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Technical Support:  Hey yall, we've been hacked, I think  |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 1:37:38 PM
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Someone named sourjane, or someone utilizing sourjane's id has posted a bunch of "payday loan" crap on the board. When I tried to post something in the kitchen forum, it was like I'd become "her" and I couldn't access the forum properly for about 2 hours. Really weird. Additionally, the post that I wrote appeared like it was written by Sourjane.
Yikes. 
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 1:41:36 PM
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Hi all. We've noticed this and have our tech guys working on it. Don't worry - we'll get it taken care of!
Thanks!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 1:47:54 PM
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Thanks, Carol. It's really spooky to "become" someone else WHILE you're posting!
As always, you're on top of it!!!!
J
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 1:54:45 PM
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Jonni, thanks for posting this thread! I had the same problem today.
I do know that whenever we post, you can Google your name and your POST comes up! This is open to the public so be very careful what you post!!!
Carol, thanks for keeping an eye on things!
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
"Sisters on the Fly" #595
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Edited by - Maryjane Lee on Nov 14 2007 1:57:09 PM |
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 2:01:33 PM
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Hi girls.
Yes, we're on top of it, but honestly, didn't discover it for a while. As you can imagine, we don't "subscribe" to the whole forum to see all the posts, as that would be a full-time job in itself! We try to check new posts often, but it would really help if any of you see anything like this happening to e-mail me right away ... then we can nip it in the bud, so to speak!
Thanks everyone!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 2:13:39 PM
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so glad that it was caught..we started noticing muutiple posts under the same name when I'd refresh the page, but couldn't log in to the forums. I figured it had to be a spammer/hacker. Certainly hope the problem gets solved.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
you can also check out my etsy shops at:http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com |
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 2:37:15 PM
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The problem seems to be fixed now. If any of you have trouble logging in or notice anything out of the ordinary, please let us know right away.
Thanks so much!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 3:15:01 PM
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Hey, all- Soon after I tried to get on the forum and encountered problems, I received an e-mail from "PayPal" about my account, asking me to confirm my information. There was no security lock, so I forwarded it on to the REAL PayPal (spoof@paypal.com) and deleted it from my computer. Yikes!!
Karin
Wherever you go, there you are.
www.madrekarin.blogspot.com |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 5:05:43 PM
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I remember there used to be a member called sourjane - a long time ago!
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 5:09:21 PM
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Hi Karin.
I checked with our tech guy about the e-mail you received from PayPal to see if it might be connected to the problems we had on the forum today. He said that it almost certainly was NOT connected. He said that he regularly gets spam e-mail that looks like it's from Pay Pal, banks, credit cards, etc. I've received those myself too, but have never experienced any problems with my real Pay Pal account. You did the only thing we can really do by alerting PayPal.
Thanks everyone!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2007 : 5:13:39 PM
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Hi Jeannie!
Yes, you have a good memory - sourjayne was our Sarah, who worked with me on the magazines and websites a couple of years ago. She has since moved away, but still had an account on the forum. We went ahead and disabled that account, and the tech guys with our ISP will be watching the forum closely for a few days.
Thanks!
Carol
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming 'WOO HOO, what a ride!'"
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Nov 15 2007 : 04:27:10 AM
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I had trouble yesterday evening (EST) accessing the site and thought it was a problem on my end, nothing like described above, just odd format of postings (without background colors or MJF logo) then I'd get "error on page" or "server unavailable" pages, so I shut down for the night.
All seems okay today, thanks to all for a speedy response.
Jo
"Wish I had time to work with herbs all day!" |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2007 : 04:57:01 AM
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Thank you, Carol, for all the hard work you and your coworkers do in keeping this a safe place. It is really incredible.
Karin - I get those paypal emails often, and I always forward them on to spoof@paypal.com
To everyone, never do business with paypal unless you have gone to their site and logged in personally. Then you know you are dealing with the correct folks!
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9438 Posts |
Posted - Nov 17 2007 : 2:42:10 PM
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Jo,
I had that same thing happen a few nights ago. So, I just got off and when I got back on the next day all was fine.
Denise
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
www.torismimi.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 4:57:20 PM
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Sourjane (and Gabe) apparently, are at it again, Ms. Carol...I know that you're on it already, probably 
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Gabe
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Gabe
Moscow
Idaho
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 5:23:12 PM
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We deal with this all the time (filtering out all the garbage new users, watching for spam posts, etc.), but unfortunately it seems someone managed to get through again today.
Looks like we're back up and running already, though! |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 5:26:03 PM
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Thanks, Gabe--IS THIS THE REAL GABE????--Just kidding...I knew something was odd when you had posted on ALL of the threads. I had no idea you had such an interest in housedresses :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Gabe
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Gabe
Moscow
Idaho
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 6:23:31 PM
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| Oh, you wouldn't believe! Check out my collection at ww.housedresses.cialis.c... Oh, wait. No, I'm the real Gabe now. I mean, um... just kidding! |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2008 : 6:26:23 PM
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Hee hee! Crackin' me up, Gabe!!! Thank you again for all that you do, including a wonderful sense of humor!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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