We're back, & yes, we were hacked.

dklsplace

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Yep, we were hacked & whoever this person is, they seem to have taken a liking to hacking vbulletin sites. We weren't the only one & probably won't be the last.

Not sure how they did it, but they were able to register without an IP address being captured, though I was able to capture it from their activity logs & have blacklisted them from the site, & had our host blacklist them from our server. Not that it will matter much with people like this....

So Let's Talk Guild some more!

Don
 

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I'm glad to see the site back up. Is there any hint that user passwords were compromised?
 

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I'm glad to see the site back up. Is there any hint that user passwords were compromised?

No, it doesn't appear that they gained access to our database, but it's always a good idea to freshen your passwords on a regular basis.
 

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It had a nice musical track of some palestinian music when i tried to get on the site. What a bunch of jerks. Can they at least do it on a weekday when I'm not sitting around the house relaxing :)

Thanks for all you do Don!
 

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Thank you Don. I was going through withdrawal without my daily fix of LTG.

Jeff
 

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Thanks, Don - I'm responsible for my firm's website, and we were hacked last Friday as well (totally different style of attack), so I know how much of pain in arse this can be.

Thanks again for all you do for the rest of us.
 

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First time I've actually seen that kind of thing. It was pretty gnarly. I'm glad Don was able to put things back together so quickly. (thanks, Don!)
 

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Thank you, Don, and everyone who worked on the site's return!

Now excuse me while I drool on other people's guitars. ;)
 

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Hackers suck :livid::livid::livid::livid:
Don, thanks for all that you do for the community :)
I gotta agree!! It's hard enough to keep things running along when things go RIGHT, and then some evil doer does this kinda $hit..... I'm hoping there's a special kind of HELL for people who's only purpose is to cause trouble......
 

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Thanks Don for running the site and dealing with the hackers and such. I don't really understand the point of hacking a website or someone's computer, but there's alot of things I don't understand.
 

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For the moment, new user registrations have been turned off. No need to email me to say you can't register...I know. :dry:
 
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