[Rescued, thanks to Facebook Notes.]
JISHOU, HUNAN — And when the site went down, I was asleep.
Someone by the name of GhOST61 hacked my public web root directory overnight, replacing every index.xxx file with his own 40-byte masterpiece:
Hacked By GHoST61 — TurkSec
Rooted!
Fortunately, his little infiltration was but a minor annoyance, since all I needed to do was replace his index.xxx files with the correct ones. Once my daughter told me about the hack, I had everything (apparently) back to normal within an hour. It pays to have backups.
Meanwhile, I asked my web host to see how this guy managed to screw up my sites. From what I hastily read on the Internet this afternoon, he (or she) has done this to hundreds of sites all over the world. I’d like to find out how he did it, so I can prevent it from happening again.
As for your GhOST61, thanks for pointing out the fragility of our websites. Now, go fuck yourself.
I wondered why I was getting those new 'Hello' messages
Hello messages?
My webhost did a complete re-installation of the op system on their server day before yesterday, so if you're getting porn it's not from me or my site. You should check with your email provider to see if that stuff can be blocked by a spam filter.
Two people I never heard of using a first name only sent a 'hello' message. One had no photo the second was a porn photo of a female. There was nothing more that I could see in their profile. I just deleted them. I did not have a such messages today. Could they be related to your hacker?
I dd get another 'hello' message this afternoon porn photo and all. Will see if they continue and try to find a way to stop them.
My webhost did a complete re-installation of the op system on their server day before yesterday, so if you're getting porn it's not from me or my site. You should check with your email provider to see if that stuff can be blocked by a spam filter.
Thanks. I don't know how to go in and check my spam filters. I will have to contact mi-connection. They are a struggling to fly internet provider located just up the road. They are usually willing to be helpful. I have deleted the blue million cookies and changed the pop-up blocker to med. high. I am not a good techy.