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[union-jack]

it seems gfx forums, for some reason, are being targeted by spotty little teenagers and hacked
has p2l been an attempted target?
hope the security here is good and we wont fall victim, resources are drying up :wacko:

[MK_LAGI]

I'm pretty sure pixel2life has good security. I don't think it had any major problems since I was a member

[Donna]

They try all the time.

The forums being hacked are ones running outdated versions that fail to upgrade or they have the latest versions running insecure vunerable hacks.

Don't worry we're more aware of what's around than the hackers are.

[DanWilliamson]

I remember the time when I was just a newbie here and hardly came on forums so I wasn't registered when the forum got hacked and i'm sure Dan actually did something while as other owners won't Faken will actually give their IP's to the correct authority and then Donna will hurt them.

[Mr. Matt]

yea hacking is a major thing these days, i havnt been around since a major hack here at p2l. If there is anything that will delay the start of my site its making sure the security is good, as that is my main worry.

[eVoid]

just letting you know there has been a 2.1.6 hack created. in the form of a peal script, it lets the hacker get your password in md5 form. it will take them time to break that but they can now get into 2.1.6.

Only thing i can think of is too change password frequently on the admin accounts, and make them ded long with numbers and so on, so even if they do manage to get the md5 by the time they have it the pass will have changed.

Hope that helps.

[Donna]

eVoid, on Jun 17 2006, 10:08 AM, said:

just letting you know there has been a 2.1.6 hack created. in the form of a peal script, it lets the hacker get your password in md5 form. it will take them time to break that but they can now get into 2.1.6.

Only thing i can think of is too change password frequently on the admin accounts, and make them ded long with numbers and so on, so even if they do manage to get the md5 by the time they have it the pass will have changed.

Hope that helps.

your a little behind times.

Even though people have been claiming to be hacked on 2.1.6, there are still no confirmed IPB vulnerabilities in that version at this point. Those people are either getting hacked from an unknown vulnerability, through a modification, through an incomplete upgrade to 2.1.6, through some sort of backdoor script that was never cleaned out before they upgraded, or through some completely non-IPB vulnerability, such as an exploit in their actual server software.

The people on 2.1.6 getting hacked BY AND LARGE are getting hacked because of backdoors left when the exploits had not been patched yet.

And this is straight from bfarber and FuSoYa

[Hayden]

Donna, on Jun 17 2006, 05:12 PM, said:

your a little behind times.

Even though people have been claiming to be hacked on 2.1.6, there are still no confirmed IPB vulnerabilities in that version at this point. Those people are either getting hacked from an unknown vulnerability, through a modification, through an incomplete upgrade to 2.1.6, through some sort of backdoor script that was never cleaned out before they upgraded, or through some completely non-IPB vulnerability, such as an exploit in their actual server software.

The people on 2.1.6 getting hacked BY AND LARGE are getting hacked because of backdoors left when the exploits had not been patched yet.

And this is straight from bfarber and FuSoYa

[syntex]

Ill just pwn any lil hackers that come our way

[Faken]

Ok I just checked the locks on the cages that house the hamsters that run in that wheel that powers the server. Looks like we're secure!

Dan

[NGPixel]

even if they get the md5 password, there's 99,999999999999x1000% chance they won't ever find it.

[Tirus]

Faken, on Jun 17 2006, 10:49 PM, said:

Ok I just checked the locks on the cages that house the hamsters that run in that wheel that powers the server. Looks like we're secure!

Dan

lmao, do they have enough food Dan?

[eVoid]

Donna, on Jun 17 2006, 12:12 PM, said:

your a little behind times.

bit harsh that innit, i was only letting people know

[Donna]

eVoid, on Jun 18 2006, 03:16 PM, said:

Donna, on Jun 17 2006, 12:12 PM, said:

your a little behind times.

bit harsh that innit, i was only letting people know

It's not harsh sheesh, lucky I never wrote BOO you might of passed out lol

[Jem]

Hackers != script kiddies. Hackers have talent. Spotty little boys who sit behind their computer screen 24/7 redistributing & using other people's code/exploits to gain access to forums, websites, etc.. aren't hackers.

[eVoid]

Donna, on Jun 18 2006, 05:22 PM, said:

BOO

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh










lol