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Hey guys, just wanted to give everyone a head's up on the situation.
After that first Egyptian/Syria hack (through a known VBulletin vulnerability, we just hadn't upgraded in awhile) there was still some stuff left behind that allowed the second hack (today) to occur. They were both just simple changes/redirects in the template, so not really a huge deal except for the inconvenience (and sheer panic) it may have caused some of you when your bookmark started showing up as blocked at work. :willynilly:
Anyway, I believe we've patched up the hole for now by replacing some of the files on the backend, but we'll need to upgrade to a newer version of the software asap. Waiting on some info from the hosts before we can do that, but expect more downtime for that some night this week (it won't be a game night or anything). The addons are going to be disabled until then as well, so that's why your rep bars might look a little wonky in the meantime. We'll try and make an announcement before doing the upgrade, so keep an eye out for that.
Thanks for your patience!
After that first Egyptian/Syria hack (through a known VBulletin vulnerability, we just hadn't upgraded in awhile) there was still some stuff left behind that allowed the second hack (today) to occur. They were both just simple changes/redirects in the template, so not really a huge deal except for the inconvenience (and sheer panic) it may have caused some of you when your bookmark started showing up as blocked at work. :willynilly:
Anyway, I believe we've patched up the hole for now by replacing some of the files on the backend, but we'll need to upgrade to a newer version of the software asap. Waiting on some info from the hosts before we can do that, but expect more downtime for that some night this week (it won't be a game night or anything). The addons are going to be disabled until then as well, so that's why your rep bars might look a little wonky in the meantime. We'll try and make an announcement before doing the upgrade, so keep an eye out for that.
Thanks for your patience!