I would like to offer an apology for my actions of last night. Therewas no malice intended, I just got carried away. I understand you maynot appreciate the humor of my message; I agree, it was in poor tasteand went entirely too far.

I'd like to stress that none of the sites or groups listed in my remake ofthe page had anything to do with the hack, either by technical assistanceor moral support. I simply chose them because they are names people wouldrecognize. I can't offer any proof of this, but ask that youaccept it anyway, because it is true.

As a way of making up for some of the damage we have done, I'd like tooffer some ways to secure your machines against any further intrusions.

[security details deleted]

Again, I would like to offer my deepest apologies, and my hope that thedamage I have done (even though it was unintentional) can be fixed withas little cost and inconvenience as possible.

This is a very formal sounding letter, not exactly what you expect from ahacker; I meant it to be so. I regret what I did, and hope to repair someof the damage done not only to you but to my fellow hackers, who areexplorers and not vandals. I know this incident reflects badly upon tham,and I ask that you use what influence you have to convince others thatwhat happened was the work of a thoughtless individual, not an entirecommunity. Please don't let them be punished for what I did.

I realize you may view this anonymous note with some skepticism, and maynot believe it is even from the person who hacked you. I didn't keep anylogs of my activity so I can't show them to you. But I can tell you wherethe files were; which is something only someone who has been inside yourmachine should know. [security details deleted]

I hope this letter speaks for itself, because I won't be contacting youagain. I'd rather not go to prison for what was at heart a prank. Ihope you agree that would serve no good purpose. I'm not an ad man, butit's just possible you can use what I did to promote your movie. Itwould certainly be better publicity than being behind the prosecution ofa hacker, or the persecution of his community.

I am truly sorry.

Anonymous