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Glad to see the site back up n running.
One question though, did the site hack affect the passwords etc?
Huggs
Sammi
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Small detail
When I've logged on to the site in the past I think you'd get a 'Welcome' with your name on display.
So glad BC is back.
Donna
Actually…
I’m more worried that the hackers may have everyone’s name & password and could use them to launch another attack on the site.
Basically should we all change our passwords?
I guess I wasn’t very clear in my fist post :s
Sammi
It doesn't work quite that
It doesn't work quite that way. The most common 'hack' for web sites takes the permissions of the web server. The web server doesn't have the permissions of the SQL system itself. It can only send/receive queries. So, they hack the web server and insert redirect scripts.
It's theoretically possible for someone to put in an interchange to harvest usernames/passwords, but 1) It's not easy to set up right, especially on a customized site, 2) it's very easy to spot, and 3) script kiddie people are generally all about the easy.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.