---MAD---
24-03-2008, 06:49 PM
Hey there :),
As you may or may not know, our rare values manager was hacked earlier today. This meant the hacker was able to change all the values on the site. Luckily, he was caught within a few minutes and the site was taken offline to avoid confusion and further hassle.
The rare values have been reset to this mornings values therefore they should still be accurate enough to use as a guide and hopefully they will be updated by tomorrow for you all.
The site is currently down as we sort out some technical joomla issues that have nothing to do with the hackings - just a bad day for us when it all hits us at once :P.
Anyway, the site should be back soon (it is currently redirecting to the forum so everyone understand what is going on :)).
We are taking the necessarily measures to avoid such problems in the future. Obviously certain individuals at Habbox are big targets for people who have spare time and want to cause a hassle so these things to do happen but we will try our best to avoid these problems in the future.
The site, the radio and the forum remain 100% safe. No files where accessed meaning therefore the hacker could not put any unsafe material on them :).
I urge you all, as we have already urged our staff members, make sure your passwords are hard to crack and your emails are safe (using random letters and numbers for both your password and security question is vital to keeping your email's secure).
Enjoy the rest of your night :8.
Thanks,
---MAD---
General Manager
As you may or may not know, our rare values manager was hacked earlier today. This meant the hacker was able to change all the values on the site. Luckily, he was caught within a few minutes and the site was taken offline to avoid confusion and further hassle.
The rare values have been reset to this mornings values therefore they should still be accurate enough to use as a guide and hopefully they will be updated by tomorrow for you all.
The site is currently down as we sort out some technical joomla issues that have nothing to do with the hackings - just a bad day for us when it all hits us at once :P.
Anyway, the site should be back soon (it is currently redirecting to the forum so everyone understand what is going on :)).
We are taking the necessarily measures to avoid such problems in the future. Obviously certain individuals at Habbox are big targets for people who have spare time and want to cause a hassle so these things to do happen but we will try our best to avoid these problems in the future.
The site, the radio and the forum remain 100% safe. No files where accessed meaning therefore the hacker could not put any unsafe material on them :).
I urge you all, as we have already urged our staff members, make sure your passwords are hard to crack and your emails are safe (using random letters and numbers for both your password and security question is vital to keeping your email's secure).
Enjoy the rest of your night :8.
Thanks,
---MAD---
General Manager