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By: maerin

maerin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:47:53 +0000

Thanks, Tony. Yep, extreme is the word alright. I have to be careful what I say in a public forum–the sanitized version is that I was doing all the right things to prevent attacks from the outside-in, and I don’t believe they failed me. Suffice to say that my trust was violated far more severely than my privacy. (And I’m not referring to the doc in that statement.) I found an “unknown Trojan” and was reviewing all kinds of oddities in the Windows Event Log before my enforced hiatus. Thanks for the good wishes, and the invitation. I’ll take you up on it at some point, I’m sure of it. Meantime, I’m trying to batten down the e-hatches and psyching myself up to blog about the whole experience.

By: Tony Bradley

Tony Bradley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:20:23 +0000

Wow. Your situation sounds very extreme. I am sorry for what you have had to go through. It may have been some form of man-in-the-middle attack. It could also have been any number of rootkit, spyware, keystroke logging, or other malicious software. If you experience such issues in the future I would suggest performing a comprehensive scan with up to date antivirus software. Good luck in the future. Feel free to post here for help/guidance if you feel you are experiencing computer security issues you can not resolve.

By: maerin

maerin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:04:31 +0000

I think (can’t prove, don’t have the knowledge) I have been a victim of a man-in-the-middle attack on at least three levels: my email and my VoIP phone service are the first two. But it’s the third that has done the greatest damage. I first noticed something was amiss at the end of April 09. I became more and more certain that my communications were being intercepted, redirected, spoofed, and eavesdropped upon. The stress mounted as my business and personal relationships were being badly damaged. I reported my concerns to my doctor. She had me _arrested_ on a mental health warrant, and committed to the psychiatric ward–against my will–on the grounds that I was delusional. She does not believe such attacks are possible and would not hear a word to the contrary. (She kept asking me to “prove” it had happened.) I was confined for three weeks, and am now being “treated”–against my will–with anti-psychotic medication (400mg of Seroquel daily). I am in my late 40s, and have never had a mood disorder in my life. If I complain, I risk being confined again, for continued “paranoid ideation.” I was discharged last week, and would like to enjoy some summer while I can. I’d give you my real name if I wasn’t so embarrassed by it all.

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