phpBB site hacked

[SCync]

I don't know how many of you host forums using phpBB, but if you do you may want to keep an eye on their site (after they get up and going again).

I imagine there'll be a lot coming in terms of describing the vulnerability, and news of patches and/or upgrades.

Anyway, just a heads up to those it may concern.

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/index

 

[theKeeper]

The world is full of self righteous losers.
That's just rediculous; specifically because they took advantage of an 'open source' project. That's like shooting a baby duck.

Let's hope they get the db back up in one piece.

Thanks for the news flash SCync.

 

[JoeD]

Yeah, I noticed that when I wanted to see whether they made any improvements in the skinning area. I don't understand the guys who did it, knowing that's an open source community that was atacked, a community of people with nothing but the rigth intentions.

 

[Joy Foraker]

Mark said: That's like shooting a baby duck.

Never heard that expression before. U funny U :}

You could say for every good there is an evil but open source is close to sacred. Sorry to hear that. I have a friend who went all Mac because he felt less vulnerable - altho he knows it could happen to anyone who connects to the net.

 

[mflintjer]

Yep, the morons that think they are so cool for disabling a database should be shot!! The one site I go to a bunch had that happen to him about a month back -- the hacker wiped the database clean. Luckily he had a back-up from mid-november, and lost very little in terms of the rest of the sites on the server.

 

[SCync]

They seem to be up, so now the fun part of "splainin'" [shhh]

 

[kiwi]

Summary disembowelment for the fuckers would be to good

 

[Joy Foraker]

Stu: Summary disembowelment...

Hi Stu, Well said...very funny, you haven't lost your gift of expression. Thanks for the laughs

 

[kiwi]

Hi Joy ...good to see ya again



I have lots of expressions,but the naughty filter doused my true enthusiasm on the subject