Pedelecs reported as an attack site
- Thread starter flecc
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Some sort of spamming hijack attempt?
I received this today...
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from webmaster@pedelecs.co.uk webmaster@pedelecs.co.uk via s15341672.onlinehome-server.info
to scimitar@gmail.com
date 24 March 2012 18:06
subject Declaration of Revolution
mailed-by s15341672.onlinehome-server.info
Important mainly because of the words in the message.
hide details 18:06 (3 hours ago)
Dear Anonymous,
The purpose of this message is to inform you about the Revolution:
OCCUPY HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN LONDON ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012.
OCCUPY CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2012.
STOP WAR.
CANCEL ALL DEBT.
REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH.
Please, watch the "Nazi Banksters' Crimes Ripple Effect" movie to find out why, how, and to have sound arguments to persuade others. The movie can be easily found with a search engine.
Please, print the flyers at 2012jubilee.info and distribute them.
Please, spread this message and the movie to everyone you know.
-Anonymous
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To whoever sent it: Get lost.
I received this today...
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from webmaster@pedelecs.co.uk webmaster@pedelecs.co.uk via s15341672.onlinehome-server.info
to scimitar@gmail.com
date 24 March 2012 18:06
subject Declaration of Revolution
mailed-by s15341672.onlinehome-server.info
Important mainly because of the words in the message.
hide details 18:06 (3 hours ago)
Dear Anonymous,
The purpose of this message is to inform you about the Revolution:
OCCUPY HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN LONDON ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012.
OCCUPY CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2012.
STOP WAR.
CANCEL ALL DEBT.
REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH.
Please, watch the "Nazi Banksters' Crimes Ripple Effect" movie to find out why, how, and to have sound arguments to persuade others. The movie can be easily found with a search engine.
Please, print the flyers at 2012jubilee.info and distribute them.
Please, spread this message and the movie to everyone you know.
-Anonymous
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To whoever sent it: Get lost.
me to , then the forum was redirected to another site about Nazi bankers?????, Whats happening, was the site hijacked, have our email addresses now been compromised??
me too, here is the email
Dear Anonymous,
The purpose of this message is to inform you about the Revolution:
OCCUPY HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN LONDON ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012.
OCCUPY CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2012.
STOP WAR.
CANCEL ALL DEBT.
REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH.
Please, watch the "Nazi Banksters' Crimes Ripple Effect" movie to find out why, how, and to have sound arguments to persuade others. The movie can be easily found with a search engine.
Please, print the flyers at 2012jubilee.info and distribute them.
Please, spread this message and the movie to everyone you know.
-Anonymous
its from webmaster@pedelecs.co.uk
also after receiving this when i went to the forum it redirected me to some sort of anarchists site, didnt matter what i did couldn't get back to pedelecs, this morning seems to work ok, whats going on, I assume the site has been hacked and our email addresses have now been compromised.
Please Advise..
Dear Anonymous,
The purpose of this message is to inform you about the Revolution:
OCCUPY HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN LONDON ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012.
OCCUPY CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2012.
STOP WAR.
CANCEL ALL DEBT.
REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH.
Please, watch the "Nazi Banksters' Crimes Ripple Effect" movie to find out why, how, and to have sound arguments to persuade others. The movie can be easily found with a search engine.
Please, print the flyers at 2012jubilee.info and distribute them.
Please, spread this message and the movie to everyone you know.
-Anonymous
its from webmaster@pedelecs.co.uk
also after receiving this when i went to the forum it redirected me to some sort of anarchists site, didnt matter what i did couldn't get back to pedelecs, this morning seems to work ok, whats going on, I assume the site has been hacked and our email addresses have now been compromised.
Please Advise..
I received an email too and was not able to access the site for several hours. These people disgust me. They have hacked into our site and stolen our personal information. In my mind this is equivelant to burglary and theft.
Having gone to all of this effort, which is no minor task, they have then sent out a mass email that makes absolutely no mention whatsoever of covering Harriat Harman, Ed Balls or Yvette Cooper in raw sewage and then dragging them through the streets with an Ox. What an absolutely despicable waste of effort and the squandering of an opportunity.
Having gone to all of this effort, which is no minor task, they have then sent out a mass email that makes absolutely no mention whatsoever of covering Harriat Harman, Ed Balls or Yvette Cooper in raw sewage and then dragging them through the streets with an Ox. What an absolutely despicable waste of effort and the squandering of an opportunity.
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Well, I didnt get the email, but am very worried about what could be happening with our email addresses and any information that could be gleaned from our personal information.
Or even, god forbid, if they could actually get access to our private emails ?
Perhaps a bit more info from Russ about the security of this site and what exactly is, or can, be done about it, might not go amiss ?
Lynda
And what is even MORE upsetting.....they seem to have stolen my " LIKE button " from my messages
......anyone know how I can get it back ??
Lynda
......anyone know how I can get it back ??
Lynda
Log in.....?And what is even MORE upsetting.....they seem to have stolen my " LIKE button " from my messages
......anyone know how I can get it back ??
Lynda
It appears the owner of this forum has used our personal email addresses to send an unlawful message inciting civil unrest and an illegal act (the call to occupy Parliament is unlawful, with severe penalties for anyone who attempts it). The message originates from the email account of the webmaster of this site, and uses this sites server, rather than a redirect from somewhere else, which pretty much seems to confirm that it was a deliberate act by the forum owner or someone with access to the forum owner's email log in information.
I was unaware that my details were still registered on this forum, as I haven't looked in here for a year or more, until the forum owner sent this distasteful message, clearly misusing the personal information I gave when I joined several years ago.
I have reported this site and the message to the Metropolitan Police for action.
Jeremy
I was unaware that my details were still registered on this forum, as I haven't looked in here for a year or more, until the forum owner sent this distasteful message, clearly misusing the personal information I gave when I joined several years ago.
I have reported this site and the message to the Metropolitan Police for action.
Jeremy
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Meh! OK so I got the email as well, another security hole in the vBulletin s/w...I use a number of email addresses to help protect my details against this sort of thing....IE: I never use the one registered on the forum for private stuff and can delete it easily if necessary...
I do hope that forum members do not concern themselves unduly over this little hacking episode. Anyone who might be worried if their email address is the same one they use for online banking or any other personal matters can easily utilise another email address from their ISP, access their other sites and change address and/or password.
In truth, there really is no need as your current email address is on more databases than you can begin to imagine. If someone had wanted to target you for whatever reason, they would probably have done so by now. Equally, if someone wants to access your information for criminal purposes in the future, they will probably manage it. Fortunately, the kind of people who have the talent to hack computers and access private information aren't really interested in ordinary people, not that I would ever admit to being ordinary, of course! There are far bigger fish out there that hackers would prefer to target.
Our information is everywhere nowadays and we have given it over to strangers without concerning ourselves too much about it. Think about all the places that have your home phone number, your mobile, your home address, email address, passport details, driving licence information and so on. Think also about the number of telesales calls you receive from people you didn't provide with your information directly; the mailshots that come through your door.....the people who have your basic details are everywhere so it's not worth getting worked up just because someone you don't know sends an email from the webmaster's address at Pedelecs.
Indalo
In truth, there really is no need as your current email address is on more databases than you can begin to imagine. If someone had wanted to target you for whatever reason, they would probably have done so by now. Equally, if someone wants to access your information for criminal purposes in the future, they will probably manage it. Fortunately, the kind of people who have the talent to hack computers and access private information aren't really interested in ordinary people, not that I would ever admit to being ordinary, of course! There are far bigger fish out there that hackers would prefer to target.
Our information is everywhere nowadays and we have given it over to strangers without concerning ourselves too much about it. Think about all the places that have your home phone number, your mobile, your home address, email address, passport details, driving licence information and so on. Think also about the number of telesales calls you receive from people you didn't provide with your information directly; the mailshots that come through your door.....the people who have your basic details are everywhere so it's not worth getting worked up just because someone you don't know sends an email from the webmaster's address at Pedelecs.
Indalo
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