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Geddes Forum Hacked

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Sy and Zobsky have nothing to worry about. Can't prove anything...
 

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I think that I was hacked because it was so easy to do. I was not well equipped to run a forum because I did not have the IT skills to administer the forum. The security updates were never done because I did not know how to do them. I tried to get the hosting site to help me figure out how to get it undone, but they would not help. Hence, my only choice - short of hiring an IT person - was to shut down the site. It wasn't doing anyone any good the way that it was.

I see why these sites are usually hosted by IT people.
 
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I think that I was hacked because it was so easy to do. I was not well equipped to run a forum because I did not have the IT skills to administer the forum. The security updates were never done because I did not know how to do them. I tried to get the hosting site to help me figure out how to get it undone, but they would not help. Hence, my only choice - short of hiring an IT person - was to shut down the site. It wasn't doing anyone any good the way that it was.

I see why these sites are usually hosted by IT people.

It's amazing how a few bad apples just ruin it for everyone.

When I had my 'audiopsychosis' forum, literally 95% of the site traffic was from spammers and hackers. Until you start a forum it's hard to appreciate how much havoc a few ********* can cause.

Hackers took down the Diyma forum yesterday and I wonder if it will ever return...
 
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