Elections take center-stage on the internet
Hiya, I have received a fone call from an ODM supporter wishing to find out why their website www.odm-kenya.org is pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in place. However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised that possibly, this is a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is the admin and registrant of the website who have access to the odm website registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt just because someone managed to ping the communications website and put the server address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead] literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination. How do we contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just begun??? -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 272 8332 Fax. Rendered Obsolete URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke
Bill, Thax for the information you furnished me with. I was in the Human Parks when this happened, and the Standard News Paper company needed a quick response. I was therefore able to shed some light on the issue. Bravo to you. Jim Rege On Feb 22, 2007, at 2:02 PM, Bill Kagai wrote:
Hiya,
I have received a fone call from an ODM supporter wishing to find out why their website www.odm-kenya.org is pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in place.
However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised that possibly, this is a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is the admin and registrant of the website who have access to the odm website registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt just because someone managed to ping the communications website and put the server address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead] literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination.
How do we contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just begun???
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I actually came across a very interesting link....in regards,with this matter.... http://www.mambogani.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6273 They key part,being: Folks, A few days ago, some sick nuthead, whom we suspect is a NARC-K sympathiser, or perhaps the latest government project, using mwaikibaki@yahoo. com address, discreetly sent e-mails to individuals who are known to support ODM-K, especially in Washington DC. The e-mails simply notified them of the following websites: Kalonzofoundation. org. and odm-kenya.org. Clicking on the Kalonzofoundation. org URL re-directs one to the Raila2007.com website, with the top browser bar showing a message that reads: "Kalonzo backs Raila". Clicking on the odm-kenya.org URL re-directs one to a Kenya government website. But a quick check reveals that neither kalonzofoundation. org belongs to Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, nor does odm-kenya.org belong to ODM-K. Needless to say, the fraudsters are attempting to hoodwink Kenyans into believing a lie. This is only a sick prank, as none of the genuine websites have been hacked. The fact is, the correct website for Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka is: www.kalonzomusyokaf oundation. org, while ODM-K's website, which is not fully developed is: www.odmk.org. None of these websites were hacked. The Standard's headline, unfortunately, is misleading. The pranksters simply registered variations of the names of the said organizations and re-directed any queries to Raila2007.com, and to the government website respectively. This is not the same as hacking. Anyone with a website can re-direct their URLs to another website. It doesn't take half-a-brain to do this. The pranksters simply juggled the names and registered them. The jargon for this kind of registration is "cyber-squatting" . People register names with the hopes of cutting a cash deal with the real owners. In most cases, all the squatter needs to cough up is only $10.00 to register a domain name. It's as cheap as $2.00 with other companies. These particular dunderhead(s) registered these names with the following internet domain registrar: DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States Phone:+1.4806242599 Registration details: Admin Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Tech ID:GODA-116462376 Tech Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Name Server:NS3.SECURESE RVER.NET Name Server:NS4.SECURESE RVER.NET Admin Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Tech ID:GODA-122841719 Tech Name:Registration Private Tech Organization: Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 City:Scottsdale State/Province: Arizona Tech Postal Code:85260 Country:US Phone:+1.4806242599 FAX:+1.4806242599 Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Name Server:PARK9. SECURESERVER. NET Name Server:PARK10. SECURESERVER. NET All the compainant needs to do is contact the company and file a complaint. The culprit will be smoked out and taken to court. The FBI has been on the trail of such obscure websites, some of which are used by terrorist organizations to convey coded messages. It will only be a matter of time before these ones are smoked out. The purpose of this infantile prank was of course meant to have the Kalonzo and Raila camps go after each other's throats. What's surprising is the shallow and very un-sophisticated manner in which it was played. It would have been laughable had it not for the fact that many gullible Kenyans will be hoodwinked into believing that this was actually the work of one ODM camp against another. It would do us all good if the Standard corrects this flawed perception that they have created. I think the newspaper should have first done a thorough investigation before splashing such a misleading headline. Whatever the case, the pumbavus will never succeed, and the sooner they realize this the better. Fortunately, those who received the e-mails saw through the sick jokes and decided to ignore them. We hope other Kenyans will equally treat them with the contempt they deserve. Very Best regards J Sang. Washington DC ============ = Kind Regards, On 2/22/07, Bill Kagai <billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
Hiya,
I have received a fone call from an ODM supporter wishing to find out why their website www.odm-kenya.org is pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in place.
However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised that possibly, this is a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is the admin and registrant of the website who have access to the odm website registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt just because someone managed to ping the communications website and put the server address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead] literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination.
How do we contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just begun???
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That quite an e-mail, the details and explanations are educative. Did you send the same to the Standard Newspapers? If you did I trust the Editor will find it necessary to apologise to readers and Kenyans. MG ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Okite To: media@midafricanet.co.ke Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Elections take center-stage on the internet I actually came across a very interesting link....in regards,with this matter.... http://www.mambogani.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6273 They key part,being: Folks, A few days ago, some sick nuthead, whom we suspect is a NARC-K sympathiser, or perhaps the latest government project, using mwaikibaki@yahoo. com address, discreetly sent e-mails to individuals who are known to support ODM-K, especially in Washington DC. The e-mails simply notified them of the following websites: Kalonzofoundation. org. and odm-kenya.org. Clicking on the Kalonzofoundation. org URL re-directs one to the Raila2007.com website, with the top browser bar showing a message that reads: "Kalonzo backs Raila". Clicking on the odm-kenya.org URL re-directs one to a Kenya government website. But a quick check reveals that neither kalonzofoundation. org belongs to Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, nor does odm-kenya.org belong to ODM-K. Needless to say, the fraudsters are attempting to hoodwink Kenyans into believing a lie. This is only a sick prank, as none of the genuine websites have been hacked. The fact is, the correct website for Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka is: www.kalonzomusyokaf oundation. org, while ODM-K's website, which is not fully developed is: www.odmk.org. None of these websites were hacked. The Standard's headline, unfortunately, is misleading. The pranksters simply registered variations of the names of the said organizations and re-directed any queries to Raila2007.com, and to the government website respectively. This is not the same as hacking. Anyone with a website can re-direct their URLs to another website. It doesn't take half-a-brain to do this. The pranksters simply juggled the names and registered them. The jargon for this kind of registration is "cyber-squatting" . People register names with the hopes of cutting a cash deal with the real owners. In most cases, all the squatter needs to cough up is only $10.00 to register a domain name. It's as cheap as $2.00 with other companies. These particular dunderhead(s) registered these names with the following internet domain registrar: DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States Phone:+1.4806242599 Registration details: Admin Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Tech ID:GODA-116462376 Tech Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Name Server:NS3.SECURESE RVER.NET Name Server:NS4.SECURESE RVER.NET Admin Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Tech ID:GODA-122841719 Tech Name:Registration Private Tech Organization: Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 City:Scottsdale State/Province: Arizona Tech Postal Code:85260 Country:US Phone:+1.4806242599 FAX:+1.4806242599 Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Name Server:PARK9. SECURESERVER. NET Name Server:PARK10. SECURESERVER. NET All the compainant needs to do is contact the company and file a complaint. The culprit will be smoked out and taken to court. The FBI has been on the trail of such obscure websites, some of which are used by terrorist organizations to convey coded messages. It will only be a matter of time before these ones are smoked out. The purpose of this infantile prank was of course meant to have the Kalonzo and Raila camps go after each other's throats. What's surprising is the shallow and very un-sophisticated manner in which it was played. It would have been laughable had it not for the fact that many gullible Kenyans will be hoodwinked into believing that this was actually the work of one ODM camp against another. It would do us all good if the Standard corrects this flawed perception that they have created. I think the newspaper should have first done a thorough investigation before splashing such a misleading headline. Whatever the case, the pumbavus will never succeed, and the sooner they realize this the better. Fortunately, those who received the e-mails saw through the sick jokes and decided to ignore them. We hope other Kenyans will equally treat them with the contempt they deserve. Very Best regards J Sang. Washington DC ============ = Kind Regards, On 2/22/07, Bill Kagai <billkagai@gmail.com> wrote: Hiya, I have received a fone call from an ODM supporter wishing to find out why their website www.odm-kenya.org is pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in place. However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised that possibly, this is a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is the admin and registrant of the website who have access to the odm website registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt just because someone managed to ping the communications website and put the server address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead] literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination. How do we contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just begun??? -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 272 8332 Fax. Rendered Obsolete URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke URL. www.JKUATEgovAcademy.ac.ke _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/judyokite%40gmail.com -- Judy Ann Okite, +254-721237507,+254-734252336 P.O. BOX 2228 00100, NAIROBI,KENYA. 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QED (though I can't seem to remember what that meant...) But I think Judy, you have actually solved the riddle! none of the official site were hacked. someone simply registered similar names of the official sites and then put up whatever they wanted on it.... But that is technical details. What I must admit is that whoever did it was simultaneously simplistic and brilliant (perfect profile for nasty hackers). I do ofcourse condone the act but cannot fail to acknowledge this type of intelligence...i highly suspect it was Kenyan proving yet again that Kenyans are at the top of their game - both the positive and bad side of things. Nway, in the absence of the ICT Bill/Act, I wonder if anyone/someone can hold this chap accountable? ICT Lawyers, here is chance to make another first in Kenya... walu. --- Judy Okite <judyokite@gmail.com> wrote:
I actually came across a very interesting link....in regards,with this matter....
http://www.mambogani.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6273
They key part,being:
Folks,
A few days ago, some sick nuthead, whom we suspect is a NARC-K sympathiser, or perhaps the latest government project, using mwaikibaki@yahoo. com address, discreetly sent e-mails to individuals who are known to support ODM-K, especially in Washington DC. The e-mails simply notified them of the following websites: Kalonzofoundation. org. and odm-kenya.org. Clicking on the Kalonzofoundation. org URL re-directs one to the Raila2007.com website, with the top browser bar showing a message that reads: "Kalonzo backs Raila". Clicking on the odm-kenya.org URL re-directs one to a Kenya government website. But a quick check reveals that neither kalonzofoundation. org belongs to Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, nor does odm-kenya.org belong to ODM-K. Needless to say, the fraudsters are attempting to hoodwink Kenyans into believing a lie. This is only a sick prank, as none of the genuine websites have been hacked.
The fact is, the correct website for Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka is: www.kalonzomusyokaf oundation. org, while ODM-K's website, which is not fully developed is: www.odmk.org. None of these websites were hacked. The Standard's headline, unfortunately, is misleading. The pranksters simply registered variations of the names of the said organizations and re-directed any queries to Raila2007.com, and to the government website respectively. This is not the same as hacking. Anyone with a website can re-direct their URLs to another website. It doesn't take half-a-brain to do this. The pranksters simply juggled the names and registered them. The jargon for this kind of registration is "cyber-squatting" . People register names with the hopes of cutting a cash deal with the real owners. In most cases, all the squatter needs to cough up is only $10.00 to register a domain name. It's as cheap as $2.00 with other companies. These particular dunderhead(s) registered these names with the following internet domain registrar:
DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States Phone:+1.4806242599
Registration details: Admin Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Tech ID:GODA-116462376 Tech Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Name Server:NS3.SECURESE RVER.NET Name Server:NS4.SECURESE RVER.NET Admin Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Tech ID:GODA-122841719 Tech Name:Registration Private Tech Organization: Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 City:Scottsdale State/Province: Arizona Tech Postal Code:85260 Country:US Phone:+1.4806242599 FAX:+1.4806242599 Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Name Server:PARK9. SECURESERVER. NET Name Server:PARK10. SECURESERVER. NET All the compainant needs to do is contact the company and file a complaint. The culprit will be smoked out and taken to court. The FBI has been on the trail of such obscure websites, some of which are used by terrorist organizations to convey coded messages. It will only be a matter of time before these ones are smoked out.
The purpose of this infantile prank was of course meant to have the Kalonzo and Raila camps go after each other's throats. What's surprising is the shallow and very un-sophisticated manner in which it was played. It would have been laughable had it not for the fact that many gullible Kenyans will be hoodwinked into believing that this was actually the work of one ODM camp against another. It would do us all good if the Standard corrects this flawed perception that they have created. I think the newspaper should have first done a thorough investigation before splashing such a misleading headline. Whatever the case, the pumbavus will never succeed, and the sooner they realize this the better. Fortunately, those who received the e-mails saw through the sick jokes and decided to ignore them. We hope other Kenyans will equally treat them with the contempt they deserve.
Very Best regards
J Sang. Washington DC ============ =
Kind Regards,
On 2/22/07, Bill Kagai <billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
Hiya,
I have received a fone call from an ODM supporter
their website www.odm-kenya.org is pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in place.
However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised
a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is
registrant of the website who have access to the odm website registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt just because someone managed to ping the communications website and
wishing to find out why that possibly, this is the admin and put the server
address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead] literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination.
How do we contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just begun???
-- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd Content & Training Partner - JKUAT E-Government Academy Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 272 8332 Fax. Rendered Obsolete
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The Future of WHOIS Policy This is a contentious issue, involving tradeoffs between privacy, anonymity, and accountability pitting consumers' right to information with domain owner's privacy rights. A public discussion webcast held in New York is available for download here http://punkcast.com/1064/ http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24nov06.htm ICANN launches Public Comments on WHOIS Task Force Report http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/prelim-tf-rpt-22nov06.htm The Public Comment Period is from 24 November 2006 to 15 January 2007. Send comments to: whois-services-comments@icann.org View comments at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-services-comments ICANN is launching a public comments period on the Preliminary Task Force Report on Whois Services. This report forms part of the GNSO policy development process (PDP) on Whois which seeks to build consensus on policy issues in the generic top level domain (gTLD) space. The public comment period will last from 24th November, 2006 to 15 January, 2007. After the public comment period, the Whois Task Force will consider the\npublic comments received and prepare a final task force report for \nsubmission to the GNSO Council. The Council is expected to deliberate on \nthe final task force report in early 2007, and work to achieve a \nsuper-majority vote on a recommendation to the ICANN Board. The GNSO \nCouncil will then submit a report to the ICANN Board, and the Board will \nthen carry out its own deliberations and voting. \n \nThis report sets out the key findings that have emerged during the work \nof the Whois Task Force on the following terms of reference: \n \n(3) Determine what data collected should be available for public access \nin the context of the purpose of Whois. Determine how to access data \nthat is not available for public access. The current elements that must \nbe displayed by a registrar are: \n \n- The name of the Registered Name; \n \n- The names of the primary nameserver and secondary nameserver(s) for \nthe Registered Name; \n \n- The identity of Registrar (which may be provided through Registrar's \nwebsite); \n \n- The original creation date of the registration; \n \n- The expiration date of the registration; \n \n- The name and postal address of the Registered Name Holder; \n \n- The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and \n(where available) fax number of the technical contact for the Registered \nName; and \n \n- The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and \n(where available) fax number of the administrative contact for the \nRegistered Name. \n \n(4) Determine how to improve the process for notifying a registrar of \ninaccurate Whois data, and the process for investigating and correcting \ninaccurate data. Currently a registrar "shall, upon notification by any \nperson of an inaccuracy in the contact information associated with a \nRegistered Name sponsored by Registrar, take reasonable steps to \ninvestigate that claimed inaccuracy. In the event Registrar learns of",1] ); //--> public comments received and prepare a final task force report for submission to the GNSO Council. The Council is expected to deliberate on the final task force report in early 2007, and work to achieve a super-majority vote on a recommendation to the ICANN Board. The GNSO Council will then submit a report to the ICANN Board, and the Board will then carry out its own deliberations and voting. This report sets out the key findings that have emerged during the work of the Whois Task Force on the following terms of reference: (3) Determine what data collected should be available for public access in the context of the purpose of Whois. Determine how to access data that is not available for public access. The current elements that must be displayed by a registrar are: - The name of the Registered Name; - The names of the primary nameserver and secondary nameserver(s) for the Registered Name; - The identity of Registrar (which may be provided through Registrar's website); - The original creation date of the registration; - The expiration date of the registration; - The name and postal address of the Registered Name Holder; - The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and (where available) fax number of the technical contact for the Registered Name; and - The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and (where available) fax number of the administrative contact for the Registered Name. (4) Determine how to improve the process for notifying a registrar of inaccurate Whois data, and the process for investigating and correcting inaccurate data. Currently a registrar "shall, upon notification by any person of an inaccuracy in the contact information associated with a Registered Name sponsored by Registrar, take reasonable steps to investigate that claimed inaccuracy. In the event Registrar learns of\ninaccurate contact information associated with a Registered Name it \nsponsors, it shall take reasonable steps to correct that inaccuracy." \n \n(The full terms of reference are available here: \nhttp://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html) \n \nPublic comments are particularly invited on specific proposals in the \nreport: \n \n* The Operational Point of Contact (OPoC) proposal pages 38 to 42 \n * The Special Circumstances proposal pages 43 to 49 \n * The five proposals in the discussion on access to data pages 24 \nto 27. \n \n-- \nGlen de Saint Géry \nGNSO Secretariat - ICANN \ngnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org \nhttp://gnso.icann.org \n-- Office: +254 20 2732311, 2732312 Mobiles: GSM: +254 722 739100 (safaricom) CDMA: +254 20 2013393 (telkom)\n",0] ); D(["ce"]); //--> inaccurate contact information associated with a Registered Name it sponsors, it shall take reasonable steps to correct that inaccuracy." (The full terms of reference are available here: http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html) Public comments are particularly invited on specific proposals in the report: * The Operational Point of Contact (OPoC) proposal pages 38 to 42 * The Special Circumstances proposal pages 43 to 49 * The five proposals in the discussion on access to data pages 24 to 27. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org ----------- rgds, /Alex Office: +254 20 2732311, 2732312 Mobiles: GSM: +254 722 739100 (safaricom) CDMA: +254 20 2013393 (telkom) John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote: QED (though I can't seem to remember what that meant...) But I think Judy, you have actually solved the riddle! none of the official site were hacked. someone simply registered similar names of the official sites and then put up whatever they wanted on it.... But that is technical details. What I must admit is that whoever did it was simultaneously simplistic and brilliant (perfect profile for nasty hackers). I do ofcourse condone the act but cannot fail to acknowledge this type of intelligence...i highly suspect it was Kenyan proving yet again that Kenyans are at the top of their game - both the positive and bad side of things. Nway, in the absence of the ICT Bill/Act, I wonder if anyone/someone can hold this chap accountable? ICT Lawyers, here is chance to make another first in Kenya... walu. --- Judy Okite wrote:
I actually came across a very interesting link....in regards,with this matter....
http://www.mambogani.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6273
They key part,being:
Folks,
A few days ago, some sick nuthead, whom we suspect is a NARC-K sympathiser, or perhaps the latest government project, using mwaikibaki@yahoo. com address, discreetly sent e-mails to individuals who are known to support ODM-K, especially in Washington DC. The e-mails simply notified them of the following websites: Kalonzofoundation. org. and odm-kenya.org. Clicking on the Kalonzofoundation. org URL re-directs one to the Raila2007.com website, with the top browser bar showing a message that reads: "Kalonzo backs Raila". Clicking on the odm-kenya.org URL re-directs one to a Kenya government website. But a quick check reveals that neither kalonzofoundation. org belongs to Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, nor does odm-kenya.org belong to ODM-K. Needless to say, the fraudsters are attempting to hoodwink Kenyans into believing a lie. This is only a sick prank, as none of the genuine websites have been hacked.
The fact is, the correct website for Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka is: www.kalonzomusyokaf oundation. org, while ODM-K's website, which is not fully developed is: www.odmk.org. None of these websites were hacked. The Standard's headline, unfortunately, is misleading. The pranksters simply registered variations of the names of the said organizations and re-directed any queries to Raila2007.com, and to the government website respectively. This is not the same as hacking. Anyone with a website can re-direct their URLs to another website. It doesn't take half-a-brain to do this. The pranksters simply juggled the names and registered them. The jargon for this kind of registration is "cyber-squatting" . People register names with the hopes of cutting a cash deal with the real owners. In most cases, all the squatter needs to cough up is only $10.00 to register a domain name. It's as cheap as $2.00 with other companies. These particular dunderhead(s) registered these names with the following internet domain registrar:
DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States Phone:+1.4806242599
Registration details: Admin Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Tech ID:GODA-116462376 Tech Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Name Server:NS3.SECURESE RVER.NET Name Server:NS4.SECURESE RVER.NET Admin Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Tech ID:GODA-122841719 Tech Name:Registration Private Tech Organization: Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 City:Scottsdale State/Province: Arizona Tech Postal Code:85260 Country:US Phone:+1.4806242599 FAX:+1.4806242599 Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Name Server:PARK9. SECURESERVER. NET Name Server:PARK10. SECURESERVER. NET All the compainant needs to do is contact the company and file a complaint. The culprit will be smoked out and taken to court. The FBI has been on the trail of such obscure websites, some of which are used by terrorist organizations to convey coded messages. It will only be a matter of time before these ones are smoked out.
The purpose of this infantile prank was of course meant to have the Kalonzo and Raila camps go after each other's throats. What's surprising is the shallow and very un-sophisticated manner in which it was played. It would have been laughable had it not for the fact that many gullible Kenyans will be hoodwinked into believing that this was actually the work of one ODM camp against another. It would do us all good if the Standard corrects this flawed perception that they have created. I think the newspaper should have first done a thorough investigation before splashing such a misleading headline. Whatever the case, the pumbavus will never succeed, and the sooner they realize this the better. Fortunately, those who received the e-mails saw through the sick jokes and decided to ignore them. We hope other Kenyans will equally treat them with the contempt they deserve.
Very Best regards
J Sang. Washington DC ============ =
Kind Regards,
On 2/22/07, Bill Kagai wrote:
Hiya,
I have received a fone call from an ODM supporter
their website www.odm-kenya.org is pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in place.
However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised
a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is
registrant of the website who have access to the odm website registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt just because someone managed to ping the communications website and
wishing to find out why that possibly, this is the admin and put the server
address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead] literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination.
How do we contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just begun???
-- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai
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"Parliament Buildings to be ICT-compliant...To access it, you need to log into www.parliament.go.ke or www.bunge.go.ke" The Hon. House Speaker, Francis Ole Kaparo on 15TH DECEMBER, 2006. With www.cj2007.com also coming up soon, it appears 2007 aspirants read the Speakers speech well and are working at being Internet-Compliant hopefuls to fit-in the new house setting, which could only be good for our internet. The only question I have is, "what are they doing towards their rural constituents' internet access?" <snip> "politics has a lot to do with perception. It was therefore important that whatever had to appear on the Website had to be true, factual, accurate, right, correct and absolutely exact. Since an honourable Member should not be capable of lying, things said about them and Parliament should also not be untruths or half-truths. With the launch of the Website today, we are telling the public and by inference, officers who are employed by the same public to provide public services to them, that the era of guesswork, gossip, blissful ignorance, inexactitude, subterfuge, conjecture, rumours, innuendos, insinuations, lack of transparency and accountability in managing public affairs is gone, buried and will never come back again." <snip> http://www.bunge.go.ke/downloads/SPEAKERS%20SPEECH%20ON%20WEBSITE.pdf --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers.
Quad erat demonstrandum (So it has been shown) Mike Eldon John Walubengo <jwalu@yahoo.com> Sent by: To kictanet-bounces+ meldon@symphony.co.ke meldon=symphony.c cc o.ke@kictanet.or. ke Subject Re: [kictanet] Elections take center-stage on the internet 02/24/2007 05:48 PM Please respond to Kenya ICT Action Network - KICTANet <kictanet@kictane t.or.ke> QED (though I can't seem to remember what that meant...) But I think Judy, you have actually solved the riddle! none of the official site were hacked. someone simply registered similar names of the official sites and then put up whatever they wanted on it.... But that is technical details. What I must admit is that whoever did it was simultaneously simplistic and brilliant (perfect profile for nasty hackers). I do ofcourse condone the act but cannot fail to acknowledge this type of intelligence...i highly suspect it was Kenyan proving yet again that Kenyans are at the top of their game - both the positive and bad side of things. Nway, in the absence of the ICT Bill/Act, I wonder if anyone/someone can hold this chap accountable? ICT Lawyers, here is chance to make another first in Kenya... walu. --- Judy Okite <judyokite@gmail.com> wrote:
I actually came across a very interesting link....in regards,with this matter....
http://www.mambogani.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6273
They key part,being:
Folks,
A few days ago, some sick nuthead, whom we suspect is a NARC-K sympathiser, or perhaps the latest government project, using mwaikibaki@yahoo. com address, discreetly sent e-mails to individuals who are known to support ODM-K, especially in Washington DC. The e-mails simply notified them of the following websites: Kalonzofoundation. org. and odm-kenya.org. Clicking on the Kalonzofoundation. org URL re-directs one to the Raila2007.com website, with the top browser bar showing a message that reads: "Kalonzo backs Raila". Clicking on the odm-kenya.org URL re-directs one to a Kenya government website. But a quick check reveals that neither kalonzofoundation. org belongs to Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, nor does odm-kenya.org belong to ODM-K. Needless to say, the fraudsters are attempting to hoodwink Kenyans into believing a lie. This is only a sick prank, as none of the genuine websites have been hacked.
The fact is, the correct website for Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka is: www.kalonzomusyokaf oundation. org, while ODM-K's website, which is not fully developed is: www.odmk.org. None of these websites were hacked. The Standard's headline, unfortunately, is misleading. The pranksters simply registered variations of the names of the said organizations and re-directed any queries to Raila2007.com, and to the government website respectively. This is not the same as hacking. Anyone with a website can re-direct their URLs to another website. It doesn't take half-a-brain to do this. The pranksters simply juggled the names and registered them. The jargon for this kind of registration is "cyber-squatting" . People register names with the hopes of cutting a cash deal with the real owners. In most cases, all the squatter needs to cough up is only $10.00 to register a domain name. It's as cheap as $2.00 with other companies. These particular dunderhead(s) registered these names with the following internet domain registrar:
DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States Phone:+1.4806242599
Registration details: Admin Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Tech ID:GODA-116462376 Tech Email:KALONZOFOUNDA TION.ORG@ domainsbyproxy. com Name Server:NS3.SECURESE RVER.NET Name Server:NS4.SECURESE RVER.NET Admin Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Tech ID:GODA-122841719 Tech Name:Registration Private Tech Organization: Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy. com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 City:Scottsdale State/Province: Arizona Tech Postal Code:85260 Country:US Phone:+1.4806242599 FAX:+1.4806242599 Email:ODM-KENYA. ORG@domainsbypro xy.com Name Server:PARK9. SECURESERVER. NET Name Server:PARK10. SECURESERVER. NET All the compainant needs to do is contact the company and file a complaint. The culprit will be smoked out and taken to court. The FBI has been on the trail of such obscure websites, some of which are used by terrorist organizations to convey coded messages. It will only be a matter of time before these ones are smoked out.
The purpose of this infantile prank was of course meant to have the Kalonzo and Raila camps go after each other's throats. What's surprising is the shallow and very un-sophisticated manner in which it was played. It would have been laughable had it not for the fact that many gullible Kenyans will be hoodwinked into believing that this was actually the work of one ODM camp against another. It would do us all good if the Standard corrects this flawed perception that they have created. I think the newspaper should have first done a thorough investigation before splashing such a misleading headline. Whatever the case, the pumbavus will never succeed, and the sooner they realize this the better. Fortunately, those who received the e-mails saw through the sick jokes and decided to ignore them. We hope other Kenyans will equally treat them with the contempt they deserve.
Very Best regards
J Sang. Washington DC ============ =
Kind Regards,
On 2/22/07, Bill Kagai <billkagai@gmail.com> wrote:
Hiya,
I have received a fone call from an ODM supporter
their website www.odm-kenya.org is pointing to a government website. This poses a serious challenge to us in the 'internet business' with regard to whether we have secure systems in place.
However, upon digging a bit deeper, I have realised
a simple blackmail prank since the WHOIS records have not been altered and only the MX record has been changed to point the website to an innocent Govt server. Tracert'ing the address also shows that it is
registrant of the website who have access to the odm website registry. I am sure many ODM supporters might be pointing a finger at Govt just because someone managed to ping the communications website and
wishing to find out why that possibly, this is the admin and put the server
address on the opposition website to create a furore and possibly make money Pablo Escobar Way. [Plata o plomo] Spanish for [silver or lead] literally meaning pay up the bribe or face assassination.
How do we contain these Matheri's of the internet???. Seems the games have just begun???
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