Pete Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Welcome back everyone and apologies for the extended downtime. As you may have read, both x-com.co.uk and ufoaftermath.co.uk were hacked recently two days in a row. This is partially due to an exploit in an old configuration script that had not been updated and also due to permissions not being set correctly in another file that allowed the hacker to gain access again. Both incidents were as a result of a security flaw in the forum software that enabled the hacker to access the files in the first place so I have made sure that we are running the latest files and that all security patches have been applied and all files made as secure as possible. The sites have also been moved to a new server as an extra measure and as a result of this the downloads section is still offline. I would ask all members who previously had an email account ending in x-com.co.uk or ufoaftermath.co.uk to PM me a new password as an extra security measure and I will re-enable their email accounts. Thanks for your patience. The forums have been reopened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackAlmaz Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Wohoo finaly.....i think my favirtes button is over worked....great job pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 20, 2004 Author Share Posted August 20, 2004 The best bit is that it gave me time to update quite a bit of the code on the front page so it should load faster for 56k modem users Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Heh, I guess it's true you can make good use out of bad things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 Well I've certainly learned some valuable lessons as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackAlmaz Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 pete have you noticed that the news repeats twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 21, 2004 Author Share Posted August 21, 2004 Just testing ya, honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Great to see the site back up so soon. Good job, Pete :: Now, if only we could send something insidious after the perpetrator... I'm sure we'll eventually find something suitable in our containment facilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Depends on what they were used to contain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYR Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 well back to buisness *grabs his Steyr Aug* where are the greys ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koloth Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Glad you're back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Leave some greys for me, TYR! Nice to see my favourite site back up, thx for your hard work, Pete and Slaughter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accounting Troll Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 I was suffering withdrawal symptons. I kept checking back every ten seconds to see if the site was back up Pete, thanks for thinking of those of us who live in areas without broadband coverage (or even electricity and roads!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raion Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Its the space aliens doing this, I suppose! Play a computer game with 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Play a computer game with 'em. Aftermath or Doom 3? :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYR Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Aftermath Doom3 Mod :angel: :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagpuss Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Do we know who the little wazzer was? I jusy dunt see why they do stuff like that, have they no lives for gods sake? Let me at 'em!!! Thanks for the hard work to get it sorted Pete!! We need a "We love Pete" sign.... ummm...something about that seems wrong.....let me think....DOH! :likepie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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