Hapori Tohu Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 BZPower's forums will be back online shortly. Unfortunately, this attack was not without its casualties. If you joined the site within the past month, your account has been deleted and was not in our most recent backup. Please register again - I will be monitoring all registrations and approving them as fast as I can. If your account is not approved within 24 hours, email me and I'll be sure to get to it. Additionally, if you had set up your profile to have a default font or color, those settings were lost as well. Thank you all for your patience and understanding during this downtime and we're glad to be back! View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Gah, I... don't feel safe anymore! What if the terrorist who attacked laced the site with a virus or something?! Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Noise Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Yo BZPower.com administration. I have a problem. I changed my username to "PrettySoldierSailorScout" a few days before the punk fool "Hack" or whatever it was (I'm just gonna call it the "Cornelius Hackl"). But NOW, it's back to the name I had before I changed it. I went to go change it again, but it's still counting my name change as "used." This is making me really sad, and I'm crying into a Manhattan as we speak. I had to wait so long to change it in the first place. What must I do to get this great username back. If I have to undertake any series of Herculean labours, such as rescuing the president from ninjas, reassembling the silver monkey, or cleaning my girlfriend's bedroom, I will do them. Please just let me know. Anything but waiting another greuling 45 days. I beg of you. Have mercy on a wretched sad soul. Thank u and god bless BZPower Quote bring back "an cool dude" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeCee Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Dear, BZP I just was so angry that I had lost all my proto and post count and name change that I smashed up a lot of things in my house before turning the shower on to max heat and crying in it for hours. Please fix it or I dont think I could possible go on. Proto is all I have and I need it so very, very much. From Love Sam Quote Signature Guidelines: Avatar and signature total file size may not exceed 250 KB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 If you are having any issues with Premier Membership, missing Proto, or name changes, you can contact me or another Admin. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Gah, I... don't feel safe anymore! What if the terrorist who attacked laced the site with a virus or something?!He wouldn't have. He has no interest in affecting the greater community, nor does he have interest in the personal information of the greater community. His sole intention of doing this is to provoke and blackmail the staff. Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 It's good to have the Forums back online. I missed them, even though they were only down for a day or so. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeCee Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Gah, I... don't feel safe anymore! What if the terrorist who attacked laced the site with a virus or something?!He wouldn't have. He has no interest in affecting the greater community, nor does he have interest in the personal information of the greater community. His sole intention of doing this is to provoke and blackmail the staff.OH YES! This guy is such a fighter for the people. Bringing down a site that me and many other people are loyal to and even pay money to. This guy sure is a bad man!!! Quote Signature Guidelines: Avatar and signature total file size may not exceed 250 KB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual Cee Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 All hail the Admins for saving BZP.I'm glad it's back and not too many damage is done so... LETS PARTY Quote I'm back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~garnira returns~ Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Glad to see that we are up and running! As far as bugs go, on my page there is no sign in, so I had to go through the quick navigation, but nothing major. Quote "Copy and paste me into your sig! The shadows command you!" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)#tumaislove,tumaislife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 It's great that the forums are back but I feel sorry to the people who lost their account. Lets just hope that those people can pick up the pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~garnira returns~ Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Houston, we have a problem! Every time I click on a story on the front page, it displays a message saying "you are not authorized to view this page" Quote "Copy and paste me into your sig! The shadows command you!" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)#tumaislove,tumaislife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumata Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I'm getting the above issue too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual Cee Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 No, there we go again Quote I'm back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Houston, we have a problem! Every time I click on a story on the front page, it displays a message saying "you are not authorized to view this page"There is an issue in the Tracker for this: http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?app=tracker&showissue=145 Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Yep, unfortunately the vulnerability the hacker attacked is related to the story page. We're working on a fix or workaround, but for now it's going to be unavailable. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~garnira returns~ Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Its all fun and games until the front page goes down Quote "Copy and paste me into your sig! The shadows command you!" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)#tumaislove,tumaislife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukaya Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Thank you for getting the site up and working again as quickly as possible! I know all the staff have busy out of BZPower lives, so seeing the site get back up to accessible and mostly running is appreciated by many. Quote My MOCs ~ Mishaps & Bubblewrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Yay it's back.And we don't appear to have lost a month of posts. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Yay it's back.And we don't appear to have lost a month of posts.Yes we have. All of our post counts were reverted to the number we were at when the backup was made, being the start of February. Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakaru Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Keep it up, Boss! We all super-appreciate the work you put into keeping our site up and running. Quote 「どこに行けばいいんだ・・・」「タ・コロ村はもうおしまいだ・・・」タ・コロ村の村人達 hey it's Studio Comic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitoshura Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) Yes it's finally back. I understand the deleting accounts issue( I wasn't too happy about it, cause I joined in January). However, I went on today, and my old account was back, but under the name of "Aiyetoro the Onu-Matoran". What's going on, and can you please fix this? See link here: http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?showuser=110600. Edited February 18, 2013 by Takua the Chronicler7 Quote profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistergryphon Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Wow, I went inactive at the right time. Welcome back BZP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.B.O.C Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I seriously wonder why people want to hack BZP, of all places. It's rather annoying, but hey, I didn't loose much, or anything, other than posts. Quote My Brickshelf, please don't copy!... ...Looking for shiny Regirock, Articuno, and Virizion!(Can trade most any legendary for them!)My 3DS friend list is full, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleo Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I must say I'm incredibly grateful you and the other admins (don't ever forget Bink) brought this site back up so quickly. I'm glad to be a part of this community because of it. Quote Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitoshura Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I seriously wonder why people want to hack BZP, of all places. It's rather annoying, but hey, I didn't loose much, or anything, other than posts.I seriously wonder why people want to hack anything at all. If it's for "fun", it's not for those people who use the system daily. Especially BZPower. Over 40,000 people are on this site (though only like an eighth are actually using it), but it still caused damage. Hacking is illegal, and hours are spent repairing the damage done. Still, a HUGE thanks to all the admins (and others, if I missed you) for bringing the site back. Quote profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyrusBlue Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 So I just remade my account. Do I have to repost the first five posts again before I have full access again? Or is there a way around that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitoshura Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 So I just remade my account. Do I have to repost the first five posts again before I have full access again? Or is there a way around that?Yes, that's what I had to do (and your post count gets deleted anyway). Quote profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Meiko" data-cid="504858" data-time="1361140290"><p><blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Rarity" data-cid="504845" data-time="1361138839"><p>Yay it's back.<br /><br />And we don't appear to have lost a month of posts.</p></blockquote>Yes we have. All of our post counts were reverted to the number we were at when the backup was made, being the start of February.</p></blockquote>Oh geez. I didn't notice that. I was only looking at topics. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 My postcount went down by 300. Being an RPer really sucks in situations like this. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacian Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 My post count went down. Does this mean I have do it all over again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorikSigma Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) I know how you feel.Well done staff! We love you all. Edited February 18, 2013 by Norik Astartes Quote BZPRPG ARC 3 / Breaking Point Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Yes, unfortunately post count data is lost and members who are registering again will have to make five posts that get approved. The former I see as a minor inconvenience as post count doesn't matter too much. For the members registering again, we'll try to approve posts as quickly as we can. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta of Time Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Issues that came from the attack. 1. Decreased post count2. Names, some have gotten changed back to there previous ones like me3. Story issue; Main problem4. If you came on Friday or Thursday of last week, you would've saw the hackers name. (I think) CrackJack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hey guys let's focus on the positive and not give the hacker the attention he's looking for. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 In any event, good to see things are back up and running with a minimum of damage. Hopefully any account issues can get sorted out quick enough. Quote Hey: I'm not very active around BZP right now. However, you can always contact me through PM (I have email notifications set up) and I will reply as soon as I can. Useful Topics: The Q&A Compendium | The Official RPG Planning Topic Stories: Fractures | An Aftermath | Three Stories | LSO 2012 Epics: Team Three | The Shadow and the Sea | The Days They Were Needed | Glitches | Transformations | Echoes | The Kaita and the Storyteller | Nui BZPRPG: Komae · Soraya · Bohrei Blog: Defendant Lobby no. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary TNT Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Good job with getting everything up admins! The only problem I have is that I'm a Seeker again. Whatever. Just glad this site is back up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta of Time Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Okay so I checked out the news feed, I found out what is going on. The news table that you see in the Main Forum index which is at the top right, has an RSS feed. Am I right. So whatever he used to attack us, affects the RSS feed. Though glad to see the site back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary TNT Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hey, I don't know if anybody knows this or not, but the topics in the archives are down. (I kinda felt like I was in Metru Nui when I said that; that makes me feel so cool!) It still comes up with everything else, but all the topics I've tried come up with an error screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
>_< Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hey, I don't know if anybody knows this or not, but the topics in the archives are down. (I kinda felt like I was in Metru Nui when I said that; that makes me feel so cool!) It still comes up with everything else, but all the topics I've tried come up with an error screen. Yeah, I think Black Six said that it's a known issue, but the main forums have a higher priority right now.Which actually kinda makes sense, and usually you can use Google's cache to access those pages anyway. (try searching for 'cache:http://bzpower.com/forum/WhateverCameAfterThat', without the quotations) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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