Sagr spamcatcher@suffolk-ancestor-genealogy-research.co.uk wrote: [...]
So what do we do now?
I suppose theoretically he should report it to some authority but neither of us knows to whom, nor do we suspect they would show the slightest interest even if we did.
Yes, this is a continuing problem with computer misuse here. If you're lucky, your local police will have a high-tech crime unit and take the report, but that's not always easy.
As far as I know, there is no Computer Emergency Response Team for UK businesses, individuals or third sector. Only government, military and academia.
I keep raising this terrible situation with MPs, but it seems our representatives prefer to harass private individuals for downloading music and so on, or try to put all their information into a database that the government can then lose...
Other than that, ideally I'd replace the disk and only connect it read-only noatime and so on. I wouldn't stoop to their level and try to attack them back - maybe see if there's some way to capture their true location/identity. I'd also report it to the ISPs whose networks they used for the attack, which often does no good, but we can hope.
Let us know how you get on. Also, if the situation's not as bleak as above, someone please correct me!
Thanks,