Looks like the forum has been hacked :(

[Steve Fractals]

Looks like the forum has been hacked as I'm just seeing Chinese symbols everywhere.

 

[Gavin Stone]

Yeah. I hope he’s able to block people using their vpn.

 

[rodrick]

Yeah. I hope he’s able to block people using their vpn.

Yea but post 24 has got a hell of a deal on fortune cookies

 

[Sverige]

Not hacked, just a persistent spammer signing up multiple accounts. I don’t know who they think is going to buy fake diplomas from them (which is what google translate says they’re selling).

The solution is forum moderators being online at this time of day, as exactly the same thing happened same time yesterday.

 

[rodrick]

Not hacked, just a persistent spammer signing up multiple accounts. I don’t know who they think is going to buy fake diplomas from them (which is what google translate says they’re selling).

The solution is forum moderators being online at this time of day, as exactly the same thing happened same time yesterday.

Yea I’ve been in contact with Will about this he’s aware

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

Spam... working on it.

 

[rodrick]

Spam... working on it.

Shows how vulnerable the systems truly are, definitely keeping my power system offline air gap for sure

 

[DJSmiley]

Nothing hacked, just some new created users which did open a lot of topics with spam

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

Should be mostly gone now.

 

[timselectric]

How do check the status of my diploma orders, now? lol

 

[Sverige]

Should be mostly gone now.

I’m sure you already know, but the same people did exactly the same yesterday beginning around 6am CET. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re back again tomorrow morning.

 

[timselectric]

That's when I will check on my orders.

 

[SeaGal]

Looks like the forum has been hacked as I'm just seeing Chinese symbols everywhere.

Worse still, almost every product mentioned on this forum now says it's "Made in China"... oh wait... ??

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

I’m sure you already know, but the same people did exactly the same yesterday beginning around 6am CET. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re back again tomorrow morning.

Yeah, but they should get caught in the filter now. Some new accounts from the same people already were.

 

[42OhmsPA]

Yeah. I hope he’s able to block people using their vpn.

I sure hope not. I don't want to leave.
I don't see how that would help either.

 

[rodrick]

That's when I will check on my orders.

Make sure you get that Peking duck recipe also it sounds delicious ?

 

[SparkyJJO]

Dang it so I missed my fake diploma?

 

[timselectric]

Dang it so I missed my fake diploma?

I will have extras. But the price is double, now. lol

 

[wattmatters]

It was like a Great Wall of Chinese text. I just hit "mark all read" and went elsewhere for a bit.

 

[cs1234]

Nothing hacked, just some new created users which did open a lot of topics with spam

Does the forum software have a setting to limit number of new topics / posts for newly created accounts? Like say one new topic per day and maybe x number of posts in threads that aren't theirs until x amount of account age? Spam is some serious bullcrap. I hate having to program systems to automate defense against it. People just love ruining things for the rest of us.