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I've found that a former employee has attempted to cause malicious
damage to a server in our nework.  Is there a government agency I
should report this to so it's documented in case I have any further
problems or need to seek legal recourse?

Thanks.

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Your local police department is responsible for enforcing the law in
your area. Other agencies such as the FBI only become involved in
interstate or international cases. Check your attorney for further
details on what the laws are in your particular area, and for cry'in
out loud don't take any advice you read on the 'Net (other than
"consult an attorney" :-).

Eric Lee Green         Web: http://www.badtux.org
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Quote:> I've found that a former employee has attempted to cause malicious
> damage to a server in our nework.  Is there a government agency I
> should report this to so it's documented in case I have any further
> problems or need to seek legal recourse?

Consult an attorney. Your local police may or may not be of assistance,
depending on their IT crime division's evolution.....

If damages in excess of $5k were incurred, the F.B.I is required to
investigate, assuming
you report it to the  "authorities".

Good luck.

You posted to an international public forum to ask who to report a crime
to.
I take it from "hotmail" and "supernews" that you are in the US?
Where is the machine? The local authoritys where the machine is located
have jurisdiction. Certain activitys can elevate it to fbi or even cia
but I dont think this sounds like one of them.

Be sure you want this. The logs must usually still exist on the machine,
and the machine itself can be pulled in as evidence. You can lose your
site with no options once his lawyer gets in the act. You might want to
consult an attorney. Its often safer to sue him for damages, especially
if multiple jurisdictions are involved (such as him being in another
state). Or sue him for attempts to damage the companys good name by
making them look like security failures. Loss of possible profits. :-)

Gandalf  Parker