Posted by Dr. Bob on May 14, 2007, at 5:54:52
In reply to Hacked, posted by Dr. Bob on May 13, 2007, at 9:50:36
> Please report any suspicious posts that remain either by emailing me directly or by using the "notify the administrators" button.
>
> If you want to read posts, you can, but to be on the safe side, turn *off* your cookies, at least for this site, for nowHi again,
I think all the problem posts have been deleted, so it should be safe to turn on your cookies again. BTW, because the hacker was able to post as others, those who seemed to be responsible for the problem posts may not actually have been.
Also, I want to reassure you that someone else may have your posting password, but as far as I can tell, your computer hasn't been infected by a virus, the data on your computer isn't in danger, etc.
Babblechat is one way to stay connected with others here:
http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/ch/chat.cgi
but remember that that system uses the same passwords, so it may be hard to be sure who exactly you're chatting with.
I know this incident was quite upsetting to many members of this community. It was to me, too! I'm still working on fixing things, and the registration system is now turned off, too. It'll take some more time, but Babble will be back. Thanks again for your patience,
Bob
poster:Dr. Bob
thread:758315
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