Johnchow.com Hacked? And themes.wordpress also down?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by mubin, Apr 12, 2007.

  1. #1
    Seems John CHow has been hit by that turkish hacker guy.

    Damn Shame, I love reading that blog, anyone that goes to the site make sure to clear your cookies afterwards who knows what the hells going on!

    I think we dun did brake the internet.
     
    mubin, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    lyndonmaxewell Peon

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    #2
    Really?? When did that happen?
     
    lyndonmaxewell, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  3. mubin

    mubin Notable Member

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    #3
    I believe last night/mid-morning.
     
    mubin, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    sar420 Notable Member

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    #4
    Sad news...
    I tried oepning his blog..."Problem loading Page

    Unable to connect:

    Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.johnchow.com.

    * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.

    * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
    connection.

    * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web."
     
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  5. Kerunai

    Kerunai Active Member

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    #5
    yup, seems that the blog is down this evening...
     
    Kerunai, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  6. Anita

    Anita Peon

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    #6
    Looks like he took it down to fix the hack. Really stinks.
     
    Anita, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    shauner Well-Known Member

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    Yeah I was just trying to get to his page as well and figured I would pop in here and see if anyone knew what was going on. It was working when I went to sleep about 8 hours ago.
     
    shauner, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  8. Zerosleep

    Zerosleep Established User

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    #8
    I don't it is hacked, might be some maintenance thingy, coz I am getting Page Cannot be Loaded error so surely this doesn't com when site is hacked ;)
     
    Zerosleep, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  9. lapsaJ

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    #9
    But earlier it was on a redirect to some random site and then just kept reloading.

    Also, what's the deal with the wordpress themes site :s
     
    lapsaJ, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    mich_alex Well-Known Member

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    #10
    hope he backup his post....love reading his money making blogging tips..

    sad news for blogger alike..wish him all the luck lol
     
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    Do you think it was the same guy that hit Matt Cutts blog or was that just an April Fools spoof.
     
    lpstong, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    werewe12 Well-Known Member

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    If I remember correctly, that was just an April Fools spoof.

     
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    #13
    Great way of attracting traffic to your blog - pretend you were hacked.

    Seems to be all the rage nowadays.
     
    DarrenC, Apr 12, 2007 IP