Forums hacked???
Moderators: Balthagor, Legend, Empier4552, Moderators
-
- Sergeant
- Posts: 12
- Joined: Nov 20 2005
- Location: Getafe (Spain). Geodesic center of the Iberic Peninsule
Forums hacked???
By an unknown reason I see al entries in the forum filled with an asterisk (*). I'm using firefox in Win XP and Firefox an Konqueror under Linux with the same results.
Regards. Blackraider.
Regards. Blackraider.
- George Geczy
- General
- Posts: 2688
- Joined: Jun 04 2002
- Location: BattleGoat Studios
- Contact:
Re: Forums hacked???
Yes, apologies to everyone for the downtown, but the forum was mildly hacked, and it appeared to be a good time to upgrade to the more secure release of phpBB.
But geez, I'm not sure I like the colour scheme or the furniture around here... I think we'll need to redecorate
-- George.
But geez, I'm not sure I like the colour scheme or the furniture around here... I think we'll need to redecorate
-- George.
- Balthagor
- Supreme Ruler
- Posts: 22105
- Joined: Jun 04 2002
- Human: Yes
- Location: BattleGoat Studios
Re: Forums hacked???
Probably more than onceGeorge Geczy wrote:...I think we'll need to redecorate...
- Legend
- General
- Posts: 2531
- Joined: Sep 08 2002
- Human: Yes
- Location: Ancaster, Ontario - BattleGoat Studios
- Contact:
Re: Forums hacked???
Hello everyone.
The forum was apparently hacked, by accident, by ME.
While trying to use "word censors" in the administration panel, I had an issue with deleting a test word censor, so I changed it instead. I used " ****** " and I censored it to " ****** ". Apparently I didn't know that the asterisk worked like a wild card.
I was trying to limit some of the "spam" we receive in "graphic" format if you catch my meaning...
By the time George and Chris noticed and tried to fix the issue... they upgraded to PHP3. So there is now more control and features for our forum activities. Sorry for the down time. I'll now be working with the styles/colours a bit to make improvements.
--Daxon
The forum was apparently hacked, by accident, by ME.
While trying to use "word censors" in the administration panel, I had an issue with deleting a test word censor, so I changed it instead. I used " ****** " and I censored it to " ****** ". Apparently I didn't know that the asterisk worked like a wild card.
I was trying to limit some of the "spam" we receive in "graphic" format if you catch my meaning...
By the time George and Chris noticed and tried to fix the issue... they upgraded to PHP3. So there is now more control and features for our forum activities. Sorry for the down time. I'll now be working with the styles/colours a bit to make improvements.
--Daxon
- Sir Stuie II
- Sergeant
- Posts: 20
- Joined: Jun 20 2008
- Location: South London
- Contact:
Re: Forums hacked???
I once tried to change something on a forum and somehow managed to crash a server. After that I just stopped trying to fix thing and blame the cruel world.
- Legend
- General
- Posts: 2531
- Joined: Sep 08 2002
- Human: Yes
- Location: Ancaster, Ontario - BattleGoat Studios
- Contact:
Re: Forums hacked???
Maybe you introduced a loop and ate all the memory.
but that's just a guess.
The new forum is much better.
but that's just a guess.
The new forum is much better.
-
- Brigadier Gen.
- Posts: 674
- Joined: Jun 30 2007
Re: Forums hacked???
amen to that brother!!
(P.S.) smilies are weirdly shaped now. then= now=
(P.S.) smilies are weirdly shaped now. then= now=
Economically people **** on me
"How come I have this mental image of tkobo's tanks running over these fleeing soldiers, saying 'what was that? oh, just a speed bump'... "
"How come I have this mental image of tkobo's tanks running over these fleeing soldiers, saying 'what was that? oh, just a speed bump'... "
- sirveri
- Colonel
- Posts: 390
- Joined: Jun 12 2008
- Location: CA, USA
Re: Forums hacked???
Wait... You mean you don't like the porn spam that the forum gets at 2AM...Legend wrote:I was trying to limit some of the "spam" we receive in "graphic" format if you catch my meaning...
But... I love porn!
I guess for a safe for work board it's probably not a good thing to have anyways.
- Dave
---------------------
Will mod for food!
---------------------
Will mod for food!
-
- Brigadier Gen.
- Posts: 674
- Joined: Jun 30 2007
Re: Forums hacked???
i almost died laughing at this.sirveri wrote:Wait... You mean you don't like the porn spam that the forum gets at 2AM...Legend wrote:I was trying to limit some of the "spam" we receive in "graphic" format if you catch my meaning...
But... I love porn!
I guess for a safe for work board it's probably not a good thing to have anyways.
Economically people **** on me
"How come I have this mental image of tkobo's tanks running over these fleeing soldiers, saying 'what was that? oh, just a speed bump'... "
"How come I have this mental image of tkobo's tanks running over these fleeing soldiers, saying 'what was that? oh, just a speed bump'... "
-
- General
- Posts: 1168
- Joined: Jul 14 2004
- Human: Yes
- Location: Space Coast, FL
Re: Forums hacked???
George Geczy wrote:downtown
I am so happy to know that I'm not the only one that says downtown instead of downtime...
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"
-
Si vis pacem, para bellum
-
It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
Voltaire
Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"
-
Si vis pacem, para bellum
-
It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
Voltaire