All,
Apologies for the downtime of the forum today. I don't know how the hacker managed to get into the forum, although it seems they've piggy-backed via my user details. I've taken the following precautions:
It's been a learning experience. The downtime has also had the positive that I've had a moment to update the forum to the latest software and have finally fixed the issue with flags. When creating threads, huge lists of flags no longer appear, and the appropriate icon can be selected from a dropdown box just under the thread posting area.
Apologies for the downtime of the forum today. I don't know how the hacker managed to get into the forum, although it seems they've piggy-backed via my user details. I've taken the following precautions:
- Scanned personal computer for all spyware, malware, trojans, and viruses. All that were found were promptly removed.
- Reinstalled the whole forum, changing passwords and usernames on the server.
- Discovered and deleted a number of files that were slipped somehow onto the server and were feeding information remotely to the hacker.
- Disabled all non-essential third-party plug-ins.
It's been a learning experience. The downtime has also had the positive that I've had a moment to update the forum to the latest software and have finally fixed the issue with flags. When creating threads, huge lists of flags no longer appear, and the appropriate icon can be selected from a dropdown box just under the thread posting area.