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I feel sick...; That was close.. ughh...
Topic Started: Feb 24 2005, 06:35 PM (1,404 Views)
Aaron
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A blast from the past.

Thatsa why they need to make DNA FingerPrint bans :yes: I had a few members like that before no idea what to do since they did it at school so if I banned the IP I would also be banned from it when I was at school. :angry:
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Auron89
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PhranK
February 25, 2005 06:47 PM
If people would start behaving a little more responsibly and practicing decent security, the "hackers" ruining their forums wouldn't be able to do anything and would get bored and leave IF on their own.  :r

Yeah, but if a hacker wants your forum deleted they'll probably succeed, though trojans and hacks, etc. Sometimes there's basically nothing you can do, even if you ban them.
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Yeah, but if a hacker wants your forum deleted they'll probably succeed, though trojans and hacks, etc. Sometimes there's basically nothing you can do


That's not true at all.

And yes, MedeivalStarGazer, I guess I am blaming you and other admins this happens to, not that I would have put it that way, but also"hackers" as well, of course, and anyone else involved.
Not saying that to be mean, just accurate.
I'm sorry it happened and all, but IF forums cannot be hacked, so in one way or another, it was your negligence which allowed the "hacker" to gain access and mess things up. :/

Everyone should also note that posting the IP's of others likely violates IF's TOS rules protecting privacy.
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Typhoon Omi
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:yoda: is the big fish of 'hacking' right now. Sad thing is, the guy's an actual hacker, not a password cracker. Waste of life though, and banned by the yahoo! company. :ph34r:

Aaaaanyway, glad you caught it in time.

Remember what phrank said about privacy? that includes names
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Typhoon Omi
February 26, 2005 07:51 PM
:yoda: is the big fish of 'hacking' right now. Sad thing is, the guy's an actual hacker, not a password cracker. Waste of life though, and banned by the yahoo! company. :ph34r:

Aaaaanyway, glad you caught it in time.

Who *exactly* is :yoda:? Surely you are not referring to the YuGiOh character?

Yes. IF Boards cannot be hacked. Only if you're stupid and make a stupid password.


Remember what phrank said about privacy? that includes names
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Auron89
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PhranK
February 26, 2005 11:46 PM
That's not true at all.

Okay, believe what you want.
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I'll believe what's true, thanks. ;)
I'd be more than happy to make a forum just for these so-called hackers to try to hack, and award the "winner" $50 or something, though that would be encouraging TOS violations, so Duffy probably wouldn't appreciate it. :unsure:

Fact is, if these "hackers" could do anything at all, they'd have done it to this forum long ago and would still be doing it several times a week.
And they'd likely have gone after my forum and those of the other staff members as well, since most chronic rule-breakers tend to not like us for some reason. :r

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Only if you're stupid and make a stupid password


That's not true either.
There are several ways that someone can gain access to your account, and a stupid password is only one of them, though it is the most common, by far.
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Well at least you sorted it out in time. :D good job.
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PhranK
February 27, 2005 08:54 AM
since most chronic rule-breakers tend to not like us for some reason. :r


probably because IF staff tried to ban them, that would be enough to make someone try to crack his/her way into staff's boards :rofl:
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MedeivalStarGazer
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I didn't mean to start an argument, lol. Anyway, these people we call "hackers" are technically sposed to be called "crackers" when they're stealing others information, but it's no big deal. Also, yes, it's very easy for a cracker to get your password on IF or any other site. There are many programs designed specifically for this purpose. Take Brutus for example. Or even Artmoney.
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Right.
Why isn't DuffMan's password being cracked 10 times a day then? :r
Or ever, for that matter.
My $50 offer still stands.

I don't mean to argue either, but we can't really have people making false or inaccurate claims about IF's security.
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MedeivalStarGazer
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I'm not making a false claim! And as to how my pass got cracked in the first place was because it wasn't alphnumeric, just alpha. Duffman's has probably always been alphanumeric, and most likely just a random chain of letters and numbers. I never make random pass's, I forget them, lol. Now my passcode can't be cracked by pass cracking software.
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yeah it almost happened to me but i new what was up when i was fixing it up and it says logged in 10 mins ago then it said 1 sec so i new something was up so i changed my pass fast and kicked him off and he could get in ...so he tried to sign up nad make a new account on the same computer and i got to see his ip so i banned him and iv never seen him since.


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maxxillian
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PhranK
February 27, 2005 10:26 AM
Right.
Why isn't DuffMan's password being cracked 10 times a day then? :r
Or ever, for that matter.
My $50 offer still stands.

I don't mean to argue either, but we can't really have people making false or inaccurate claims about IF's security.

link to board? :P
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Me and my girlfriend are getting married soon and having a baby
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