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IMPORTANT UPDATE (3/6/09 6:13 a.m.): Several people have inquired if their credit card information was at risk during this hacking event. The answer is no. We do not (ever) store any credit card information at this site. We use a gateway service for credit card transactions and do so specifically so that we do not have to worry about storing and defending such important information.
Well, we were hacked. Somehow someone got access to our files and went about trying to destroy the site.
The good news is that some in the IT community would call this a sign of progress. We have arrived! Even better, we noticed this very rapidly and caught it early, thereby limiting the damage. Ron did a spectacular job of detection and repair.
The bad news is the site was out for four hours and we spent time, money, and energy doing something that, frankly, wasn't on any of our priority lists over here.
So, sorry for the outage; we've taken steps to patch the probable hole and we'll carry on from here.
Best,
Chris
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It appears that Financial Sense Newshour was hacked too. And Steven Leeb. Am I just being paranoid or is that quite weird?
To Whom Much is Given....Much is Expected......
To Whom Much is Given....Much is Expected......
Thanks, Mark
Photoshop!
Oh wait, you meant Davos, right?
He scrubs up pretty well, doesn't he.....?
Mike
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Good to see things have been fixed here so quickly and that the damage is contained.
I noticed the financial sense issue too. Hope the site is ok..it's one of my favorites.
-formerly StudentOfJefferson, reporting live from the Washington D.C. Metro Area
Steve Leeb is uncannily close to CC material in his new book, "Game Over."
Someone doesn't like forward thinkers.
SG