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    • Blog, Telecommunications - Written by on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 14:22 - 20 Comments

    Ex-staffer threatened ISP director with axe

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    blog If you thought you were having a bad day, spare a thought for the company director of an un-named South Australian ISP, who was recently threatened with an axe by an angry individual who had also allegedly hacked into its servers. AdelaideNow reports:

    “On three occasions … [the individual] hacked the servers of an internet service provider. That same day, he threatened to burn down the offices of the ISP and, while armed with an axe, threatened to cause harm to its owner.”

    Now, the situation may be a little more complex than it looks at first, with local security firm Sophos noting the individual is a former employee of the ISP concerned. Having worked in a small Australian ISP myself, I can testify that it’s not always the best working environment, and that sometimes sysadmins are not treated as well as they could be.

    Although violent and unethical behaviour is never the best approach to anything, we suspect there is more than one side to this (and every) story. Perhaps today is a good day for employers and employees everywhere in Australia’s technology sector to ruminate on how they can all get along better together. I’ve found that transparent communication between all parties can often resolve these kinds of situations before they occur.

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    1. Michael Wyres
      Posted 18/07/2012 at 2:27 pm | Permalink | Reply

      Heh…photo win!

    2. Wilkshake
      Posted 18/07/2012 at 4:14 pm | Permalink | Reply

      My bet is on “Hackett” ;)

      • Thateus
        Posted 18/07/2012 at 4:50 pm | Permalink | Reply

        Nah. Quick google search reveals who the ISP is…

        • Wilkshake
          Posted 18/07/2012 at 5:42 pm | Permalink | Reply

          Guess you didn’t get the pun…

    3. Duke
      Posted 18/07/2012 at 7:13 pm | Permalink | Reply

      if you give an employee the chop you should expect reciprocation…

    4. Hubert Cumberdale
      Posted 18/07/2012 at 10:01 pm | Permalink | Reply

      omg that’s not an axe, this is an axe: http://www.personalisedsilver.co.uk/images/016.jpg

      • Renai LeMay
        Posted 18/07/2012 at 10:13 pm | Permalink | Reply

        ????

      • bob
        Posted 19/07/2012 at 12:48 am | Permalink | Reply

        That’s not an axe that’s a spoon.

        • Hubert Cumberdale
          Posted 19/07/2012 at 1:50 am | Permalink | Reply

          Alright, alright you win. I see you’ve played axey-spoony before.

    5. bob
      Posted 19/07/2012 at 12:50 am | Permalink | Reply

      Some people just can’t keep up with cutting edge technology.

      • PeterA
        Posted 19/07/2012 at 10:30 am | Permalink | Reply

        Nah, it sounds like this guy just had an axe to grind with his employer. And a burning desire to see it through.

    6. Hinch
      Posted 19/07/2012 at 11:47 am | Permalink | Reply

      At least he didn’t try to “pike” it – no doubt heads will roll……..

    7. Ully
      Posted 19/07/2012 at 12:33 pm | Permalink | Reply

      Maybe the ISP is on the “bleeding” edge of tech…

    8. HDGen
      Posted 19/07/2012 at 1:43 pm | Permalink | Reply

      This kind of behaviour is unaxeceptable.

    9. midspace
      Posted 20/07/2012 at 9:24 am | Permalink | Reply

      Should have fired him, instead of giving him the axe.

    10. Tel
      Posted 20/07/2012 at 10:02 am | Permalink | Reply

      The should never have messed with his red swingline stapler.

    11. C. Glass Esq.
      Posted 20/07/2012 at 4:41 pm | Permalink | Reply

      Maybe he axed them a question and he didn’t like the answer?

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