When I checked my email after getting home from work tonight I found a dozen messages sent to me by the board software at around 4 PM local time. I won't go into detail, but it looks like someone tried to use a buffer overrun exploit to crack into the board. I do not think they succeeded, although my downloaded backup of the board was unusually large, and when I'm done with other tasks I will be looking into its contents to see what made the size jump.
In any case, I was overdue on a MyBB software update, so I decided to do it right freaking now. That was the 15 minute timeout. I threw up a warning in a banner for 10 minutes and even locked the board before I started, but apparently someone still tried to use the forums as I upgraded; sorry about that.
In any case, I was overdue on a MyBB software update, so I decided to do it right freaking now. That was the 15 minute timeout. I threw up a warning in a banner for 10 minutes and even locked the board before I started, but apparently someone still tried to use the forums as I upgraded; sorry about that.
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been
called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....