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Postby **Straylight** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 2:33 am

We had a bit of a problem last night. Someone gained access to the server and defaced the website (basically, replaced all the index.html and index.php files with a hacker message). Apparently the hacker gained access via an insecure php file on another account. I had to shut down the website for a bit as a result of this.

Thankfully the database was still intact. The hosts also restored all the defaced pages from a backup. The result is that everything works again now.

First, Ban all the Trolls. . . · Postby **MillyFan** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 2:36 am

Good work all of you.

Postby **CobaltAngel** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:38 am

I'm glad its working again. I'm sorry you guys had to go thru that.

I freaked out as it was, and it wasn't even my website. o.o

Postby **Mr. Rogers** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:42 am

good job gettin it all fixed and back up and running

Postby **majanthehun** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:43 am

i was a little confused... you said the site wouldn't be up until 4/01/04 and i was like, geez, four months? thats a long time.

Postby **inkhana** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:57 am

LOL, that's a British thing, they transpose the day and month. It confused me for a sec too.

Postby **Retten** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:29 am

Yeah I'm glad to see its back :grin:

I was thinking 4 months was a really long time then I realized that the day and month were switched in the UK lol

Postby **Rashiir** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:18 pm

YAY!!! Good Jorb!

Postby **Megami Tsunami** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:33 pm

I'm glad everything's alright! Back up is always a great precaution

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 4:06 pm

you scared untill i remember you are in the UK. lol *sigh* somep people (hackers) needs lives... or a wife... something....

Postby **true_noir_chloe** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 4:55 pm

Great job fixing the problem, DJ. *thumbs way up*^_^

Postby **kaze** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 5:04 pm

good job! (_ _) thank you!

Postby **Locke** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 5:40 pm

w0w j00 sc4r3d m3 f0r 4 s3c!! Br1t5 ch4ng3 t3h d4t3?

w0w str4ng3... h4c|<3rs g3t 4 |if3!!!!

Postby **Retten** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:16 pm

wow I get dizzy reading that @_@

Postby **Spencer** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:24 pm

Good job noz!

Postby **LorentzForce** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:32 pm

yep, the hacking security thing is mentioned even in the PHP manual; you can't protect yourself from same php scripts on the same server. security is only as strong as the weakest link... go read it if you can, it's helpful. and i think that's what happened this time... if it was an insecure php file on the same server.

Postby **TheMelodyMaker** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 7:59 pm

Whenever I get online I usually go to Anime Angels first before coming here, so I knew nothing about it all day yesterday until I went into AA last night and found we had about 16 new users since that morning. That never happens; the most we usually get is about 1 or 2 a week! Then I read about what happened in someone's intro thread. I think it's awful that it happened, but I'm glad you guys got it figured out. ^_^ (At the same time, though, it was nice to have a little more activity at AA.)

By the way, if anything like this ever happens again, the administrators here do have user accounts at Anime Angels--if I'm not mistaken. (My guess, though, is that they'd prefer e-mail... right, Ashley? :sweat:

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Postby **Ashley** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:19 pm

Yes, most of us have accounts at AA--I know for sure myself, Noz, Gypsy and Shatterheart do. But I rarely get a chance to bebop over there anymore, so yes, email is best. By the way, a few of you did email us and we really appriciate all the support and prayers from this mini-ordeal! Thank you so much everyone. Makes it worth putting this community back on it's feet as fast as possible.

Postby **Solid Ronin** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:48 pm

Thank God for you Straylight

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