Mumbai:  MD: When did you realise your IP address had been hacked into?KH: On Saturday (July 26), at around 10 pm. I received a call from the ATS in Delhi asking if I ran a cyber café (at Sanpada). I told them I lived there. Within 30 minutes, the ATS were at my doorstep, telling me my Internet had been compromised. Do you use wi-fi to connect to the net? Do you think it has been hacked to steal your IP address? Yes, I have a wireless router. The ATS are certain that is what occurred. Is your laptop secure?All the computers are secure within my flat. However, the Tata/VSNL technician who set up the wireless router said it was not necessary to set up security because the computers have firewalls. He also disabled the routers logging capability. What did the police ask you?From the beginning, the police reassured me that I had done nothing wrong. They wanted to know who had access to my computer - only my family and the Tata-VSNL Technicians do. I talked to them for 72 hours.
What impression of India and its police has this left on you?The police and the ATS have been very professional and courteous. They have been helpful in addressing my concerns. We are confident they will find the culprits of this horrific act.
Has the ATS given you a clean chit?
The top ATS agents have continued to tell me how we have completely cooperated. They have said nothing has been found to implicate us. I've been told that an official statement will be coming soon. The ATS in Delhi told me over the phone that I was completely in the clear.
Do you suspect someone?
I don't know who could have done this. The police are handling the investigation.
What's your biggest fear?
I fear for the safety of my family.
Lawyer speak
It's shocking to learn that the terrorists involved in the blasts have the means of hacking into an innocent person's email ID. Misusing the email ID of my client, an American citizen, shows a deep-rooted conspiracy to destabilise our country and create a conflict between India and the US. It's fortunate that the authorities were able to ascertain that my client's email ID was stolen.
â G S Hegde, Haywood's advocate
About Haywood
Ken Haywood is a corporate training manager with Campbell White. He has more than 20 years experience the field and has held senior positions with Fortune 500 companies throughout that time. He has completed courses of study in civil engineering, real estate law, business communications, conflict resolution and advanced professional training courses.
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