Re: Oh no, I've been hacked

Yeah, phpBB is a favorite among script kiddies. I don't think there's a
phpBB I've been a member of that hasn't gotten hacked at some point.

Justin

Grant Stockly wrote:

>I just discovered that someone "hacked" a phpBB web board I have.
>
>What they really did was use a few documented exploits to change the name
>of the categories and then post a bunch of spam. So they probably found
>the bug track list, found the bug, and went in google looking for old
>versions of phpBB.
>
>I knew for a while that the version of phpBB had holes, but didn't think
>someone would mess with a small time website. (phpBB takes a while to
>upgrade due to the "mod" methods)
>
>Its like the security holes with your car. Parking at CARRS you don't
>expect someone to key it.
>
>Anyway, its pretty stupid and its already fixed...but now I have a little
>less faith in man kind. :(
>
>Grant
>
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