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Hacked!
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:52 pm
by bpr81a
The messageboard has been down due to a hack attempt. I would have found it faster but for
1) blaming some new code of mine (not related to the messageboard)
2) Mother in Law round for Easter Dinner
Thats the second time recently (the hacking, not the Easter Dinner).
Never a dull moment!
Jon
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:17 pm
by DaveC
Well done Jon! Fancy having the Mother in Law round for dinner!
Well done with the website too....
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:26 pm
by ASL642
Hes now lying down in a darkened room recovering - I cant make up my mind which was the most exhausting - dinner with Mother or mending the messageboard!
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:40 pm
by les
Your time is appreciated.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:59 pm
by alanworland
What did you have her with, roast potatoes?
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:07 pm
by bpr81a
Yorkshire pudding...cauliflower, brocolli,carrots and gravy
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:08 pm
by superchargedfool
thank you for your efforts.
It never hurts to say thanks.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:32 pm
by Bluesman
Hmm, disturbing news - hacked how (what kind of exploit), and did they manage to steal the User ID/PSW database table??
Cheers /Richard
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:41 pm
by bpr81a
Still investigating. Don't want to say too much in case it helps future attacks
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:45 pm
by Bluesman
Oki. Maybe best thing now then is for everyone to change password - if you use the same pw on other services change it there, too, but be quick. Use something longer than 8 mixed characters.
And never use the same psw on more sites.
Cheers /Richard
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:58 pm
by bigginger
A little extreme for a message board attack, isn't it? If you use the same password here as you use for your online bank, fair enough, but nobody'd do that - would they? ;)
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:23 am
by 8009STEVE
Mother in Law
Mine are outlaws
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:15 am
by d_harris
bigginger wrote:A little extreme for a message board attack, isn't it? If you use the same password here as you use for your online bank, fair enough, but nobody'd do that - would they? ;)
Not all banks use passwords for online. HSBC use dob and a min 6 digit pin, which has never struck me as that secure. A lot of banks use a pin and password system where you need both to get in. And I know people use very easy passwords to guess sometimes and I'm certain a lot of people use very easy pins too.
And as a reminder - you should never tell anyone your full pin for anything or password for anything (banks will ask you for partial characters sometimes or a full new password if you are changing it)
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:55 pm
by Lion
I cant work out why someone feels the need to hack a forum like this.
Still thanks for sorting the problem so quickly, i was sat there lastnight after registration thinking hmm what am i doing wrong to get on
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:20 pm
by bpr81a
It's not the messageboard they're after - that was just a side effect. Its the server they're after.