Hacker

From: Shelly (liggett_at_mesh.net)
Date: 04/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:51:46 -0700

Hi,
A friend of mine just purchased a new computer with
Windows XP about 60 days ago - last night, he was
checking his email (hotmail), when everything went black
on the screen, then he had dialog come up - Hello, etc....
Basically, it is a hacker, trying to extort him for
$400.00 to leave his computer alone, or he would destroy
the hard drive. My friend first offered $100.00 to have
the person go away and leave him alone, but when that
didn't work and he threatened to take the computer to the
cops, the hacker did what he had threatened and destroyed
the hard drive. My friend can't access any of his files,
etc, on the computer now.
What is the procedure to handle this kind of thing? He
has a current anti-virus program, it never suspected
anything. My friend will now have to purchase a new hard
drive and reload his programs, etc, but what can he do to
prevent this from happening again? I suspect the hacker
found him by his email address, and will attempt to mess
with him again. He thinks the hacker has had his fun
with him and will not bother him any longer for fear of
being discovered somehow. I am also worried that this
kind of thing can and will happen to my home computer and
my other friends! Is there a specific place to go,
Federal or otherwise, to handle this kind of thing? What
are the chances of it happening to him again? Or to me
on my computer? Any advise would be appreciated!

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