FBI

This is too funny…

[SA_Williamson] Hello, who is the owner of this channel?
* Knirch goes down for maintenance.
[SA_Williamson] !list
[SA_Williamson] ok
[SA_Williamson] just to let everyone know i have a federal supena [sic]
[SA_Williamson] and will be entering you [sic] fileservers lawfully
[Knirch] lol
* Knirch sets mode: +b *!*saw@*.lab.fbi.gov
* dgk2 sets mode: -b *!*saw@*.lab.fbi.gov
[dgk2] not a good idea
[dgk2] Knirch .
[dgk2] —I-n-v-i-s-i-o-n— Nick: SA_Williamson
[dgk2] > Address: saw@pc1xd3.lab.fbi.gov «Government»
[dgk2] > Name: fbi
[dgk2] > SA_Williamson is using modes +ix
[dgk2] > SA_Williamson is connecting from *@pc1xd3.lab.fbi.gov
[dgk2] > Channels: #tvseries
[dgk2] > Server: fla.us.atomicchat.net, Atomic-Chat
[dgk2] > Channels in common with SA_Williamson: #tvseries
[CJdude[20]] whoa
[SkRiBBleZ] ok that’s not cool

In case you don’t use IRC, here’s a lowdown on what happened. The channel they are in is #tvseries, which means that there are a few file servers in the channel that are probably serving illegal warez. This guy, SA_Williamson, (yes, FBI agents have to use their real names unless it’s an undercover job) came in and claimed to be from FBI, with a subpena. (yes, he spelt it wrongly, it is either subpoena or subpena, not supena) Knirch, one of the operators, naturally thought it was a joke and attempted to ban “*!*saw@*.lab.fbi.gov ” (people using the fbi.gov server) The other admin used the Invision script to check SA_Williamson and set mode -b just in time…

BTW, the !list command is a commonly-used trigger for fileservers.

Wow, apparently the cybercrime division FBI REALLY do something… Not that they are likely to arrest anyone in the above raid… Although I think that this might be a prank… FBI agents should spell better than that right? And spoofing your host name on IRC isn’t that difficult.