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gollum65 · 11-15-2008, 06:17 PM

This is a notice for all commissioners of OOTP online leagues to keep their ears and eyes open and make sure they have strict control over their websites.

Twice in this past week the website of the league that I commish has been attacked by the same hacker. It's quite a simple attack, and one that I've had no trouble undoing, but now I'm hearing that other leagues have suffered similar recent attacks. The "hacker" simply adds invisible links to your web pages that if browsed to, the invisible links embedded in your site direct the browser to a 2nd website that presumably attempt to load some sort of malware or trojan onto unsuspecting computers.

Plain and simple, this is bush league (to use a baseball metaphor). We're all supposedly just trying to enjoy a hobby, right? What purpose does it serve to cause mischief for our websites and GMs, other then to entertain the feeble mind of the attacker, and annoy the hell out of everyone else. Do us all a favor. Go practice your "hacking" somewhere else.

11-15-2008, 06:17 PM	#1
gollum65 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 925	Hacker possibly targetting OOTP online leagues This is a notice for all commissioners of OOTP online leagues to keep their ears and eyes open and make sure they have strict control over their websites. Twice in this past week the website of the league that I commish has been attacked by the same hacker. It's quite a simple attack, and one that I've had no trouble undoing, but now I'm hearing that other leagues have suffered similar recent attacks. The "hacker" simply adds invisible links to your web pages that if browsed to, the invisible links embedded in your site direct the browser to a 2nd website that presumably attempt to load some sort of malware or trojan onto unsuspecting computers. Plain and simple, this is bush league (to use a baseball metaphor). We're all supposedly just trying to enjoy a hobby, right? What purpose does it serve to cause mischief for our websites and GMs, other then to entertain the feeble mind of the attacker, and annoy the hell out of everyone else. Do us all a favor. Go practice your "hacking" somewhere else.