Well done Habbox forum staff

[Yaesu]

On getting it back up. I was starting to miss it lol. Flaming hackers. Annoying. Well done again!

[User43]

Ye congratz on doing it so quickly

[2hd.]

Yep, big thanks to

MAD, tomlegend, sierk and 8freak8 who i know all worked pretty hard contacting hosts and doing techie things!

[Yaesu]

Ditto^^

[the wombats]

you missed hxf????? oh god. and mad took his time, they needed the back up off him coz he was the only one to have it.

[Moozo]

why did it take you so long to upload the backup? you said you were uploading it for about 2 hours, it should only have taken 10 mins ;S

a tip; dont get hacked in the first place ;)

[Caution]

habboxforum wasn't hacked. habbox was.

[i think]:S

[Moozo]

Oh yeah, someone slipped and deleted the forum LOL

[Doberry-Firkins]

Oh yeah, someone slipped and deleted the forum LOL

lol pat

that made me laugh, how can you "accidentally" delete a database, it even asks you if you are sure

[Yaesu]

ur a bit slow liam. both HXF and habbox was hacked. check the announcements.

[Ashhizzle]

lirl. if their security was tighter, nothing would have happened.

[Guttridge]

*Removed*

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[Caution]

'Habbox.com was hacked by the same hacker.'

o. i thought something else happened.:rolleyes:

@above, that wasn't funny. don't try to be.

[Moozo]

lol pat

that made me laugh, how can you "accidentally" delete a database, it even asks you if you are sure

meh, must have been some intent.

[the wombats]

the forum was hacked after the db got deleted...

[Moozo]

and in the end, the database ended up being deleted. Please note that this was not any staff member's fault, we were not informed that it would delete the database and expected the technicians do take a backup before doing any work on the server but they didn't do so.
Technicians being the staff :P

[Ashhizzle]

Technicians being the staff :P
yea, or was it sombody from outside? Hosting?

[Guttridge]

'Habbox.com was hacked by the same hacker.'

o. i thought something else happened.:rolleyes:

@above, that wasn't funny. don't try to be.


Only because you look about 7 dont need to take it out on me

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[Nixt]

yea, or was it sombody from outside? Hosting?

It was someone from outside ;).

[Moozo]

No the 'technicians' deleted the database, then someone from outside hacked it :P

[Nixt]

No the 'technicians' deleted the database, then someone from outside hacked it :P

Yeah, the technicians being someone from outside :p. As in, they were not Habbox Staff.

[Moozo]

I bet they were ;]

[Caution]

Only because you look about 7 dont need to take it out on me

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omg i'm so hurt.:'(</sarcasm>


No the 'technicians' deleted the database, then someone from outside hacked it :P
ah, i thought it was just the database that was deleted. :eusa_wall

[Tiuhdur]

tbh i think its all a big conspiracy to vcover up that aliens viseted the hosters hq and zapped it and made hxf go down and habbox WIERD



were through the looking glass people

[Moozo]

m8, it wasnt aliens. it was my rabbit m8, yh m8 init m8!!!!1

[Tiuhdur]

no it was aliens like the all conspiracies and the aliens they come to sierks house and abduct him and tell him to tell mad it was hacking

[Luckyrare]

Well done them :rolleyes: All the money Habbox take they should have a backup server, then it wouldnt be a huge problem.

But yes they did get hacked, I dont see how you can delete a database without typing in a comand or pressing delete and the comfirming

[Tiuhdur]

Well done them :rolleyes: All the money Habbox take they should have a backup server, then it wouldnt be a huge problem.

But yes they did get hacked, I dont see how you can delete a database without typing in a comand or pressing delete and the comfirming


like i said it wasnt hacked it was zapped by aliens and sierk was brainwashed by them

[Ashhizzle]

Oh well, Its over now. I hope nobody died because of it going down.

[English]

like i said it wasnt hacked it was zapped by aliens and sierk was brainwashed by them
For a staff member you are extremely immature.

[Baving]

why did it take you so long to upload the backup? you said you were uploading it for about 2 hours, it should only have taken 10 mins ;S

When I was admin around 7 months ago the backups were about 800-900 mb. That was ages ago so I dread to think what the size is now...

Then it depends on the persons internet connection, if it is slowish at upload speeds then your going to have to wait a while for that size of file.

[brandon]

i refuse to praise them, a flaw in their own security led to waste in my vip,
refund, REFUND!!

[Tiuhdur]

i refuse to praise them, a flaw in their own security led to waste in my vip,
refund, REFUND!!

if you contact nvrspk4 he can sort it out no need to get your nickers in a twist :)

edit: im not imature just having fun ok?

[:LeKevin:]

if you contact nvrspk4 he can sort it out no need to get your nickers in a twist :)

edit: im not imature just having fun ok?
Apparently you don't get back the days it was down :S

[Tiuhdur]

if you have evidence i think you can

[brandon]

if you have evidence i think you can
the evidence is a bit obvious, my VIP started 1st april to 1st may, there's the evidence but I'm not that bothered it's just I like being pedantic.

[Arneuh]

Wel,**** im so happy its back up :)

[Yaesu]

yeah so am i rockstar. Heres to the staff of Habbox Forum 4 getting it back up! *raises glass of bitter* *hiccup*

[---MAD---]

you missed hxf????? oh god. and mad took his time, they needed the back up off him coz he was the only one to have it.
Nope actually sierk had it too. Your facts are never right :rolleyes:.

why did it take you so long to upload the backup? you said you were uploading it for about 2 hours, it should only have taken 10 mins ;S

a tip; dont get hacked in the first place ;)
We had to wait for the hosting server tech to finish upgrading mysql and other changes to the server :).

Oh yeah, someone slipped and deleted the forum LOL
lol - yeah thats what happened :rolleyes: (thats sarcasim btw ;))

lirl. if their security was tighter, nothing would have happened.
No matter how tight security is on the server, someone else can be hacked. Its quite hard to manage a big forum with a big team of people contributing on it and keep them all safe from hackers etc. The hacker needs to be lucky just once. We have to be lucky all the time ;).

Technicians being the staff :P
Nope. Support technicians.

I bet they were ;]
Nope, they weren't. We don't need to lie.

Well done them :rolleyes: All the money Habbox take they should have a backup server, then it wouldnt be a huge problem.

But yes they did get hacked, I dont see how you can delete a database without typing in a comand or pressing delete and the comfirming
When they upgraded the mysql software, the databases where all deleted. I am not sure why as I am not a techie. You would have to ask someone that knows quite a lot of servers and mysql etc.

When I was admin around 7 months ago the backups were about 800-900 mb. That was ages ago so I dread to think what the size is now...

Then it depends on the persons internet connection, if it is slowish at upload speeds then your going to have to wait a while for that size of file.
Yeah. It takes like 3-4 hours to download/upload it on a broadband connection.

yeah so am i rockstar. Heres to the staff of Habbox Forum 4 getting it back up! *raises glass of bitter* *hiccup*
Thanks :8.

[Tiuhdur]

Nope actually sierk had it too. Your facts are never right :rolleyes:.

We had to wait for the hosting server tech to finish upgrading mysql and other changes to the server :).

lol - yeah thats what happened :rolleyes: (thats sarcasim btw ;))

No matter how tight security is on the server, someone else can be hacked. Its quite hard to manage a big forum with a big team of people contributing on it and keep them all safe from hackers etc. The hacker needs to be lucky just once. We have to be lucky all the time ;).

Nope. Support technicians.

Nope, they weren't. We don't need to lie.

When they upgraded the mysql software, the databases where all deleted. I am not sure why as I am not a techie. You would have to ask someone that knows quite a lot of servers and mysql etc.

Yeah. It takes like 3-4 hours to download/upload it on a broadband connection.

Thanks :8.

quote everyone but me then :(

[brandon]

quote everyone but me then :(
wot an overstatement.

well done habbox for gettin it bk up especially ---mad--- he is one HUNK of a man.

[nvrspk4]

I will only reply to two main comments, about the hackings themselves and our so called lax security.

Firstly, from what I understand, Mr. MAD or Mr. Sierk asked the hosting company to reformat HabboxForum.com to upgrade the MYSQL or something similar. The hosting company then acted like bumbleheaded professionals and in a move a 5 year old would not have made they managed to delete Habbox.com. I think what happened then was with Habbox.com deleted, the hacker was able to procure the domain, which he proceeded to take advantage of. There was some deletion of the forum DB as well and a hacking and we're not sure how that happened (well atleast I'm not, sierk and 8F8 probably know), certain details probably won't be released.

In regards to our security: HabboHotel.com, an official business with a full professional team of adults that is probably 10x the size of the Habbox technical and security team, was infiltrated by a single individual on multiple occasions. Nothing will be perfect. People might argue that certain fansites don't get hacked at all. Well that's because its not as big a target. Hacking Habbox is something more people try to do, just because hacking Habbox may be bigger than hacking something like www.habbofansite.com (I won't use a real fan site due to the obvious resulting backlash from its users). But Habbox is a target, and with an all volunteer squad we have fairly decent security, very good security actually. We have one of the best in the business, or at least had in the form of James, and Tom is a top-notch server technician who really knows what he's doing. Considering the fact that all these people do their jobs just for the sheer enjoyment of it and for pretty much nothing at all, Habbox has absolutely phenomenal security.

[BL!NKEY]

Habbox may be bigger than hacking something like www.habbofansite.com (I won't use a real fan site due to the obvious resulting backlash from its users).

not a real fansite?

They got rare values, hc values and news.

I think we have a backlash comming from all their users.



Lol jk.

good info

[---MAD---]

I will only reply to two main comments, about the hackings themselves and our so called lax security.

Firstly, from what I understand, Mr. MAD or Mr. Sierk asked the hosting company to reformat HabboxForum.com to upgrade the MYSQL or something similar. The hosting company then acted like bumbleheaded professionals and in a move a 5 year old would not have made they managed to delete Habbox.com. I think what happened then was with Habbox.com deleted, the hacker was able to procure the domain, which he proceeded to take advantage of. There was some deletion of the forum DB as well and a hacking and we're not sure how that happened (well atleast I'm not, sierk and 8F8 probably know), certain details probably won't be released.

In regards to our security: HabboHotel.com, an official business with a full professional team of adults that is probably 10x the size of the Habbox technical and security team, was infiltrated by a single individual on multiple occasions. Nothing will be perfect. People might argue that certain fansites don't get hacked at all. Well that's because its not as big a target. Hacking Habbox is something more people try to do, just because hacking Habbox may be bigger than hacking something like www.habbofansite.com (I won't use a real fan site due to the obvious resulting backlash from its users). But Habbox is a target, and with an all volunteer squad we have fairly decent security, very good security actually. We have one of the best in the business, or at least had in the form of James, and Tom is a top-notch server technician who really knows what he's doing. Considering the fact that all these people do their jobs just for the sheer enjoyment of it and for pretty much nothing at all, Habbox has absolutely phenomenal security.

Firstly, from what I understand, Mr. MAD or Mr. Sierk asked the hosting company to reformat HabboxForum.com to upgrade the MYSQL or something similar. The hosting company then acted like bumbleheaded professionals and in a move a 5 year old would not have made they managed to delete Habbox.com. I think what happened then was with Habbox.com deleted, the hacker was able to procure the domain, which he proceeded to take advantage of. There was some deletion of the forum DB as well and a hacking and we're not sure how that happened (well atleast I'm not, sierk and 8F8 probably know), certain details probably won't be released.
We actually asked the hosting company to upgrade our mysql software for the forum which is how the db was removed. But the support hosting tech should have took a backup before they did it, I am very unsure to why they didn't take one.

Habbox.com domain was stolen and the hacker had access to our Habbox.com full as well which is why we had to reformat that server as well as the habboxforum.com server just incase he bugged them :).

MAD

[darkchicken101]

Grats for getting it up but surely if something is going to happen to the databases or their software, it would be wise to do a backup of the databases first?

[Earthquake]

quote everyone but me then :(
Your comment was immature thats why.


Ontopic; it wasn't all staff :) but thanks for saving the forum anyway.

[---MAD---]

Grats for getting it up but surely if something is going to happen to the databases or their software, it would be wise to do a backup of the databases first?
Thats what we told them ;).

MAD

[Tiuhdur]

Your comment was immature thats why.


Ontopic; it wasn't all staff :) but thanks for saving the forum anyway.

im not imature its just my theory and im having a good time :)