I thought about putting this page over in JOBS...but.

Todd Shriber, 28-year-old press aide to U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., e-mailed the security Web site attrition.org on Aug. 9, writing: "I need to urgently make contact with a hacker that would be interested in doing a one-time job for me. The pay would be good. I'm not sure what exactly the job would entail with respect to computer jargon, but I can go into rough detail upon making contact with a candidate."

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A snippet of the emails....


From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org)
To: Todd Shriber (nascar24_08530@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:01:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Question for you or other Attrition members


On Wed, 9 Aug 2006, Todd Shriber wrote:

: OK here it is: I need an adjustment to my college GPA. Is this an absurd
: request?

Absurd no, difficult yes. Really depends on the college, security in
place, the amount of databases required to truly update, log servers to
compromise to remove evidence, type of access required to access the
systems (internet? LAN? dialup? carrier pigeon?), and a dozen other
things that come into play.

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From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org)
To: Todd Shriber (nascar24_08530@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:13:42 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Question for you or other Attrition members


: What would you or anyone else need from me to see if you could it?

For starters, college name, full name, and whatever number they track you
by. Student ID or SS# or whatever else.

And, are there pigeons on campus?

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From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org)
To: Todd Shriber (nascar24_08530@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:23:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Question for you or other Attrition members


: I can supply all that. Forgive what I assume is dumb question, but what
: are pigeons? I know you're not talking about the bird.

Actually I am.

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From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org)
To: Todd Shriber (nascar24_08530@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:30:44 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Question for you or other Attrition members

: Wow, I feel dumb now. I honestly cannot rember if there were pigeons on
: campus or not. A lot of crazy squirrels, but I can't remember pigeons.
: Just for my own edification, why do you need to know that? I'll find out
: for you.

Hey, squirrels work fine. First, let's be clear. You are soliciting me to
break the law and hack into a computer across state lines. That is a
federal offense and multiple felonies. Obviously I can't trust anyone and
everyone that mails such a request, you might be an FBI agent, right?

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And yes...it gets WORSE from there.