If anyone is wondering what happened to the site over the past week, it was down because of a major cyberattack. Those of you that reported security warnings can have confidence now that your software worked.
This would be the third time the site has been attacked over the years and this was by far the worse one. It took a long time for me to work with my webhost to locate and delete the files and get the site back working again after the attack. I have also paid for a Sitelock subscription to hopefully help stop a future attack.
I have used this as an opportunity to also revamp the site a bit as well. I am always open to feedback readers my have. I hope everyone has a good week.
What I know is that the cyber attack came out of Sweden and it infected files throughout my website. It was bad enough that my webhost provider suspended service. It was quite a challenge to keep scanning and locating infected files.
Assuming that the source is actually Sweden for the malware I do know of a certain country that has an embassy there.
rocket man
5 years ago
Was wondering what happened. I was thinking something must have really pissed off a certain fat leader. Glad to see you back online.
setnaffa
5 years ago
An embassy in Sweden. eh? Well, that’s an interesting point, GI; but somehow I don’t think it was either the British or Norwegians…
Oh. Wait. You meant someone further east…
Hmm… I don’t think it was Latvians or Finns, either… 😀
I’d be happy to talk with you about the whole thing, if you’re willing. I’m in the closing stages of earning a CHFI certificate. You know how to reach me.
2ID Doc
5 years ago
I’m so glad you’re back! And unless you tell me differently it’s still Kim fatty the third, commie moon pie, and the norks who live in norkistan…
Kangaji
5 years ago
There’s also web application firewall (WAF) solutions you can install as plugins for wordpress without spending MO-NEY.
Smokes
5 years ago
Hmm.. likely story. I think you just wanted to use this new fancy shmancy layout and after the previous peasant revolt when you changed layouts you made up this Swedish Hacking thing. 😛
setnaffa
5 years ago
Many Vikings were Swedes
Many Vikings used edged weapons to hack.
Therefore, GI should highlight Swedish pop stars like Mia Stegmar to avoid their wrath?
@Smokes, I can’t say for sure who did it and why. I just know the hackers left some files with Swedish words in them. I can’t imagine why anyone from Sweden would want to hack my site. Maybe you are right I need to highlight more Swedish pop-stars. 😉
@kangaji, I have already spent money for the Sitelock subscription which hopefully will stop any future attacks. I will look into Firewall plugins.
@Smokes, if you can believe it, this new fancy shmancy layout is actually a free WordPress theme I found. That is at least one thing I did not have to spend money on. 😎
setnaffa
5 years ago
So now I look like Smokes? 😯 😯 😯
Andreas Koumanakos
5 years ago
Nice to see you again. I thought what was wrong.
Smokes
5 years ago
setnaffa wishes he looked like Smokes
setnaffa
5 years ago
Smokes, after what the radiation and surgeries did to my coiffure, you’re probably right…
It’s okay. Especially if I get credit for his correct guess on the next photo guessing contest… 😛
Smokes
5 years ago
You’ll be waiting a while for that. No personal electronics allowed where I work and our internet is severely nuked so I don’t get much time to `Drop anymore. Last few Finders I didn’t see until hours after they’d been posted. 😮
setnaffa
5 years ago
LOL, when I find the right photo and misread the caption and lose to someone else who did not, I am not in a better place than you, my smokey friend… 😀
setnaffa
5 years ago
Good news and “bad” news from my 4-month checkup. All the blood tests were good, the MRI and CT Scans were clean, and the doctors agree my chemo port can be removed. “Unfortunately”, my wife now knows my hearing is excellent. C’est la vie…
I thought I was going to graduate to 6 month checkups; but that’s at 3 years, not two. It’s a pain; but frankly I enjoy knowing actual experts are watching my health, instead of amateurs like me.
If anyone is wondering what happened to the site over the past week, it was down because of a major cyberattack. Those of you that reported security warnings can have confidence now that your software worked.
This would be the third time the site has been attacked over the years and this was by far the worse one. It took a long time for me to work with my webhost to locate and delete the files and get the site back working again after the attack. I have also paid for a Sitelock subscription to hopefully help stop a future attack.
I have used this as an opportunity to also revamp the site a bit as well. I am always open to feedback readers my have. I hope everyone has a good week.
Glad to see you back online!!
Welcome back, you were missed!
Good to see the ROK Drop back online!
I wonder who was behind the attack?
I’m no longer getting the red exclamation mark in the browser bar, so it looks like the fixes took.
What I know is that the cyber attack came out of Sweden and it infected files throughout my website. It was bad enough that my webhost provider suspended service. It was quite a challenge to keep scanning and locating infected files.
Assuming that the source is actually Sweden for the malware I do know of a certain country that has an embassy there.
Was wondering what happened. I was thinking something must have really pissed off a certain fat leader. Glad to see you back online.
An embassy in Sweden. eh? Well, that’s an interesting point, GI; but somehow I don’t think it was either the British or Norwegians…
Oh. Wait. You meant someone further east…
Hmm… I don’t think it was Latvians or Finns, either… 😀
I’d be happy to talk with you about the whole thing, if you’re willing. I’m in the closing stages of earning a CHFI certificate. You know how to reach me.
I’m so glad you’re back! And unless you tell me differently it’s still Kim fatty the third, commie moon pie, and the norks who live in norkistan…
There’s also web application firewall (WAF) solutions you can install as plugins for wordpress without spending MO-NEY.
Hmm.. likely story. I think you just wanted to use this new fancy shmancy layout and after the previous peasant revolt when you changed layouts you made up this Swedish Hacking thing. 😛
Many Vikings were Swedes
Many Vikings used edged weapons to hack.
Therefore, GI should highlight Swedish pop stars like Mia Stegmar to avoid their wrath?
@Smokes, I can’t say for sure who did it and why. I just know the hackers left some files with Swedish words in them. I can’t imagine why anyone from Sweden would want to hack my site. Maybe you are right I need to highlight more Swedish pop-stars. 😉
@kangaji, I have already spent money for the Sitelock subscription which hopefully will stop any future attacks. I will look into Firewall plugins.
@Smokes, if you can believe it, this new fancy shmancy layout is actually a free WordPress theme I found. That is at least one thing I did not have to spend money on. 😎
So now I look like Smokes? 😯 😯 😯
Nice to see you again. I thought what was wrong.
setnaffa wishes he looked like Smokes
Smokes, after what the radiation and surgeries did to my coiffure, you’re probably right…
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smokessetnaffa sorry for the confusion. 🙂It’s okay. Especially if I get credit for his correct guess on the next photo guessing contest… 😛
You’ll be waiting a while for that. No personal electronics allowed where I work and our internet is severely nuked so I don’t get much time to `Drop anymore. Last few Finders I didn’t see until hours after they’d been posted. 😮
LOL, when I find the right photo and misread the caption and lose to someone else who did not, I am not in a better place than you, my smokey friend… 😀
Good news and “bad” news from my 4-month checkup. All the blood tests were good, the MRI and CT Scans were clean, and the doctors agree my chemo port can be removed. “Unfortunately”, my wife now knows my hearing is excellent. C’est la vie…
I thought I was going to graduate to 6 month checkups; but that’s at 3 years, not two. It’s a pain; but frankly I enjoy knowing actual experts are watching my health, instead of amateurs like me.