In reply to Iframe Hack, Did Boonex Hack My Site?
CALTRADE
CALTRADE•24th of September 2009
 
Could you tell us who exactly said "Boonex hacked my site" - because I know of absolutely no one who said that - I think you are trying to put words into people's mouths here, and misrepresent what really was said. Several people did say that they had shared their passwords with Boonex and that they could find no malware on their own computer - but that is completely different from what you are claiming. I have heard you say several times on the forums that this can only be caused by see more a virus on "your" computer, or that it can only be caused by by a defect in "your" ftp client. That is not true - you can have a completely clean system, but if you share your password with someone who is infected, your site can be corrupted. As all the truly authoritative information about this says this problem is spread by password sharing.

Since my site was infected, I have received several PMs from people who are also infected who noted that they had also shared their password with Boonex and couldn't find any cause on their computer. I also could not find any malware on my computer - if I had, I would have posted it on the forums. So you are you saying made the ridiculous statement that "Boonex hacked my computer" - because I have been following this closely and I don't know anyone who said anything like that. If you are saying it is me, then you are not telling the truth.
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DosDawg
DosDawg•24th of September 2009•to CALTRADE
 
i dont want to attack you caltrade.cal, did you read this post at all, it doesnt say you have to be infected in order for your site to be compromised. it lays out the many avenues that are utilized in order to obtain your password, the most forebearing is an unsecured ftp login.

has absolutely n-o-t-h-i-n-g with s-h-a-r-i-n-g anything. i think there were even a few who mentioned they have never shared their password with anybody. im gonna go read your post again, will not comment on it at this see more point, because i want to read what you said that prompted me to create this blog. it was some tiff you were having with HL. not attacking you, just trying to set clarity to what is happening and what can happen with this iframe hack, nothing personal, its a community issue, and its being dealt with across the community. apologies if you felt it was directed at or near your vicinity.


Regards,
DosDawg
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DosDawg
DosDawg•24th of September 2009•to CALTRADE
 
well, i went and read it then came back to the blogs and lightwolf had posted something, so i went back to do some research on that, of course copied and pasted over what i was going to set as a quote from your forum post.

listen cal, as written, this was an assertion, that boonex staff had some part in having your site compromised. you continued to brow beat that this is directly related to the "sharing of a password" and that is not the case, yes it could be a factor, but not the see more root of what is going on here, but you could see it no other way.

i see you have since that time regathered your composure, and have even admitted that this is an or could be an automated system doing this, packet sniffing, grabbing packets as they transport across port 21 on a server.

cal, i can say this with all honesty, i have had sites hacked, but i wouldnt really even call this a hack, its more of an annoyance than a hack. but we move on, learn from the mistakes, and figure out ways to secure ourselves and our property. i hate this happened to you, glad you could get it corrected. i think it was the choice of words and the associated perception where you state that you shared your password with boonex staff, and through that it would be misleading to the unknowing that the boonex staff who you shared your password with, had something to do with your sites misfortune. then i read on, and your assertion grows taller and louder, when you express that you have received messages from several other members who shared their password with boonex staff and they too suffered the same plight.

i was not attacking you caltrade, it was the insinuation that was portrayed to me when i read your post. may very not have meant that at all while you were posting it, but that was the way it came across, and i read it and re-read it to make sure what i was reading was what was there. if i have misinterpreted by all means my apologies.

at any rate, glad you got squared away, glad all is well now.

Regards,
DosDawg
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