Wtf?

[strommsarnac]

A rat is not likely the cause. RS, just like other file sharing sites will keep track of bandwidth used by specific links, accounts, IP addresses, etc. Many countries now have laws requiring that EVERY file storage site, web-mail, IM host and a few other things keep logs of IPs connecting to them. Many backbone carriers do the same even if the host doesn't.

This is specifically to fight kiddie pron and as much as most people don't want to believe it, terrorists. It's scary some of the stuff those schmucks are storing out there.

I've been online since back in the 50baud modem days, you know those acoustic modems where to put for phone's handset in the round cups I've "acquired" massive amounts of stuff and every day I expect someone to send me a letter in the mail.

It doesn't surprise me that some accounts will get shut off. Even when the servers are not in the US, those countries may not have piracy laws like we do, but they do try to comply with laws of the "friends". This usually means tracking where the traffic is coming/going and targeting those specific accounts. There's quite a few torrent sites who now block the US as whole specifically due to this.

[fsmak08]

So I E-mailed them and told them I thought my account may have been hacked (b/c it had been once before) and they sent this back!!!!!!





Hello,


we have changed your password and restored your user-e-mailaddress to
your
signup-e-mailaddress because we think that an unauthorized person has
access
to your account.

Your new login information

==============================
Login: xxxxxxxx
New password: xxxxxxxxx
==============================

You can now log in on this link
https://ssl.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/premiumzone.cgi

Please change your password (and maybe your e-mail address) in the
premium-zone (use the "option"-button).

Make sure that your pc and e-mail address are secure so nobody could
access
your Rapidshare-Account.

Additionally we suggest you to check your computer for viruses and
trojan
programs.

It is possible that you accidentally entered your login information on
a
phishing website (a website that copies the design of rapidshare.com,
but was
built by another person in order to steal login data for RapidShare
accounts).


When you are asked for your login information, please always check if
the
website is actually rapidshare.com. The links of phishing sites often
look
very similar to the real link (for example "rapldshare.com").

If you detect a phishing website, please send us the link so we can
take
measures against that site. Thank you.


Best regards,

RapidShare AG - Support Team

[zizbobx]

Good news there ^^^^^

[sportster]

Awesome! Glad that worked for you.

Nice. Im so glad that worked out.

[goonarms]

Nice to see it wasn't some dumb fuck snitching!

[Striker]

Not that I necessarily think this is related, but I just received this email from my ISP.

Content, Pictures  and Download links visible to registered users only. 

REGISTER NOW to access all areas that are invisible to non-members.

[doubledip]

Content, Pictures  and Download links visible to registered users only. 

REGISTER NOW to access all areas that are invisible to non-members.

It should tell you exactly what it was and where it was downloaded at/from...request that information from them if it didn't show it in their email...

[Striker]

Done as soon as I got it. Waiting on a reply.

I said for all I know it could be someone I pissed off online and that before I can even attempt any kind of corrective action I need to know what it is I am alleged to have done. Apparently I was sent the message yesterday around noon but Thunderbird didn't download it till today. I might just call them tomorrow. Just to be on the safe side, I wouldn't be running torrents until this is resolved. Torrents and uploading shit here are the only things I do. I figure if it was RapidShare, they would have disabled my free account, which they didn't. The only other site is MegaUpload which I have only uploaded one file to while logged in, which of course means nothing.

[doubledip]

Hmmm yeah man, good call on the emailing back....

there's a lot of fuckin jacked torrent sites around....be careful.