{"id":453,"date":"2013-05-18T08:35:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T12:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/?p=453"},"modified":"2014-07-06T11:05:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T15:05:20","slug":"stupid-bloody-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/stupid-bloody-hackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Stupid bloody hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, site’s back up — obviously.<\/p>\n

Long story short there’s some idiot<\/a> group of punk hackers targeting various sites, among them WordPress<\/a> powered ones. \u00a0We were recently hit.<\/p>\n

My host did all they could, and my security settings held up in terms of protecting the site from damage, but it could do nothing about the overload it put on the server.<\/p>\n

Since then trying to visit the site has given all manner of idiotic PHP<\/a> errors. \u00a0No idea\u00a0why<\/em>, but I’ve tweaked a few files in a way that compensates for it (I’d say ‘fixes’ but I didn’t really — I shouldn’t have had to make the changes I did so it’s ‘compensate’).<\/p>\n

In any event, my applause for MacHighway<\/a>, they did what they could and did it without the slightest fuss, all ready and responsive and lots of other superlatives that tech supports ought to be but all too often aren’t. \u00a0Seriously, need hosting? \u00a0I can’t recommend these guys enough.<\/p>\n

Theoretically, the site should do a better job of staying up now. \u00a0But until the hackers pulling these idiot pranks finally get caught or bored I wouldn’t hold my breath. \u00a0Also — if you frequent any WP sites, assume they’re a target or an eventual one too.<\/p>\n

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