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    Boards.ie Hacked

    According to the 4.30 news on newstalk. 1000's of accounts have been broken in to.

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    the sites been down all day
    "I'm just a chilled out entertainer"

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    Was just coming on to start this thread. they've full disclosure of what happened and what members should do on the site now www.boards.ie

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    Did foot get hacked too? Or was it coincidental that it went down?

    Tallaght Stadium Regular

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    Coincidence, one of the Foot.ie database tables was corrupted and it sent the site for a loop. Happened just as I was leaving Dublin for Cork, which is why I'm only fixing it now. Sorry.
    Last edited by dahamsta; 21/01/2010 at 10:19 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dahamsta View Post
    Coincidence, one of the Foot.ie database tables was corrupted and it sent the site for a loop. Happened just as I was leaving Dublin for Cork, which is why I'm only fixing it now. Sorry.
    Not good enough.

    I had to actually do work today to pass the time at work.

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    Ah. Disk full. That would explain it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leeside Swagger View Post
    According to the 4.30 news on newstalk. 1000's of accounts have been broken in to.
    What does that actually mean though? Why would anybody hack into the site and what information is available in the accounts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harpsbear View Post
    What does that actually mean though? Why would anybody hack into the site and what information is available in the accounts?
    Email addresses for a start for all sorts of spam

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    Funnily enough I've gotten a huge amount of spam in the last couple of days, a real pain in the arse.
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    thanks boards.ie, now God knows who has all our log in names, email addresses and passwords!!

    Nice one!

    Must check me on line bank account!!

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    I see a few of us present on here yesterday got hit by a spammer. For once I decided to read it and it was the usual. Looking for my identity and bank account and that. However he actually made a joke around it been spam saying 'Its not spam' (well ok maybe a little ) before going on. Opening it makes no difference I assume. Obviously if I followed his instructions it might be a little different.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harpsbear View Post
    I see a few of us present on here yesterday got hit by a spammer. For once I decided to read it and it was the usual. Looking for my identity and bank account and that. However he actually made a joke around it been spam saying 'Its not spam' (well ok maybe a little ) before going on. Opening it makes no difference I assume. Obviously if I followed his instructions it might be a little different.
    I wanted to be as pleasant as possible. Ah go on, sure, just send me your wee account number there...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sligobhoy67 View Post
    thanks boards.ie, now God knows who has all our log in names, email addresses and passwords!!

    Nice one!

    Must check me on line bank account!!
    Don't worry, it's empty...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harpsbear View Post
    I see a few of us present on here yesterday got hit by a spammer. For once I decided to read it and it was the usual. Looking for my identity and bank account and that. However he actually made a joke around it been spam saying 'Its not spam' (well ok maybe a little ) before going on. Opening it makes no difference I assume. Obviously if I followed his instructions it might be a little different.
    what was "his" name ?!
    I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
    And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
    I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
    Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away

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    I have proof who hacked in, I 'videoed' them doing it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUY8HysBzsE

    The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist thinks it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deckydee View Post
    I have proof who hacked in, I 'videoed' them doing it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUY8HysBzsE

    dont ya just hate it when that happens to ya
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    God that was a terrible movie.

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