Is XKEC down?

[kryten22uk]

Cant get on, keeps asking for passwords prior to downloading any pages.

[Scottman]

Just had the same problem, must be a fault as accessed it yesterday with no problem at all!
Scott

[NormanD]

Copy of letter from Mark Gregory the Chairman.

Dear Member
As some of you may have discovered we have had a problem over the last couple of days with our new website.
We have now discovered that the server on which our website sits has somehow been hacked into and has subsequently left all the sites sitting on the servers badly affected.
We have therefore decided as a safeguard to tempararily suspend both the website and forum for the next 7 days until such time that we can figure out how to rectify the problem.
I do apologise for this but we think it is in the members best interest that we take this necessary action sooner rather than later.
I will off course inform you when all is up and running again. Please bear with us but i do emphasise that it may take up to a week to resolve.
Regards
Mark
XKEC

[kryten22uk]

NormanD said:

Copy of letter from Mark Gregory the Chairman.

Dear Member
As some of you may have discovered we have had a problem over the last couple of days with our new website.
We have now discovered that the server on which our website sits has somehow been hacked into and has subsequently left all the sites sitting on the servers badly affected.
We have therefore decided as a safeguard to tempararily suspend both the website and forum for the next 7 days until such time that we can figure out how to rectify the problem.
I do apologise for this but we think it is in the members best interest that we take this necessary action sooner rather than later.
I will off course inform you when all is up and running again. Please bear with us but i do emphasise that it may take up to a week to resolve.
Regards
Mark
XKEC

Dont tell me he sent this out as a PM?!

[P700DEE]

Now down for 3-4 weeks !! Guess this forum might get busier ?

[Scottish Exile]

P700DEE said:

Now down for 3-4 weeks !! Guess this forum might get busier ?

I'm here

[NormanD]

David has told Mark that he is willing to help, but had not had a reply.


Maybe Mark feels it would be a conflict of interests!

[kryten22uk]

P700DEE said:

Now down for 3-4 weeks !! Guess this forum might get busier ?

Since when does a website go down for 3-4weeks! They should try harder than that.

[NormanD]

kryten22uk said:

P700DEE said:

Now down for 3-4 weeks !! Guess this forum might get busier ?

Since when does a website go down for 3-4weeks! They should try harder than that.

See above, what more can one do?

[kryten22uk]

I dont get the David/Mark thing. Who are they? I wasnt referring to anyone personally, I just thought that it wouldnt normally take 3-4wks to get a website back up and running.

[Scottish Exile]

The website is back online. The Forum however will be down until we can assure that it is no longer being hacked.

[kryten22uk]

What are the hackers trying to achieve? Free access to the forum?! I thought the point of hacking was to gain access or entry to information?

[Scottish Exile]

The forum and new website was being attacked with various malicious code, which in turn would affect any users who viewed the pages.

[NormanD]

Scottish Exile said:

The website is back online. The Forum however will be down until we can assure that it is no longer being hacked.

Glad to see that, hopefully not long for the Forum as well

[markgregory1]

I am glad to report that the XKEC website is now back up and working but the forum is still being investigated and repaired. I will keep readers informed of progress.

[markgregory1]

I am now pleased to report that our XK forum is now back up and fully operational. We welcome you all back.

[NormanD]

markgregory1 said:

I am now pleased to report that our XK forum is now back up and fully operational. We welcome you all back.

It's nice to be back home again.

[Jag1]

It is down again ... a bit like a hooker's drawers ?

[Jag1]

Now back up again !!

[NormanD]

Looks like DOWN again.