Web site problems

bobbo · Post by **bobbo** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:33 am

Has anyone else had any problems with the bateau sites today, or I have picked up some kind of virus? Last night I couldn't get on the site because someother weird page would load, and today I can't get to the amature boat building site... weird "Ronin" page loads!?!?!
Bob

bobbo · Post by **bobbo** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:37 am

Nevermind, I just saw a notice that said hackers messed with things.
Bob

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:38 am

Things got defaced by hackers.

Fritz is on it.

Post by **jacquesmm** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:46 am

Fritz is taking care of it.
I had to disable the pictures uplaod system from bateau.com, that's how they entered the site.
I'll be busy today and will limit my responses, sorry.

TimeWalker · Post by **TimeWalker** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 12:39 pm

yea I was on the site last night while it was getting hacked first I couldn't get to the index... then I couldn't get to anything

LIVEWIRE · Post by **LIVEWIRE** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 12:36 am

when i tried to pull up the boards last night about 3am and saw the ronin page i figured it had been hacked or either jacques was a midnight devil worshipper.

TimeWalker · Post by **TimeWalker** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:33 am

Fritz you might want to check into this http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9122

Fritz · Post by **Fritz** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:03 am

Thanks. Jacques plugged the hole and I worked on recovery. I don't want to discuss the issue specifics on the forum but to say we're working on it.

It falls under the category of mischief and defacement rather than a criminal attempt to take over the server.

All systems have their weak points --- but thanks for the tip of phpbb.

anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:20 am

"Defacement"? Someone was able to replace one of your
site's primary INDEX files - I'd also look at your hosting service,
they're firewalls are poor at best. I changed hoster last
year - same problem, at that time it was USSR hackers.
More than mischief.

Fritz · Post by **Fritz** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:55 am

"Guest" :

Its' a web site for crying out loud, not an e commerce site, not a government data network, not a life saving emergency medical dispatch network. It's a hobby web site. If you are a computer network security analyst -- then you know exactly what happend and why i call it defacement.

Lighten up dude....boat building is to take us away from the problems of the world. Go back to your sanding and fileting --- it will be better soon.

RANT MODE ON: If people would take world issues as seriously as they take a web site being down -- the world would be a better place.

RANT MODE OFF.

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