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Animation Source - Under attack!

Written by Grey wolf :



 

Hello everyone,

Sorry for the alarming and dramatic title, but I think all of the persons here has the right to know what's going on. Animation Source got entirely hacked, yesterday night.

The troll hacked a lot of moderator/administrator accounts to spam and to give permissions to his double-accounts and thus, made himself an easy way to take control and destroy the sites. I decided to demod every single staff member on the AS sites to avoid their powers to be misused. . 

Then the hacker striked back and started to delete a bunch of accounts - including some staff accounts. I had no other choice than to close every site down, for safety purpose. I've only let the Animation Source hub open, to allow the members to log in.

 

To conclude, I did everything that I could to protect AS. For the moment, everything is under control - we must all remain calm. Sadly, Steet is currently in vacation and will only get back in a few days. He dosen't even know that AS got hacked to such a high level. If we're lucky, we shall find a permanent and useful way to get rid of this troll. Until then, every site will remain temporary closed. I don't want to take any risk.

The webranking will surely be affected, but if this decision can prevent our sites from being destructed, I think it's worth the sacrifice.

 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask by posting a comment.

Grey wolf




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June 05, 2011
Uk Female
What sick manic is responsible for this? When he/she's caught, I hope they get the strongest possible punishment for what they've done. Shutting down the sites was a good idea, but what if they decide to hack into the actual hub?

Guest
Guest
June 05, 2011
Is there any possible way I could reach my fanfic and print it out? I would like to keep writing it online using google docs, but the hacker had to attack animation source °x° . Is there any way I can?

June 05, 2011
Uk
The Oasis Pack
I hope everything gets sorted soon, i havent been a member for that long but enjoy going on this site just for fun, i hope the person who did this realises that he/she has ruined every members fun. Well done to the mods for shutting everything down to keep the work safe, i hope those deleted accounts get restored.

Cinders

June 05, 2011
The situation is under control, so don't make any accusations or point any fingers. In the meantime, if you want a detailed account of what happened to make AS this way, just PM me and I'll send you one, because I was there when it happened.

June 05, 2011
I hope that all will be allright

June 05, 2011
Usa
I really don't see the point in hacking into the sources, who ever did it has nothing better to do and I hope that they don't get hacked ever again!

regiaz
Regiaz
June 05, 2011
It wasn't a hacker you dummies, it was a rogue admin/mod. Do any of you have even a basic understanding of how computers work?

Fro
Fro
June 05, 2011
Well that's plenty of efforts to do. Been here when that happened and I surely surprised if it was just for a revenge. That's surely ridiculous though. But anyway, hope everything can back to its normal state once again as soon as possible. One can I do is pray for that.

June 05, 2011
Australia Female
The ranger and the assassin ;P
balto_freak: it is not necessarily lucario. he is a good, fair moderator who has been with the site for a long time so please don't accuse him without proof.
anyway, if it is a mod, they don't NEED to necessarily hack the site. a few mods probably knows the codes etc.

June 05, 2011
Russia Male
Tale Spin VS Management
I hope all will be repaired soon. Sad that this happened :mad: wish if the person who did that won't leave without consequences after that. =\

June 05, 2011
Australia Female
Not active
hey liviy, its terible isn't it?

June 05, 2011
Australia
this sucks i like animation source

June 05, 2011
Australia Female
Not active
I was wondering why the site was down. I hope you find the hacker. Grrrrr that person makes me :mad:
and can you restore the deleted accounts, it would be bad if their account, art, fanfics, chars, ect were permanantly deleted.

June 05, 2011
Usa
Can you guys on the staff just admit to yourselves that it was Lucario, IP ban him and just let us all get on with our lives?

June 05, 2011
Usa Male
RP Addicts & Off Topicers
All I can say is at least they left the forums untouched. A shame about the sources. One of the major disadvantages to popularity in the making? It attracts more than just average visitors.

June 05, 2011
I just wanted to mention that if anyone wants a full, detailed account of what happened, you can PM or email me and I will give you a copy.

Guest
Guest
June 05, 2011
I don't see any point in hacking into the sites. Whoever did this needs psychiatric help, because if they were trying to be "funny" in their own perverse way, I don't think anyone who cares about the sites is laughing. :icon297: I'm sure Steet can figure something out though. At least I hope Steet can.

June 05, 2011
Usa Male
On the bright side, everyone's basically jumbled up onto one source; good chance of meeting someone new. :)

June 05, 2011
Australia Female
The ranger and the assassin ;P
great work then maverik! :howl:

June 05, 2011
Usa Female
alpha of moon werewolf pack
I can't belive someone would do this. Why would they want to hack into the Animation source sites ?

June 05, 2011
Australia Female
The ranger and the assassin ;P
i know that the hacker has deleted people, but have they banned people too? if yes, how will you know who to unban? (since i'm sure others could be temporarily banned for real reasons)

Draco
Draco
June 05, 2011
This has happened before and Steet was able to fix everything relatively quickly with backups. So don't worry guys. I'm sure he'll be able to update security as well, if possible. Just be patient. I was only online here for the beginning of it but was told what went down today. No use getting upset about it. There's plenty else to do while we wait.

June 05, 2011
Usa
The Ethereal Thunder
i think i may have an idea who it is. whoever that lowlife was who was cursing all over Skul's profile comments could be the culprit. he seemed to have some animosity toward our sites. maybe. but, who knows? well, anyway, i hope all goes well and we catch this evildoer soon.

Forbidden Studios
Forbidde
n
Studios
June 05, 2011
How about ip banning them?

Guest
Guest
June 05, 2011
I am shocked and disgusted that someone would go to such extremes to make others miserable. The hacker may feel satisfied and amused by it, but he should stop and think about all the people he's hurting. This does explain, however, how some of my characters could be used by others on the site even though no permission was asked. Gray, you were very wise taking down the sources temporarily. I hope you will find a way to block this hacker from the sites and get everything restored.
~Spirit

June 05, 2011
Usa
I was in the chat box a few seconds after the Troll hit last night, but didn't respond since it was my first visit and was going to attempt to chat. Glad I didn't...but I wish those who's accounts were deleted the best and be rightfully restored. It's good that you guys took affirmative action in protecting the other sites. It's just strange to me that a wiki I'm on was getting attacking today all morning..glad that problem has been resolved and I just hope we can catch this one as well.

June 05, 2011
Brazil
This person is a former member seeking revenge?
Well if that's useless. He's too young still, even though power is too young. Alias​​'s what he did was horrible. :cry:

I came here a lot but someone deleted my account, I'm angry that he was. But the good thing is that every time I return, I'll stay logged on every day now. And I hope this all ends soon. ;)

- Mrs . Kat

Guest
Guest
June 05, 2011
i hate that there is a hacker trying to destroy all the animation source :mad: though Gray would it a good thing to stay logged in i stay logged in everyday i just want to know is it safe to stay logged in

June 05, 2011
Usa
This is all too horrible, how can someone have the nerve to attack such beloved fan sites, I mean whats their deal. You dont get what you want by force, good things come to those who wait. Greywolf, if you are on this moment I might have a solution to this, an idea you might like to hear. If any questions you can PM me.

Guest
Guest
June 05, 2011
Wow. Just wow. This is ridiculious that you guys have to deal with such a dramatic thing and face having all your hard work come down. I think i know who this troll might be, (i think) beacuse he was spamming a whole lot on the shout boxes....I do hope that you guys find out who this person is, and get things back to normal. Worhtless little pest...its hard to know that trolls without a life would waste there own time messing up sites rather than getting a job and actually living life. And its also makes me proud to know that you guys are going to help out many memebers...i wish you the best of luck on your soultioun.
Best wishes,
Grennian

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