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Forum was hacked

Post by amstel78 »

Sometime between 6 August and early this morning, the forum was hacked and brought off line. A slew of spam messages were also posted to the Welcome Tent. I've since restored the forum and banned several IPs of interest. If for some reason, things go pear shaped again, please let me know by PM in-game.

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Thanks amstel78 for fixing forums. Here is the message I received when I tried to log on.
'The forum is down due to a major overhaul. I promise it'll be back soon. Once it's back and you login and don't see the right sections, please let me know ASAP.'
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Yes, that was an old message I configured when the board was being updated to a new version. However, I wasn't the one who disabled the board, thus prompting that message to visitors. Somehow, someone was able to get in and finagle the toggle to shut the board down. Fortunately that was the only damage done apart from a substantial amount of spam posts.
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Thanks again amstel78.
It is sad some find enjoyment, in disrupting or destroying others creations or work.
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