Has the forum been hacked?

Donbona · 06-24-2012, 09:42 AM

Every time I go into the forum today I get a huge pic of some random yellow car? Is this just me? Here is a screen shot

McShine · 06-25-2012, 01:38 AM

I've never seen that Opel Corsa before, So I think it's only you.

Try resetting your Safari and disable the unknown add-ons.

phrenetiK · 06-25-2012, 08:23 AM

if you are stealing someones wifi they might be messing with you.

Donbona · 06-25-2012, 08:33 AM

Nope... my wifi at home.

signes · 06-25-2012, 05:53 PM

The whole site has been offline since about 10:30 eastern I think. Mods, what's up?

Donbona · 06-26-2012, 01:25 AM

Mods??

arnsbrae · 06-26-2012, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donbona

Mods??

DOS attack perhaps?

skinrock · 06-27-2012, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signes

The whole site has been offline since about 10:30 eastern I think. Mods, what's up?

It was down yesterday due to a corrupt database. It happens from time to time, could be random or probably due to not purging out old posts if they have limited space.

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnsbrae

DOS attack perhaps?

DOS would make it seem slow or return "unavailable" pages. Yesterday's error was pretty specific about the DB needing repairs.

The image in question is actually supposed to be the little badge you get next to your ranking for how many posts you have. It's very strange that it would be the image of that car - that's not something a user can change. It would seem unlikely that the mods accidentally replaced the image. Sometimes browsers cache images, but again, I don't know why that particular image would have ever been cached for the url of the correct image.

For what it's worth, the mods rarely reply to threads like this.

06-24-2012, 09:42 AM	#1
Donbona Lieutenant Colonel Drives: E93 M3 DCT 2008 Join Date: May 2009 Location: London UK Posts: 1,661 iTrader: (0)	Has the forum been hacked? Every time I go into the forum today I get a huge pic of some random yellow car? Is this just me? Here is a screen shot __________________ M3 E93 DCT, Space Grey,BC HB29 Forged Deep Concave Wheels, Ericsson Amuse F/R Bumper, Evolve Full Exhaust System, INTRAX Coilovers, STOPTECH BBK, Performance Steering Wheel,Custom Red/Black Leather Seats,Evolve Supercharger ///M3 \|\|Bimmerpost M3 Car Of The Month May - 2010
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06-25-2012, 08:33 AM	#4
Donbona Lieutenant Colonel Drives: E93 M3 DCT 2008 Join Date: May 2009 Location: London UK Posts: 1,661 iTrader: (0)	Nope... my wifi at home. __________________ M3 E93 DCT, Space Grey,BC HB29 Forged Deep Concave Wheels, Ericsson Amuse F/R Bumper, Evolve Full Exhaust System, INTRAX Coilovers, STOPTECH BBK, Performance Steering Wheel,Custom Red/Black Leather Seats,Evolve Supercharger ///M3 \|\|Bimmerpost M3 Car Of The Month May - 2010

06-25-2012, 05:53 PM	#5
signes Brigadier General Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spinnin at 8k Posts: 3,196 iTrader: (3)	The whole site has been offline since about 10:30 eastern I think. Mods, what's up? __________________ 08 E90 \| Jet Black / Black \| 6MT Mods: RAC RG63 w/ Pirelli Corsa 255F/285R \| Akrapovic Evo Exhaust \| OEM Blacklines Winter Setup: OEM 18s w/ Nokian Hakkapeliita R 245/40-18

06-26-2012, 01:25 AM	#6
Donbona Lieutenant Colonel Drives: E93 M3 DCT 2008 Join Date: May 2009 Location: London UK Posts: 1,661 iTrader: (0)	Mods?? __________________ M3 E93 DCT, Space Grey,BC HB29 Forged Deep Concave Wheels, Ericsson Amuse F/R Bumper, Evolve Full Exhaust System, INTRAX Coilovers, STOPTECH BBK, Performance Steering Wheel,Custom Red/Black Leather Seats,Evolve Supercharger ///M3 \|\|Bimmerpost M3 Car Of The Month May - 2010

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06-25-2012, 01:38 AM	#2
McShine New Member Drives: Z4 2.5iS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Elsloo, The Netherlands Posts: 5 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 BMW Z4 [0.00]	I've never seen that Opel Corsa before, So I think it's only you. Try resetting your Safari and disable the unknown add-ons.

06-25-2012, 08:23 AM	#3
phrenetiK Banned Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 357 iTrader: (4)	if you are stealing someones wifi they might be messing with you.