geekhack hacked again!?

[pita]

Got this line of arab text I try to enter the website:

ماتخدموا ما تخلو ناس يخدموا , أيا نيكو

[demik]

looks like it, wonder if that's why it has been having so many damn problems today.

[jil_jil32]

zzz Google translate...

"Matkhaddmoa serve as free people, regardless of Niko"

[ripster]

Niko Bellic?

[pita]

I wonder why geekhack is a frequent target for hackers. There are quite a few other forums with large member base.

[demik]

maybe the name attracts them

[silat]

Obviously it is a "rubberdome" lover..

[whiskerBox]

The original post was signed MCA-CRB, but was later redacted

[jil_jil32]

It's on.

[jil_jil32]

alot PMs is gone!

[whiskerBox]

Still can't log in. hopefully we can get back to normal soon.

[7bit]

What do you mean with, "again"?

[pita]

What do you mean with, "again"?

LOL

[pita]

dang thats some pretty heavy roll back iMav has ended up doing..

[litster]

Got this about an hour ago when I tried to get to GH:

GeekHack-Hacked.jpg (29.61 KiB) Viewed 93542 times

[byFd]

probably the hackers want the domain

[7bit]

Webwit should hack it and set up another deskthority with a white on black theme and the current Geekhack logo.

Nobody will be able to tell the difference, except for the better uptime.

[cactux]

[Account and posts deleted on request]

[webwit]

It has nothing to do with being a well visited site or being "geekhack". Script-kiddies scan entire IP ranges and try everything. We also get 'em here, requests to vbb type urls, wordpress, etc. The urls don't even exist. It is vbb. My guess is they don't have very good security policies. Where other forum software seems to get more secure over time (they fix the holes, and over time there will be less and less), vbulletin seems to introduce new problems with each release. The script kiddies who hacked geekhack will have hacked a thousand others as well. They keep top lists, the one with most defaced sites wins. They won't even know geekhack, what the site is about and what traffic it gets.

[DanGWanG]

Apologies for my ignorance in advance. Why exactly do these 'script-kiddies' do this? Is there any real reason outside of being a*sholes?

[JBert]

Well, bragging rights, but there is no way to brag about a scripted hack unless you're an a**hole anyway.

[7bit]

Apologies for my ignorance in advance. Why exactly do these 'script-kiddies' do this? Is there any real reason outside of being a*sholes?

These hacks are done by an alien (pictured) who mods his keyboard, which contains the planet earth.


Next time you fumble about with your keyboard, mind the consequences for the micro organisms living in it!

[ripster]

Geekhack about to crash in ...

3...

2...


Editorial Note: I have nothing to do with it.

[7bit]

What do you man "about to crash"?

OT:
I see you changed from #1 keyboard to #1 potato expert.

Any recommendations for a potato?

I'd like to have a mechanical one but can't decide which.

Thanks!

[ripster]

As in "about to crash". Dog slow response. I've seen the EU move faster.

Perhaps English is not your first language. You should see how bad my German is.

Nicht so gut!

And why are you Germans so unhelpful to this dude? He's complaining about Deskthority.net service:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?2705 ... post511216
[QUOTE=Circlepit;511216]The last thread i opened in german got killed by not answering, i think the german community is not that big.[/QUOTE]

[reaper]

^ Haha. I like your new title. It's much more fitting. And to stay on topic, Geekhack is working again.

[ripster]

It is?

[7bit]

As in "about to crash". Dog slow response. I've seen the EU move faster.

Perhaps English is not your first language. You should see how bad my German is.

Nicht so gut!

And why are you Germans so unhelpful to this dude? He's complaining about Deskthority.net service:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?2705 ... post511216

The last thread i opened in german got killed by not answering, i think the german community is not that big.

What do you mean "about to crash"?

Explanation: GH crashed already, so it is not about to crash.

Your German is alright.

The German comunity is quite big here, but there is not much demand for using the German sub-forum, except for setting up local meetings Or other local stuff.

If the German section would vanish, nobody would even notice.

He should have posted just in the normal forum. Even Chinese post there, not problem to use whatever language.

[ripster]

My German is better than your English. Nicht wahr?

How come I'm not #1 Potato any more? I liked that so I now use it at Geekhack.

#1 Poll reboot at N=100.png (147.44 KiB) Viewed 93164 times

[webwit]

There are currently two hidden malware iframes inserted in geekhack's html (at the bottom). The iframe source url keeps redirecting to itself though, and seems to be not functional/disabled. Although maybe that's the point, to target some browser bug or make visitors part of a ddos attack elsewhere.