Comments on: Epilepsy Foundation eCommunities Hacked http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/23/epilepsy-foundation-ecommunities-hacked/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:26:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: sexy http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/23/epilepsy-foundation-ecommunities-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-625628 sexy Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:26:21 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2000#comment-625628 Lol idiots. Doesnt matter if the website was made from notepad, dreamweaver, or a pile of shit. DDOS doesnt work from the website itself. Lol idiots. Doesnt matter if the website was made from notepad, dreamweaver, or a pile of shit. DDOS doesnt work from the website itself.

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]]> By: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/23/epilepsy-foundation-ecommunities-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-446550 John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:58:08 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2000#comment-446550 I'm not sure what software they use, but it's Cold Fusion based. Their real problem was apparently they allowed HTML in their postings, which allowed the hackers to post some Javascript, and the rest is history. I'm informed that the community is back online and fully operational, so you can visit it once again safely. I’m not sure what software they use, but it’s Cold Fusion based. Their real problem was apparently they allowed HTML in their postings, which allowed the hackers to post some Javascript, and the rest is history.

I’m informed that the community is back online and fully operational, so you can visit it once again safely.

]]> By: Epilepsy Foundation eCommunities Hacked · Buwin Technology http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/23/epilepsy-foundation-ecommunities-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-445762 Epilepsy Foundation eCommunities Hacked · Buwin Technology Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:37:12 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2000#comment-445762 [...] Smart Mobs wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] Smart Mobs wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...]

]]> By: 314159pi http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/23/epilepsy-foundation-ecommunities-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-445747 314159pi Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:57:49 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2000#comment-445747 were they using the same PHP software that we use or an earlier version? were they using the same PHP software that we use or an earlier version?

]]> By: Epilepsy Foundation eCommunities Hacked http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/23/epilepsy-foundation-ecommunities-hacked/comment-page-1/#comment-445746 Epilepsy Foundation eCommunities Hacked Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:57:18 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2000#comment-445746 [...] TECHNO FOR OUR LIFE - Brings Us To The Future wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Sadly, the Epilepsy Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping the lives of 3 million Americans who suffer from epilepsy, had their online community hacked over the weekend. It appears the attack generated hundreds, if not thousands, of new posts to the community, resulting in basically a denial of service (DOS) attack. A denial of service attack is exactly what it sounds — the attackers do something to the service to make it unusable for the rest of the world. If you’re a member of the Epi [...] [...] TECHNO FOR OUR LIFE – Brings Us To The Future wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Sadly, the Epilepsy Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping the lives of 3 million Americans who suffer from epilepsy, had their online community hacked over the weekend. It appears the attack generated hundreds, if not thousands, of new posts to the community, resulting in basically a denial of service (DOS) attack. A denial of service attack is exactly what it sounds — the attackers do something to the service to make it unusable for the rest of the world. If you’re a member of the Epi [...]

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