Under Domain Administration (auDA), the regulatory body for the Australian domain namespace, in relation to the eligibility details of the domain name emuathletics.com.au has been operating Illegally under a non-existent Company as discovered by (ASIC), this ACN bonded to the domain has been deregistered as of 18/12/2019.
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As a Result: In The EmuAthletics.Com.Au Will Be Scheduled For removal By The Australian Domain Authorities (AUDA). This was triggered by ASIC after a request was made to transfer the domain name to another web services vendor.
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The request for transfer was made by SKIZCorp after the current acting President of emuathletics demanded that SKIZCorp transfer the domain immediately.
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The requested change is what triggered ASIC to perform a lookup, hence discovering that the domain was not eligible for transfer, and instead is to be removed.
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The communicated reason for transfer of vendor was due to the current acting president of emuathletics who stated the reason for being "ongoing issues with our website".
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The final incident known to be the "Straw which broke the camels back" Was on 4:15 pm on the 17th December 2020 that involved EmuAthletics.com.au which received an enormous traffic spike from a DDOS Attackwhich resulted in permanent damaged all layers of SKIZCorp's front face infrastructure.
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Emuathletics Committee's unanimous decision up to date has been to hurdle the incident. The Results from the attack are that SKIZCorp Technology Did not have the privilege to Celebrate Christmas with family members and loved ones, were working until January 21'st to recover from the catastrophe which caused other customers and worse case a minimal yet permenant loss of data for some customers. And a full recovery was declared on July 2021.
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During the recovery the founder of both SKIZCorp suffered from a panic attack and unexplainable illnesses which ultimately resulted in being omitted from the epic task at hand, and escorted by ambulance to the Shoalhaven Hospital not long after the incident.
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How did the Emuathletics Committee respond to the incident? Emu athletics responded with an email that stated "Due to the website issues EPLAC committee have made a decision to move to an off-the-shelf package." Emu Athletics New official website Emu Plains Little Athletics (emuplainslac.org.au)
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THE RESULT(S)
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EmuAthletics.com.au will be scheduled for Deletion by the Australian Domain Authorities (AUDA).
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What does this mean for Sportkin members? Sportkin Regrets to inform its members that it's initial Sponsor Emuathletics is no longer eligible to be an official supporter of Sportkin.
How could this instance have be better handled ? The most ethical way to resolve this issue would be to offer at least a minimal compensation for the damaged caused to help expidite recovery process, and work with it's vendor to find out the attackers and their motive, then resolve the the issue according to the constitutional law in a way that allows them to not be out of pocket for the damage caused.
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This would have prevented removal from the NSW Sector of the World Wide Sponsorship showcase.
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Questions you may have:\n
Were the NSW police informed of the attack? YES reference number is CIRS-20210226-10.
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How did the NSW police respond? A telephone call was made by the police to SKIZCorp, and the police stated the following “Not sure the origin of the attack however SKIZCorp are not in trouble, and as a result of the case, we suspect it was highly likely to be a competitor”
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Is there solid Evidence from a third party vendor that the attack was aimed at emuathletics.com.au? YES, There is evidence given to SKIZCorp in the form of a log file which was forwarded emuathletics comittee. The log file was provided by NS1, NewYork. USA.
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From a technical standpoint, and based provided logfile is it possible to pinpoint the origin of the attack? That depends on the compitence of the NSW Police, though from a technical perspective through in atleast the eyes of a truly focused cybersecurity professional, one can hack but they can't hide.
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Since SKIZCorp was able to find solid evidence, a request was made to the NSW police to re-open the case, and had forwarded the log, yet up to date have still not received a response from NSW police.
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IMPORTANT:
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We live in a society which depends more and more on technology. Security plays a role in keeping safe, but even the most up to date technogies have proven to contain insecurities. Knowing this it's important that humans are educated in a way that prevents hackers from commiting in the first place and society as a whole should be educated.
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It's important everyone understands If you do not already the following:
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Hacking is a very serious crime, under the NSW law Damaging, deleting, altering or inserting data without authority can result in (Penalty 10 years imprisonment) in Australia.
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Matured countries who realise the potential damage such of such activity, the punishment is much more severe and can result in Life sentence in prison, amputation of limbs and even "D".
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Why is Hacking punishment so severe and why do people hack?
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bragging rights, curiosity, revenge, boredom, challenge, theft for financial gain, sabotage, vandalism, corporate espionage, blackmail, and extortion. If one thinks hacking may land them employment in the field of cybersecurity, they should know Governments and large corporations now understand it's a bad decision to employ hackers.
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Whilst hoodlums think it's just a game, the result can lead to bankruptcy and an everlasting chain reaction of events; outcomes such: as but not limited to are: Permanent demotivation; homelessness and suicide.
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If you know anyone who is considering to commit such an activity, please let them know, challenges come in various forms such as: sprinting, javelin, long jump, or even just striving with honour to better oneself (converting weaknesses to strengths).
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And there are more logical ways to employ cyber security personnel. such as Linked-in. A wolf will change their coating, however not their inside.
