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Has DP ever had HACKER attacks?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by maste`, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. #1
    Has DP ever had HACKER attacks?
    What were the consequences?
    What kind of attack was it?

    Just for curiosity! It's a huge forum, and i guess hackers-lamers are attracted by it
     
    maste`, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  2. xcelent88

    xcelent88 Guest

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    #2
    Nice question. I don't know, but I'm sure that a lot of people tried to hack DP with 0 success :). Perhaps I'm wrong..
     
    xcelent88, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  3. maste`

    maste` Peon

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    #3
    I just thought of it cause it's very large, and i know that hackers-lamers want to show their power by hacking big sites...
    So i was wondering if any hacker has done this before...like obscuring the forum or putting it down!
    It would be interesting to know!
     
    maste`, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  4. deadlychaos25

    deadlychaos25 Guest

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    Well i met one guy who stays near me and he claimed that he had hacked DP many days ago
    He said that he hacked DP and he uploaded his own page on this site
    I dunno he is lying or not but he said that just search the DP as username nirvana or something and you will get my thread where i have given the screen shots of hacked DP

    I don't trust this
    No one knows DP got hacked or not but only shawn and DP mods can tell us the truth
     
    deadlychaos25, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  5. Christian Little

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    #5
    Dunno if it's been hacked before, but it has crashed before due to traffic volumes from Digg.com a few times.
     
    Christian Little, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  6. Shazz

    Shazz Prominent Member

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    #6
    Couple DDos attacks im sure, Its on a secured version of vBulletin should have no problems.
     
    Shazz, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  7. scubita

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    #7
    At least 1 time it has to be hacked i believe. Since then, security levels were raised and nowadays, no one can get in here. :eek:

    Can an Admin or a Mod give us a clue?
     
    scubita, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  8. Proximity

    Proximity Banned

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    #8
    I think some older member can answer this
     
    Proximity, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  9. eHoez.com

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    #9
    dpes hacking happen a lot to boards or something? is vbuilitin that weak?
     
    eHoez.com, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  10. hhyosong22

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    #10
    I don't think DP was hacked by now but it was under serious phishing attacks a while ago.
     
    hhyosong22, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  11. kaung

    kaung Twitter @KaungKo

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    #11
    yeah not hacked but phishing, and someone trying to grab passwords by simply guessing random combos
     
    kaung, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  12. maste`

    maste` Peon

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    #12
    wow impressive

    we want proofs lol
    however, what about bruteforces attack?
     
    maste`, Mar 17, 2008 IP
  13. SEOBusiness

    SEOBusiness Well-Known Member

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    I think it was harked ever.Sometime dp is not good enough to access.
     
    SEOBusiness, Mar 18, 2008 IP
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    #14
    From what i know not yet
     
    w3bmaster, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  15. dairyman

    dairyman Notable Member

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    #15
    We hear only assumptions and opinions about the dp hack. No word yet from people with authority... I mean mods.
     
    dairyman, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  16. clinton

    clinton Well-Known Member

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    #16
    lolololo9lolololololol, I would think so, most likely, seeing that its one of the most popular forums around.
     
    clinton, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  17. Zerosleep

    Zerosleep Established User

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    #17
    I am here for last 1 year and never saw DP being hacked, yep but there was a couple of DDoS attack a few months back apart from that nothing so big
     
    Zerosleep, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  18. prinzcy

    prinzcy Active Member

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    I think DP was hacked several times and Shawn managed to get it back...I think...
     
    prinzcy, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  19. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    #19
    I'm sure it has been hacked several times, try searching the forums and I'm positive you'll find a few threads :rolleyes:
     
    Brandon Sheley, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  20. jkrish41

    jkrish41 Banned

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    #20
    Wow, I mean if it was hacked, and the hacker only wanted to download the database, I am sure the admin would know, but would he risk telling everyone since the vbulletin hashes are salted?

    I mean, it is a big responsibility on your part to have a strong password, and if it is strong, it is salted in the database, so there should be no problems at all.

    But, I personally don't think this forum ever got hacked, and I don't think someone has enough patience or connection will stay online to download the whole database, haha :p
     
    jkrish41, Mar 18, 2008 IP