Wait for the facts!

[Andy Murray]

Apologies to those denied their MAP fix over the last few hours.

Current thinking is that the site has been deliberately hacked!

I assure you all resources will be put into finding out what has happened, who did it, their location, and my expenses to give them a good spanking!

[Tika]

Ill tackle them for ya.... and it wont be my normal nice tackling either!

[Trent Tiemeyer]

*puts on rubber gloves, neglects lubricant*

[spacepimp]

takes lubricant mixes with sand

[Andy Murray]

MAP's magnificent Seven is in the making.

Spacepimp is the scientist, mixing up our powders.

Tika is our takedown specialist, setting up....

..Trent, our Orificial invader.

Three more for the Seven?

[Mind Aflame]

Wow, you have to be sorry for the guy. If you have to hack a website, WHY one inhabited by martial artists? There are some vicious people here!

[hongkongfuey]

I'm in. I'll be the computer geek.

If that role exists! :D

[wild_pitch]

All this talk of men and lube is kind of making me uncomfortable guys.

=)

[Saz]

MAP's magnificent Seven is in the making.

Spacepimp is the scientist, mixing up our powders.

Tika is our takedown specialist, setting up....

..Trent, our Orificial invader.

Three more for the Seven?

Me! What about me!

I'll shove a boot so far up their ass, they can floss with the laces :)

[Andy Murray]

Computer geek role is important, can think of no one better HKF.

K Gal, your boots are definitely unique, so you're in.

One more?

[KickChick]

me me me!!! :woo:

[Andy Murray]

All vacancies taken.

KC takes the final slot.

Lookout hackers! :D

[nunchukpaul]

I can be the ref who says when the hacker has had enough beatings for one day. of course i cant speak :p

[Nevada_MO_Guy]

Current thinking is that the site has been deliberately hacked!


Got off work last night at 11pm CST, tried logging on a little after midnight.

When I typed in www.martialartsplanet.com it took me to http://mercutio.dnsaction.com/suspended.page/ :confused:

Glad to see your up and running today. :)

[WhiteWizard]

Fine then don't take the best qualified person :p

runs off in a huff :D

[Saz]

Sorry, I'm already in. Did you miss that bit? :D

[JohnnyX]

/me raises a hand.

Errm! Don't you need a driver? And more importantly, someone to take the photos? :D :D :D

[FortuneFaded]

All this talk of men and lube is kind of making me uncomfortable guys.

=)

hey its the new millenium, loosen up a bit, now wheres the lube O.o

sooo yer websites bin hacked, i agree what a silly thing to do, lets find the hacker and have one of the more, better ma's turn the hacker into a pretzel.

[Trent Tiemeyer]

Andy, this is a martial arts board. We don't recognize the existence of the Magnificent Seven. There is only The Seven Samurai.

http://www.sprout.org/toshiro/images/lastsamurai/sevensamurai3.jpg

[Tika]

This reminds me of the thirtheenth warrior.....

[Andy Murray]

Andy, this is a martial arts board. We don't recognize the existence of the Magnificent Seven. There is only The Seven Samurai.


Good point Trent.

Now tell your Avatar to tuck in that right elbow a bit, you could get a one legged uppercut in there! :D

[Jang Bong]

If you need a reserve list, I'm happy to stand in for HKF as the computer geek.

Any mental health specialists out there to try and help anyone crazy enough to hack into this site? Did they not read ANY of the content??? [This help obviously after the physical help needed after they are 'chastised'] :D

[Anth]

why does everything happen when im away training or sleeping, the only times when im NOT on here :confused: :mad:

I'll go back to my usual role of Official MAP Clouter then :D


no clouting smileys :(, on the crappy college connection again :(

[DaemonLlama]

Andy, this is a martial arts board. We don't recognize the existence of the Magnificent Seven. There is only The Seven Samurai.


Ha, I didn't even pick up on that. The whole thread I'm thinking "They need a disrespectful farm boy larrikin, weilding a no-dachi."

Westerns pffff

[JohnnyX]

Apologies to those denied their MAP fix over the last few hours.

Current thinking is that the site has been deliberately hacked!

I assure you all resources will be put into finding out what has happened, who did it, their location, and my expenses to give them a good spanking!

I think the same thing happened again this morning at a similar time. :(

[Ghost Frog]

Can I be the comic sidekick who's not really part of the gang, but provides amusing subplots by means of the ridiculous japes into which I entangle myself?

[Keikai]

Joking aside, is it me or did it just happen again?

[JohnnyX]

Joking aside, is it me or did it just happen again?

You didn't see my post - just two above yours. :eek:

[booksie_girl]

I don't care if the positions for the seven are already filled, I'm joining and there's nothing you can do about it. As Kwaj once said, you need a sweet, innocent looking person (that's me by the way :D), who is not quite as sweet as she looks. Kgirl can't get to do all of the kicking!

Seriously though, do we know what is going on? Have we got any idea of who did it, and why? I know there's a few people out there a bit resentful of the way they've been 'discriminated against' *couch*, but really ... :woo:

[JohnnyX]

Right, I am now taking bookings for a seat in the audience. :D

ALL proceeds to MAP of course!

[KickChick]

Kgirl can't get to do all of the kicking!
.......
Seriously though, do we know what is going on?

er uh .... what about me ???? :( I'm in this too you know! ;)


seriously .... if I were the culprit I'd be afraid ...... very afraid!!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_6_100.gif

[Chickenpants]

I am sure the admin guys are ontop of things, thought it worth mentioning this
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php . Basically there appears to be a recently found IE exploit which allows code to be dowloaded and executed without the user being aware, the nasty bit is that someone has been hacking websites so that they insert some javascript at the end of the normal web page which will exploit the IE vulnerability. Apparently some search engines and shopping sites were affected...

Paul.

[Kwajman]

Grrrrrrrrrrr, since I'm in the medical field. I'd certainly be willing to bring a shovel and pronounce dead whatever you guys leave behind.......

And I have to agree with someone else above, WHY hack a site with a bunch of people who could kill you? Sheesh....

I have an incredibly funny smilie that would fit perfectly here. But I'm afraid it wouldn't pass the censors.

[Kinjiro Tsukasa]

If you need the hackers bitten and clawed, I'll be happy to oblige.

[spacepimp]

Well seeing how I am in the chemical munitions department better head to the store for some more refried beans...

[natxanadu]

well i hope you get it sorted, i had some probems in the past with mysql eating up all its connections, a nightmare

[Tika]

Ok Im in KILL mode.... lets go do this

[Anth]

does this have anything to do with the server being too busy to let me in?

and before you all say it, i know it doesnt like me ;)

[Hannibal]

Jail cells at your disposal team....and if you need any "riot squad" assitance I can have a van full round in 10 minutes :D

[Anth]

no need for a riot van, they just have to say "OI! GEORDIES! NEWKIE BROON ALE IF YA CLOUT THESE!" :D:D:D

[La Mancha]

I am sure the admin guys are ontop of things, thought it worth mentioning this
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php . Basically there appears to be a recently found IE exploit which allows code to be dowloaded and executed without the user being aware, the nasty bit is that someone has been hacking websites so that they insert some javascript at the end of the normal web page which will exploit the IE vulnerability. Apparently some search engines and shopping sites were affected...

Paul.
Also banks, large stores etc.
Microsoft knows about it but has no patch for it yet.
When you find whoever I think the nuts, string, rock, bridge should do the trick followed by Kgirls boot in a strategic place.

David

[Anth]

When you find whoever I think the nuts, string, rock, bridge should do the trick followed by Kgirls boot in a strategic place.

erm... ouch? :eek:

[Hannibal]

Gask, surely that should read;

"OI! BONNY LADS! GAN' AN' PAGGA THEM HACKERS AN' I'LL GIVE YEES A COUPLE O' BOTTLES O' DOG EACH"...(FOG ON THE TYNE ETC)

[Anth]

Hannibal> i would have said that if i could get away with so much geordie in one post, but i cant :(

[WhiteWizard]

Sorry, I'm already in. Did you miss that bit? :D
I think you'll find i'm better qualified in computing :p. and yes i know you have an MSc but it was 1 year i've done 4 :D

[Togakure]

I think you'll find i'm better qualified in computing :p. and yes i know you have an MSc but it was 1 year i've done 4 :D

Stop arguing who is best geek, and bite the hackers balls off. :woo:

[Cain]

err......what happend exactly? :confused:

I missed too many things it seems, if ya catch the hacker remind me, I'll be ready to spit my coke on him ;)

|Cain|

[Togakure]

err......what happend exactly? :confused:

I missed too many things it seems, if ya catch the hacker remind me, I'll be ready to spit my coke on him ;)

|Cain|

And they say you was to tough on 'Mr Anderson'

[johndoch]

I hate this crap involving hackers and numpties who seem to get off on this sort of BS :mad: :mad:

[Andy Murray]

I hate this crap involving hackers and numpties who seem to get off on this sort of BS :mad: :mad:

Aye, me too.

It's the kind of person who;

Pee's on a public toilet seat on purpose, so someone else will have to clean it up!

Parks in a designated disabled parking space, when they don't need to.

Provokes a fight, only when they are sure they can win.

Enjoys torturing animals.

Is prepared to rape, steal or murder.

etc.

In short, a coward!

[Nrv4evr]

andy, once again, you've summed up life in a simple list. how the hell do you do it? :p

[bcullen]

Stop arguing who is best geek, and bite the hackers balls off. :woo:

Well said! Of course everyone knows I'm the alpha-geek here, anyhow :p

I just finished the database programming contract I've been working on for the last month. If you need any help figuring out what they did, reverse engineering it or just kicking the spit out if 'em. Let me know. :D

[GhostRider]

Maybe this is a mass attack? Trying to tie up or shut down the site, who've you been kicking off recently? Old Trolls spring to mine as suspects. But I'm sure this is stuff you have all thought up and are or will be acting on. Good luck and happy hunting... :woo: :yeleyes: :woo:

[aikiMac]

takes lubricant mixes with sand
Dude, you just gave me nightmares. That is so evil. Not that the hackers don't deserve it, of course.


If you have to hack a website, WHY one inhabited by martial artists?
Maybe they were ninja hackers?

:eek: Where's Kinjiro?

[hongkongfuey]

This is getting scary. Martial Arts Geek Wars - whatever next!

[Freeform]

Sorry I'm late, seven of you?!?

Just gimme an address, a crow bar, a toilet paper tube, some hairspray a lighter and a hamster! :D

[Tripitaka of AA]

I trust "Da Management" have thought of contacting "E-Budo.Com" people about this. That site is STILL off the air following a hacker attack (is it a month yet?). Of course, they had the added complication of the site owner being out of the country and unable to get to the server to do things (he was working on a security contract in Iraq, personal protection, etc.).

If a happy hacker is dumb enough to do one MA website, he may be dumb enough to do two. There are a few others that should be watching their backdoors about now.

In passing... , I was rather unsettled to be invited to check out a discussion forum recently that had just been set up by a 15-year old, where the topic areas were Knife-Fighting, Home-Made Explosives, Sparring and ... Hacking!

I can live without enemies like that right now... so I have not returned, even to try and persuade them how reckless and wrecking their foolishness can be.

[KickChick]

I was rather unsettled to be invited to check out a discussion forum recently that had just been set up by a 15-year old, where the topic areas were Knife-Fighting, Home-Made Explosives, Sparring and ... Hacking!


You too? ;)

[Andy Murray]

I trust "Da Management" have thought of contacting "E-Budo.Com" people about this.

E-Budo is back up now, but yes, I've been in contact with them, as I have with many other forums today.

I'll keep turning over rocks until I find my maggot!

[Tripitaka of AA]

E-Budo is back up now!


May my joy be unconfined!!, THE MAGGOTS SHALL BE CRUSHED!

But would you care to tell me how it worked for you... and not me :( ...

[Kaith Rustaz]

On June 14th, at about 8pm (EST) something on our server caused CPU load to climb through the roof. Normally running between .8 and 1.1 it was in the 700 range when our datacenter managed to fight their way in and reboot it. We weren't able to isolate the cause.

This could be someone stupidly targeting martial arts sites, or an issue with vb. When y'all find out more I'd be interested.

Good luck and congrats on getting MAP back up fast.
And its good to see E-Budo back as well.

:)

[Andy Murray]

Thanks Bob.

[Andy Murray]

May my joy be unconfined!!, THE MAGGOTS SHALL BE CRUSHED!

But would you care to tell me how it worked for you... and not me :( ...

I'm not sure.

I had a really old link in an email which is what I followed.

[La Mancha]

Sorry I'm late, seven of you?!?

Just gimme an address, a crow bar, a toilet paper tube, some hairspray a lighter and a hamster! :D

So whats with the hairspray?

David

[hongkongfuey]

On June 14th, at about 8pm (EST) something on our server caused CPU load to climb through the roof. Normally running between .8 and 1.1 it was in the 700 range when our datacenter managed to fight their way in and reboot it. We weren't able to isolate the cause.


sounds pretty similar to what we experienced. Ours certainly broke 200-300 CPU usage instead of the usual 1-2ish.


This could be someone stupidly targeting martial arts sites, or an issue with vb. When y'all find out more I'd be interested.


We are investigating this - not sure why someone would target martial arts sites though!


Good luck and congrats on getting MAP back up fast.
And its good to see E-Budo back as well.


And thanks for your support Bob - It's really good to see different sites helping each other. :D

[George Kohler]

Hi Everyone,

I don't believe e-budo was hacked. What happened was the domain name went into a redemption period. I paid the fees, but I could not get into Network Solutions unless I had the passwords. John Lindsey was in Iraq and his username and passwords were in Houston. I then had to get his drivers license and a copy of his utility bill, because the address that Network Solutions had was an old one. I faxed all the information and was able to change the passwords. That was on Thursday. E-Budo is now back up. If I can help in any way, please let me know. I know how it feels not being able to log on to a favorite forum :)

[hongkongfuey]

If I can help in any way, please let me know. I know how it feels not being able to log on to a favorite forum

Likewise George - thanks.

[JohnnyX]

Could it be that the MAP Server just needs a reboot.

If I had a £pound for every server problem that I have solved with a reboot, I'd be very well off!

Just a thought - and maybe one that's already been had by others.

Cheers. :)

[hongkongfuey]

Been there and done that already Johhny. It definitely looks like a deliberate hack, and possibly one that has affected other sites.

We are currently working on tracing back some of the IP addresses used, and also talking to other sites that have been affected by this so we can pool our information.

Once we have the name and address of those responsible, I'll just post their details here. I'm sure there are plenty of MAP members keen to pay them a friendly visit! ;)

[booksie_girl]

Once we have the name and address of those responsible, I'll just post their details here. I'm sure there are plenty of MAP members keen to pay them a friendly visit! ;)

Here here *bares teeth*

[aikiMac]

Here here *bares teeth*

Here here *rolls up sleeves, bares biceps*







(hey, I can dream)

[spacepimp]

Here here *rolls up sleeves, bares biceps*


(hey, I can dream)
here here opens a fresh can of beans

[Kenpo Kicker]

If they are in my area I will send my ma crew after them and we will stop them from hacking permanently.

[JohnnyX]

Do you need any help from us I.T. MAPers with your investigations or have you got it covered?

Cheers. :)

[Kwajman]

Sorry I'm late, seven of you?!?

Just gimme an address, a crow bar, a toilet paper tube, some hairspray a lighter and a hamster! :D


Bwahaha, Let me know when your ready, I'll bring the digital camera...

[Kinjiro Tsukasa]

Fangs and claws out and ready...

[La Mancha]

Been there and done that already Johhny. It definitely looks like a deliberate hack, and possibly one that has affected other sites.

We are currently working on tracing back some of the IP addresses used, and also talking to other sites that have been affected by this so we can pool our information.

Once we have the name and address of those responsible, I'll just post their details here. I'm sure there are plenty of MAP members keen to pay them a friendly visit! ;)

Acording to ZDnet they found the guy in Russia.

[YODA]

Acording to ZDnet they found the guy in Russia.
Got a link? I can't find anything there.

[KickChick]

Got a link? I can't find anything there.


Here ya go .....
Web Attack Disarmed at Source (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39158858,00.htm)

[YODA]

Here ya go .....
Web Attack Disarmed at Source (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39158858,00.htm)
Hmmm.... I don't see anything there that has anything to do with what happened here.

[StorDuff]

"The Internet Explorer flaws that enabled the Russian attack, however, affect every user of the Web browser, because Microsoft has not yet released a patch. Microsoft advised users to set their browsers' security to the highest settings, even though doing so could break some Web functionality. The company also promised a patch for the flaws soon."


Gotta love Firefox! :o

[CFT]

Apparently someone/something is trying to hack all vBulletin forums ...

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30949

[hongkongfuey]

it's an interesting one - VB.com seem to think it only affects older forums (version 2), but some of the sites that have been down recently (including ourselves) are version 3 as well. However, MAP did not lose any posts, but were instead hit with a DOS (Denial of Service) attack, so there may be several form of attack going on at the moment.

vbulletin 3.02 should be due out this week, so I'm going to look at installing this as a priority in case it has patches for any potential security issues. I might even sneak some other minor upgrades into this process.

[Anth]

wooo upgrades :). Gaskell likes upgrades :D

[Mrs Owt]

wooo upgrades :). Gaskell likes upgrades :D
Maybe a comfy chair for you in chat Gaskell? ;)

[booksie_girl]

wooo upgrades :). Gaskell likes upgrades :D
Sounds good :D

[JohnnyX]

wooo upgrades :). Gaskell likes upgrades :D

How do you think I feel about upgrades then? :D :eek: :D

[booksie_girl]

Thrilled:D you'll be up all night searching for problems to point out :p

[Anth]

hmmm more upgrades for JohnnyX to break :D

Candy> you never know ;) :)

[La Mancha]

How about upgrading the coffee machine?

David

[YODA]

How about upgrading the coffee machine?

David
I have SO got to get me one of those! :D

[BenF]

...any technical knowledge required, just ask.