we have done, I'd like to offer some ways to secure your machines against any further intrusions.

[security details deleted]

Again, I would like to offer my deepest apologies, and my hope that the damage I have done (even though it was unintentional) can be fixed with as little cost and inconvenience as possible.

This is a very formal sounding letter, not exactly what you expect from a hacker; I meant it to be so. I regret what I did, and hope to repair some of the damage done not only to you but to my fellow hackers, who are explorers and not vandals. I know this incident reflects badly upon tham, and I ask that you use what influence you have to convince others that what happened was the work of a thoughtless individual, not an entire community. Please don't let them be punished for what I did.

I realize you may view this anonymous note with some skepticism, and may not believe it is even from the person who hacked you. I didn't keep any logs of my activity so I can't show them to you. But I can tell you where the files were; which is something only someone who has been inside your machine should know. [security details deleted]

I hope this letter speaks for itself, because I won't be contacting you again. I'd rather not go to prison for what was at heart a prank. I hope you agree that would serve no good purpose. I'm not an ad man, but it's just possible you can use what I did to promote your movie. It would certainly be better publicity than being behind the prosecution of a hacker, or the persecution of his community.

I am truly sorry.

Anonymous




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