MISSING MEMBERS: TWISTER UK'S ACCOUNT (CO-ADMINISTRATOR) SEEMS HACKED

[VLS]

...and this is the reason why albalaha and chrisbis have been removed from the forum.


The w4nkâ,¬r logging in from Paul's account did this while logged:








I changed the account's password and have put every restriction possible to it while Paul reports his side of the history:





As a safety measure the co-administrator membergroup doesn't have any member now.


Hopefully nothing further happens, but now I'l, have to MANUALLY ( yes manually) look for a way to restore 4000+ posts since there is no member restore functionality in the forum at all. Account removal is definitive and that's why the admins are the only ones who can do so.


Sorry Chris and Albalaha. I'm way too tired right now to deal with this. Maybe tomorrow I'll find a way. Now I just want to go clear my mind, play with my son then go to bed.


See you.
Victor

[Steve]

ok victor I'll leave it to you. There should only be two admins - you and me.

[VLS]

ok Victor I'll leave it to you. There should only be two admins - you and me.

The co-administrator group was made as a "helper" group for the times when I wasn't around.


Functionality included managing members, and yes: mass removal of posts (i.e. in case of a spam flood while I was off) and deleting members.


Now this helper group is gone. Backfiring on us.


I'll find a way to restore Chris and Albalaha. Just not now/today.


Working with raw database SQL files is a b1tch and merging 4000+ posts must be done carefully as to not breaking anything else with the thousands of inserts, so more likely I'll have to make several tries and see results locally in another mini-server (not yours or this one, I have a tiny buffallo account I use for backups and moves for clients).


I'll find a viable pattern/way, but must sqeeze the neurons by analyzing the sql file and it isn't going to be today.


I'll prepare my "Daddy" mug... foreseeing a long day tomorrow.


Cheers! We'll get over it.
Vic

[Steve]

It is no major drama, just as long as those people with so little integrity don't have the ability to do it again. don't waste too much time on it - old posts are old posts. Chris and any other deleted members can signup again.

[VLS]

It is no major drama, just as long as those people with so little integrity don't have the ability to do it again. don't waste too much time on it - old posts are old posts. Chris and any other deleted members can signup again.

Thank you Steve.

[ThomasGrant]

Hmmm...
Odd...
Why would Twister do that?
Delete the admins?
Deleting Alablaha I would understand.
But deleting Victor?
Possibly felt upset about the changes to the forum.
Don't know.

[Playborne]

I understand now.. Vic you'll not have a good time restoring all that stuff...


Wish you luck anyway.

Hope they're back soon.

Best Regards.

[albalaha]

Hmmm...
Odd...
Why would Twister do that?
Delete the admins?
Deleting Alablaha I would understand.
But deleting Victor?
Possibly felt upset about the changes to the forum.
Don't know.

Can't you see that Victor clearly named a member who hacked twister's account and did this?