http://www.interz0ne.com/events/interz0ne_cease_order.html http://cryptome.org/interzone-cd.htm Slightly condensed to savor Gregory S. Smith's terroristic threats: It recently has come to Blackboard's attention that Billy Hoffman and Virgil Griffith are intending to speak as co-panelists in your upcoming InterzOne II conference on April 11, 2003. The website located at www.yak.net/acidus, Mr. Hoffman's website, states that ..... "This will show not only did we hack the system, but we hacked it so far we could build functional readers from scratch." Please be advised that the actions described on Mr. Hoffman's website, including the hacking of Blackboard's system, are illegal, and that any effort by either Mr. Hoffman or Mr. Griffith to convey to others at your Conference any information gleaned in whole or in part from such actions, particularly in an effort to cause Blackboard economic harm, would be improper. Please be advised of our view that it would be actionable for you or your conference to facilitate Mr. Hoffman's and Mr. Griffith's announced plans for, among other things, the disclosure of signals captured, the releasing of code, the description of development of functional readers, and the hardware specs to wire the readers and/or control circuits. .... We are also examining whether the actions of Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Griffin may have violated other federal laws, including (among others) the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, the Economic Espionage Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Wiretap Act, and the Consumer Fraud and Abuse Act, as well as Georgia's Computer Systems Protection Act. Blackboard is filing a motion for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Griffith, to prevent the anticipated actions their website has announced. Blackboard is actively seeking a temporary restraining order and other injunctive relief in this matter. Failure to comply with these requests may expose you or your organization to an action for injunctive relief or monetary damages, and any other relief permitted under state and federal law, including court costs and attorneys' fees. You may also wish to consider and examine the potential criminal consequences, under theories of aiding and abetting and conspiracy, if you facilitate Mr. Hoffman's and Mr. Griffith's efforts despite their known and admitted hacking.