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Heynow
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:20 am Post subject: |
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Timmytour wrote: Protostar wrote: Is that what was wrong? I tried to browse the forums earlier and it kept asking for my name and password in a pop-up box (which was weird as I have it set to automatically log me in so I don't have to remember my password). I tried to enter using the login box, but it was a nogo. I changed my password since I used it to try and enter the site. GG, getting the site back up though. This is my fav web forum, and I'd hate to see it down any longer than it has to be.
I thought that the site had had a little spruce up and that everyone was having to reinput their password. I tried every combination I could think of and none would work. (Took me two goes this morning :wink: )
One thing that would concern me slightly is that would the hacker have knowledge about what was being put into the password area of that box? Is it possible he could have been harvesting potential passwords for wherever your user name was in use?
No, that prompt you got was from us. We enable HTACCESS so only Admins were allowed on the site until the site was secure. |
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FCTE
Joined: 11 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Timmytour wrote: I thought that the site had had a little spruce up
........................and boy did it ever. :lol: |
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Pzatchok
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Its good he didn't get a chance to mess with the passwords.
But I changed mine anyway just because. It's my anual spruce up as well. |
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FCTE
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:54 am Post subject: |
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Pzatchok wrote: Its good he didn't get a chance to mess with the passwords.
It's even better that he didn't gain access to MySQL or Fedora. :shock: |
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Pzatchok
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But Linux is untouchable.
Fedora is an iron wall of security in the server world.
And no one can tell me different. |
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Gus
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Linux is definitely "touchable" and gets hacked all the time, hence the security patches that come out all the time. I think it is a lot better than Windows, though. Although, in terms of security, I think OpenBSD is way ahead of the curve. |
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FCTE
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Gus wrote: Linux is definitely "touchable" and gets hacked all the time, hence the security patches that come out all the time. I think it is a lot better than Windows, though.
Yeah, but you can only get so far once inside, unless you crack the root. Also, as far as viruses and such it can't rapidly multiply or spread in a Linux environment.
Quote: Although, in terms of security, I think OpenBSD is way ahead of the curve.
Ugh, I tried a copy and thought it was terrible. |
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FCTE
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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That guy must have been picking at the site all day. I remember it being really slow and crappy as early as like 1 or 2pm, and login issues, unless someone was doing maintenance. It wasn't until around midnight that the sh!t hit the fan, by 2am it was totally FUBAR, by morning it was 404.
I thought David might have been in the sauce until TGND and Nico had to make new accounts. :lol:
and then I got this........................
It's "Fuxxorz" :roll: |
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thorn
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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FCTE wrote: That guy must have been picking at the site all day. I remember it being really slow and crappy as early as like 1 or 2pm, and login issues, unless someone was doing maintenance. It wasn't until around midnight that the sh!t hit the fan, by 2am it was totally FUBAR, by morning it was 404.
Don't you feel you spend entirely too much time on here? :shock:
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as long as the dunce can write code let's forget his spelling skills suck. :roll: |
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FCTE
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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thorn wrote: Don't you feel you spend entirely too much time on here? :shock:
No, actually I was on World of Warcraft that long and happened to check in in between quests. :-D
:!oops:
Quote: as long as the dunce can write code let's forget his spelling skills suck. :roll:
He didn't write any code, he cracked a pass. Big deal. |
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thorn
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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FCTE wrote: thorn wrote: Don't you feel you spend entirely too much time on here? :shock:
No, actually I was on World of Warcraft that long and happened to check in in between quests. :-D
:!oops:
oh. it's ok then I guess. a world of difference. :-P |
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FCTE
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thorn wrote: oh. it's ok then I guess. a world of difference. :-P
I had planned to go hiking, but things of this nature just happen when playing WoW.
There is a reason it's the #1 game for causing divorces. |
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Wolverine
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:rofl:
All I got was "401 access denied". |
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John Galt
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FCTE wrote: thorn wrote: oh. it's ok then I guess. a world of difference. :-P
I had planned to go hiking, but things of this nature just happen when playing WoW.
There is a reason it's the #1 game for causing divorces.
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/599/599411p1.html
The Five Stages of Warcraft
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00timh
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John Galt wrote: FCTE wrote: thorn wrote: oh. it's ok then I guess. a world of difference. :-P
I had planned to go hiking, but things of this nature just happen when playing WoW.
There is a reason it's the #1 game for causing divorces.
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/599/599411p1.html
The Five Stages of Warcraft
I think a lot of us go through the same thing after long sessions on PCF :lol: |
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Timmytour
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Heynow wrote: Timmytour wrote: Protostar wrote: Is that what was wrong? I tried to browse the forums earlier and it kept asking for my name and password in a pop-up box (which was weird as I have it set to automatically log me in so I don't have to remember my password). I tried to enter using the login box, but it was a nogo. I changed my password since I used it to try and enter the site. GG, getting the site back up though. This is my fav web forum, and I'd hate to see it down any longer than it has to be.
I thought that the site had had a little spruce up and that everyone was having to reinput their password. I tried every combination I could think of and none would work. (Took me two goes this morning :wink: )
One thing that would concern me slightly is that would the hacker have knowledge about what was being put into the password area of that box? Is it possible he could have been harvesting potential passwords for wherever your user name was in use?
No, that prompt you got was from us. We enable HTACCESS so only Admins were allowed on the site until the site was secure.
A chance to express my relief as well as gratitude for what you guys did and continue to do every day :-D |
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battleax86
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00timh wrote: John Galt wrote: FCTE wrote: thorn wrote: oh. it's ok then I guess. a world of difference. :-P
I had planned to go hiking, but things of this nature just happen when playing WoW.
There is a reason it's the #1 game for causing divorces.
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/599/599411p1.html
The Five Stages of Warcraft
I think a lot of us go through the same thing after long sessions on PCF :lol:
So true. :rotf: |
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PricklySponge
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:50 am Post subject: |
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| Fuxzorz?... :rotf: |
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Ek0nomik
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