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  1. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    The forum attack was based on a VBB exploit I thought I had fixed, but due to my own fatigue or stupidity was not fixed properly..

    The attacker was a Chinese R4 card seller using IP 113.111.170.119
    linking to this site: www.r4i3d.fr

    The attack seems to have been automated in nature. The post / file loss was due to
    a subsequent attack using the same weakness days later. In fact the original attack
    dates to last month predates the VBB site warning and was surely done by one of
    the originators of the attack method.

    We have lost 3 days (update 1 week) of activity to this twat. I would advise site members to not
    nuke the said r4 site as this would be "not nice".

    All moderators should change their passwords.

    -ASSEMbler
     
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  2. Mack

    Mack <B>Site Supporter 2012</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    Shit happens , glad it's up and running again!
     
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  3. Bad_Ad84

    Bad_Ad84 The Tick

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    6 days
     
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  4. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    tumblr_m1346s1U5f1rqum2no1_500.gif

    7 DAYS
     
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  5. Mack

    Mack <B>Site Supporter 2012</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    Someone needs a vacation.
     
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  6. Bad_Ad84

    Bad_Ad84 The Tick

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    Yes, being able to count = needs a vacation.

    You need to take a long walk off a short pier.
     
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  7. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    I'm sick right now so I didn't catch it asap. I can barely see straight through all the oxycodone.

    I see we will need to add lots more moderators and maybe another admin.
     
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  8. Mack

    Mack <B>Site Supporter 2012</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    I know you are angry that your refresh button broke , please don't take it out on me.
     
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    adimifus <B>Site Supporter 2013</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    Glad to see everything back up and running again
     
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  10. Bad_Ad84

    Bad_Ad84 The Tick

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    Actually, I find your crush on me cute. But I am taken, sorry.
     
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  11. Mack

    Mack <B>Site Supporter 2012</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    Good god you caught me , please be my valentine?
     
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    I had figured it was either sickness or being overworked with real life problems. Hope to see you get better soon.
     
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  14. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    Fixed to what?
     
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  15. sonicdude10

    sonicdude10 So long AG and thanks for all the fish!

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    6 days of stuff lost. What a pain...
     
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  16. subbie

    subbie Guardian of the Forum

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    Hurray. Another new pw to remember (FFS). I really despise the internet sometimes. =|
     
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  17. Cyantist

    Cyantist Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    believe he's talking about the style sheets, there are a lot of white unnecessary on posts, even when avatar/post amount thing isn't the one lengthening it there is still long empty space
     
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  18. MYCRAFTisbest

    MYCRAFTisbest Peppy Member

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    So, the site was hacked to promote a site that sells R4 cards? Thanks for deleting the past 6 days of posts. I definitely want to buy your R4 card now...
     
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  19. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    This is the default... it's just the shit way vbb does things.

    I even bought templates and people complained.

    Tell me what to do and I will "fix" it.
     
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  20. subbie

    subbie Guardian of the Forum

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    Read his post again. The site was hacked twice. The R4 hack was possibly days or a month ago. Someone else hacked the site via the same exploit yesterday resulting in the deletion of information.
     
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