Status update for PassionFord. (Stus comment page 2)
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We discovered that someone hijacked Mike Rainbird's account and started using it to stir up all kinds of trouble. As of right now, all admin and moderator accounts except mine, Petrucci, and Stu @ M Developments have been locked out.
Stu will be checking on things tomorrow when he has time. Until then, unfortunately, I can't provide further details.
Sorry for the trouble, and have a nice day.
Stu will be checking on things tomorrow when he has time. Until then, unfortunately, I can't provide further details.
Sorry for the trouble, and have a nice day.
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no offence but who are you? one of the new admin team?
i only ask as a concerened paid up site member coz things seem to be going hill rapidly and so far we have been told diddly squat
imo we dont just need told about whats occured tonight,we need to know whats happening with the site in general
i only ask as a concerened paid up site member coz things seem to be going hill rapidly and so far we have been told diddly squat
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Originally Posted by rauri
no offence but who are you? one of the new admin team?
i only ask as a concerened paid up site member coz things seem to be going hill rapidly and so far we have been told diddly squat
imo we dont just need told about whats occured tonight,we need to know whats happening with the site in general
i only ask as a concerened paid up site member coz things seem to be going hill rapidly and so far we have been told diddly squat
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Originally Posted by rauri
no offence but who are you? one of the new admin team?
i only ask as a concerened paid up site member coz things seem to be going hill rapidly and so far we have been told diddly squat
imo we dont just need told about whats occured tonight,we need to know whats happening with the site in general
i only ask as a concerened paid up site member coz things seem to be going hill rapidly and so far we have been told diddly squat
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one things for sure
even if it was mike's account that was used, it wasn't a moderator who did this if all the other mods were banned, mods cant ban other mods
so it was someone with admin powers lol
even if it was mike's account that was used, it wasn't a moderator who did this if all the other mods were banned, mods cant ban other mods
so it was someone with admin powers lol
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
one things for sure
even if it was mike's account that was used, it wasn't a moderator who did this if all the other mods were banned, mods cant ban other mods
so it was someone with admin powers lol
even if it was mike's account that was used, it wasn't a moderator who did this if all the other mods were banned, mods cant ban other mods
so it was someone with admin powers lol
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Originally Posted by joshF
does you think pet trying go the easy way out and completely destroy his own site ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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Originally Posted by rauri
Originally Posted by joshF
does you think pet trying go the easy way out and completely destroy his own site ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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dont no then
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Originally Posted by joshF
Originally Posted by POPEYE
one things for sure
even if it was mike's account that was used, it wasn't a moderator who did this if all the other mods were banned, mods cant ban other mods
so it was someone with admin powers lol
even if it was mike's account that was used, it wasn't a moderator who did this if all the other mods were banned, mods cant ban other mods
so it was someone with admin powers lol
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josh, im only going from when i was online this morning ( my time ) and there was a post from stu about him standing down, and all the mods seemed to have been banned, and i know for a fact a mod cant ban another mod, i tried it when i first became one back in the day,lol
would be good though, even though stu doesnt admin this site no more ( but still can when he wants too ) to give me back my moderators powers
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
Amusingly it was only a couple of days ago that me and john were talking about how the only way to flush out the new admin to actually post for once was probably to hack the site ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
Looks like we were right![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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Looks like we were right
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looks like you were right tho,id guess that cars2007 is one of the new admin
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my concern is that they take this oppertunity to fuck off all the old staff tho.........
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Originally Posted by rauri
Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
Amusingly it was only a couple of days ago that me and john were talking about how the only way to flush out the new admin to actually post for once was probably to hack the site ![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
Looks like we were right![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
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Looks like we were right
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Originally Posted by rauri
looks like you were right tho,
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Originally Posted by rauri
id guess that cars2007 is one of the new admin ![Confused](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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Originally Posted by rauri
my concern is that they take this oppertunity to fuck off all the old staff tho.........
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't you anyway chip lol
And id rename the mods room to the chip apprecation room again
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Seriously though, all joking aside, at least we now know there IS someone (cars2007) running the place.
hopefully when the dust of tonights humour settles, they can introduce themselves properly, and the site can get back to normal with them running it.
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Originally Posted by joshF
just out of interest how can you hack a site anyway
cant be easy![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
cant be easy
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so ive heard
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Originally Posted by joshF
just out of interest how can you hack a site anyway
cant be easy![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
cant be easy
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So we just made a point out of it, and to be fair to Pet, it shocked him into action and he patched the site up properly with all the security updates, so fingers crossed that happens again now.
If the site (doesnt seem to be much "if" about it TBH) has been bought as a commerical entity then I would imagine that taking security seriously makes a lot of commerical sense so will happen from this point forward fingers crossed.
Im sure they have backups anyway of course, but better to not have to use them in the first place!
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josh, for the likes of you and me maybe, but i surpose someone that knows how to do it , it could be quite easy
chip, i dont read it as that cars2007 is admin though, could be one of the other moderators
chip, i dont read it as that cars2007 is admin though, could be one of the other moderators
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
josh, for the likes of you and me maybe, but i surpose someone that knows how to do it , it could be quite easy
chip, i dont read it as that cars2007 is admin though, could be one of the other moderators![Confused](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
chip, i dont read it as that cars2007 is admin though, could be one of the other moderators
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if all the staff were banned and possibly had passwords changed then using an unused account and giving it admin powers is the easy way to regain control and reset the other staffs accounts rather than trying to figure out changed passwords,or at least thats how its been done in the past on a site im on
if that makes any sense,its late
if that makes any sense,its late
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PS
I would assume that posts in the mod forum count towards the total posts a user has made, so based on the count of 1 for cars2007, they havent even introduced themselves in the mod forum (if it still exists, lol) so no doubt the mods are as clueless as we are to the identity.
I would assume that posts in the mod forum count towards the total posts a user has made, so based on the count of 1 for cars2007, they havent even introduced themselves in the mod forum (if it still exists, lol) so no doubt the mods are as clueless as we are to the identity.
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hold on,why did they only lock the first page of GD? (i know theres a load of posts missing )
seems a bit pointless and stupid
maybe it wasnt a new staff member after all
seems a bit pointless and stupid
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maybe it wasnt a new staff member after all
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what surprid me was how quick they did it, i think i was posting something or looking at something, then all of a sudden 3 hours worth of post went in a flash, then another 6 hours or so's worth in another flash