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Originally posted by Porsche Lynn@Dec 19 2003, 02:31 AM
Ok so tonight we were mega hacked, Amateur Hosting blocked most of the passwords but not before they has to suspend service for the site 10 minuites beofre the live stream.
The reason for the post in not a blast on AH.
The company posting the passwords is bestpasswords.com and passdb.com I check whois and they are both registered by the same peron and hosted at the same server. Is there really anything we can do (I know I know better server protection) some knight in shinning armour please come to my rescue?
I am about over the whole internet
Ps I also realise that web master post limited passwords to these boards, but these were not posted by us and I have contol over the password files. Just Hacked?
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As everyone else is telling you, get some decent software installed to protect yourself. It's a necessity of running a members-only area.
Passwords are always going to get posted. You cant prevent it. Some users will voluntarily post their pw. Others are just too stupid to pick a good password and their accounts will be susceptible to brute force hacks. And still others use the same username and password on every site on the net.
You cant prevent the passwords getting out, but good software will neutralize the damage.