What happened to the Forum?

[MikeCindi]

Earlier this evening (~1900-2100 -6GMT) I could not connect to the forum as the turkey hacker hijacked the url. I was very pleased to see everything intact when I came back about 2215. How can we stop this @!#&^$ or other @!#&^$ from doing this?
(I call it the "turkey" as it broadcasts being Turkish.)

[Triarius Fidelis]

We got gayed again I guess

[newt]

at least there was a tasty track to listen to this time ... reminded me of some tracks on the world according to rza

[metvas]

We are working on a solution for security now.
metvas

[Sivatheja]

Actually this Turkey fellow should be made security advisor of some site, useless fellow, does'nt know how to better utilize his time.

[tomh38]

This reminds me of something a rabbi wrote, which I think is wise whatever religion you may have, including no religion at all.

What the rabbi wrote was something like, "It's not what you have that's important, it's what you do with what you have."

The context was intelligence.  Clearly this "hacker" could use his intellect and possibly considerable skill to better use.

Tom

[Triarius Fidelis]

The context was intelligence.  Clearly this "hacker" could use his intellect and possibly considerable skill to better use.

True, but it also looks like we're an easy mark for some reason

[tomh38]

You're right of course, EFG.  I wonder why that is.

[MikeCindi]

I just noticed the the PayPal icon/link is gone. Is this a result of our nemesis?

[M0E-lnx]

I just noticed the the PayPal icon/link is gone. Is this a result of our nemesis?

Are you talking about the forum or the main site?...
I never noticed a paypal button on the forum site

There is one still on the website though

[nightflier]

For a while there was a Paypal icon close to the "Logout" link above.

[M0E-lnx]

Huh!... never noticed it

[nightflier]

Huh!... never noticed it

Selective vision: filters out any request for donations.
Kinda like selective hearing: filters out requests to do housework. 

[Triarius Fidelis]

Actually this Turkey fellow should be made security advisor of some site, useless fellow, doesn't know how to better utilize his time.

Neither do I tbh

I wish I could have the faith to believe there's such a things as 'constructive' things to do with your time. Unfortunately ... I have a memory.

[nightflier]

I would say that if, in the future, your memory of what you did makes you happy, it was constructive use of time.