914world was hacked ... Options

[SirAndy]

We were hacked on Sunday 11/13

The attackers hacked one of the admin accounts and gained access to the administrative part of the site.

They went on to change passwords for several user accounts and started impersonating users, posting for sale Ads in the classified section asking people to pay via Zelle or Venmo.

The affected user accounts are:
ClayPerrine
Freezin 914 (The name was briefly changed to "Great")
Ansbacher
dlee6204

If you responded to any of those fake Ads and sent money through those services you need to contest those charges asap.


The hackers then went on to delete most of the forums on 914world.
Luckily i was online at the time and was able to shut down the server before they could wipe everything completely.

Due to the nature of how the data was deleted i couldn't simply revert to a previous backup of our database. I had to start with our latest backup and manually merge in data from the corrupted/hacked database.
While this has taken pretty much exactly 2 weeks (i do have a day job) we were also lucky. Because of the way the data was deleted i was actually able to recover almost everything with very little loss (less than a handful of threads).


There are still quite a few threads that need to be moved to their respective forums and i'm going to need some help from the members to make sure everything gets moved to its correct location.

I created a "Recover" forum that currently holds all those orphaned threads that need to be moved somewhere.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showforum=86
It would be helpful if you could look thorough there and point at any threads you recognize and let me know where they need to be moved to.


NOTE
We do *not* store your password (never have). There is no way the hackers could have gotten your password, even with admin access.

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[euro911]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Yep, we all got together and voted you out for your extended non-participation! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Well, I miss being able to do a lot of curricular activities with the group. I'm chained to the house taking care of Dianne these days (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) ... and it's gonna be a while before the chain can get cut (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)

Been honing my lyrical writing skills though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) ... maybe some day I'll come up with a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) hit ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rock_band.gif)
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I hope she gets better soon Mark. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Thanks, Kent. Unfortunately, it's not a reversible condition (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[Gordong]

Thank you Sir Andy! You are very much appreciated!

[Shivers]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Yep, we all got together and voted you out for your extended non-participation! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Well, I miss being able to do a lot of curricular activities with the group. I'm chained to the house taking care of Dianne these days (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) ... and it's gonna be a while before the chain can get cut (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)

Been honing my lyrical writing skills though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) ... maybe some day I'll come up with a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) hit ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rock_band.gif)
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I hope she gets better soon Mark. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Thanks, Kent. Unfortunately, it's not a reversible condition (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I put my teener in the backyard to work on. When she is having
A good day I can work and she’ll come out and tell me what I’m doing wrong.
The questions that come up help me think of something else. I get the feeling I’ll need this place even more, after.

[ClayPerrine]

I put my teener in the backyard to work on. When she is having
A good day I can work and she’ll come out and tell me what I’m doing wrong.
The questions that come up help me think of something else. I get the feeling I’ll need this place even more, after.

If you need anything, we are there for you. Some of us are not local, but we are always around virtually.

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[Shivers]

I put my teener in the backyard to work on. When she is having
A good day I can work and she’ll come out and tell me what I’m doing wrong.
The questions that come up help me think of something else. I get the feeling I’ll need this place even more, after.

If you need anything, we are there for you. Some of us are not local, but we are always around virtually.

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Thanks Clay, you guy’s always have been there. Even when I went away for a while.

[euro911]

I put my teener in the backyard to work on. When she is having a good day I can work and she’ll come out and tell me what I’m doing wrong.
The questions that come up help me think of something else. I get the feeling I’ll need this place even more, after.

Hey, Paul. I know what you're going through as well and hope you and you wife are doing OK these days. Gimme a call at your leisure (IMG:style_emoticons/default/call me.gif)

Not having a 'blank canvas' to paint on at the moment (aka: a 914 capable of moving forward on), I find myself involved in other unrelated activities - so not here as much as I used to be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Missing the good old days ... I miss the old 'BB' too, but needed to 'thin the herd' somewhat - sold 4 cars since 2018 (still have 6 though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) )

[Shivers]

I put my teener in the backyard to work on. When she is having a good day I can work and she’ll come out and tell me what I’m doing wrong.
The questions that come up help me think of something else. I get the feeling I’ll need this place even more, after.

Hey, Paul. I know what you're going through as well and hope you and you wife are doing OK these days. Gimme a call at your leisure (IMG:style_emoticons/default/call me.gif)

Not having a 'blank canvas' to paint on at the moment (aka: a 914 capable of moving forward on), I find myself involved in other unrelated activities - so not here as much as I used to be (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Missing the good old days ...

Thanks Mark I will. Same hopes for you and yours.

[davep]

We are all pretty much on the same page. Nearly tied to the house and the wife. Progressive problems that will not go away. But I said "I do", and I will. I do have a few projects to work on, and that will help as will this community.
Dave

[rick 918-S]

Mark and Dave and others. This is a good place to go when you need to recharge from a trying day. There are some good souls here if you ever just need to vent. Good men do good things and find strength in their actions. We are lucky to have Andy as keeper of the keys.

[euro911]

Mark and Dave and others. This is a good place to go when you need to recharge from a trying day. There are some good souls here if you ever just need to vent. Good men do good things and find strength in their actions. We are lucky to have Andy as keeper of the keys.

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