What Happened

George · Post by **George** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:54 pm

I haven't had any problems in a long time. I usually use w.j.p.n, or on rare occasions the IP.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:41 pm

Did anyone else lose access to both j.p.n and w.j.p.n for the last day and a half? I couldn't get to either from home or work until just now.

Peijen · Post by **Peijen** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:49 pm

I got a suspended page

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:31 pm

phew, I was worried Jon would ceased to exist.

Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:01 pm

http://livejournal.com/users/dwindlehop

One wonders why I bother.

In short, Mohtalim was taken over by spammers. The admin disabled my account to prevent further damage.

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:43 am

If you'll notice, phpBB is getting better. They no longer broadcast the version string making it easy for attackers to find vulnerable installations.

Speaking of which, the patch for this exploit was issued on Feb 27. Mohtalim got hit March 8. You gotta be fast...

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:22 am

Is this the one you're referring to?

http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=267563

Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:30 am

Yup. Having a website is fraught with danger.

Anyhoo, everything should be restored. Poke around and let me know if I forgot anything.