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RhinoBanga

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Forum hack ... any news?
« on: January 14, 2004, 02:30:39 am »

As topic ... any news?

Has the issue been resolved?

Have you taken any additional measures to prevent this from happening again?

Is it safe to put up a new email address?



A status update on this security breach would be appreciated.
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Re:Forum hack ... any news?
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2004, 07:09:12 am »

I'll tell you what I know and then close this thread.  I hope you will understand that we don't want to provide any clues on our network.

1.  The web server was hacked.  This is a machine outside our firewall and so it is more vulnerable.  Less so now.

2.  The hackers used a flaw in the software that we use to run the board.  This has been repaired.

3.  No credit card information was accessible.  We don't store it.

If anyone wants to know more, you can read the original thread:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=18321
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