I have a website that is hosted by a guy named Ryan, that been hacked 2 times. I need to know if anyone else on DP has any hosting with him and if they are having the same problem. Last time it took 3 days to get back up, and he said that someone hacked his Gmail account also. This time I am getting messages to just change the server and move on. He is banned from DPF and I do not know why. I do not know if this is him or someone else that is sending the emails. What can I do to prosecute him, or the person that keeps hacking the site. I paid for a year. Is this the kind of people that advertise on DP?
Generally people with legit businesses do not use freebie gmail accounts for their email communication. Maybe that's just me?
Hindsight is always 20/20, but a few suggestions: 1) Does he have a legitimate business with an actual website? Hosting from a "guy named Ryan" would be the first indication that something is very wrong. 2) "He is banned from DPF and I do not know why" Well...it's certainly not because he is doing legitimate things here. You normally don't get banned for doing the right thing. 3) To echo Mia, businesses do not use gmail. 4) Never, ever, ever...EVER pay for a year worth of services until you pay monthly for a while and see how things are...especially if it doesn't look like it's a legitimate business. Your odds of any sort of prosecution, or even finding the guy to serve him are almost zero. It's probably best to just cut your losses and move on, having learned a very valuble lesson and knowing you will never do such a thing again. Good luck!