Some hackers in SEOcontest2008 ? - Webmaster Forums UK SEO SEM Webmaster Community Forum

Théo B. · #1 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 02:48 PM

Hi,
I have read this article on seocontest2008-sphere :
Seocontest2008 Massive hacking attack against our seocontest2008’s page

Are some seocontests the target of hacking attack ?

I worry about it, it is very worrying, no ?

We should make some rules against these practices, which are not so fair-play...

Resonate · #2 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 03:12 PM

My site was attempted but i got three encryption passwords in place so they failed. I have contacted peer1 my hose & they are tracking the offender(s)

Bagi Zoltán · #3 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 04:07 PM

may I ask you what was the hacking method? did they try to hack the database?

Resonate · #4 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 04:21 PM

The well known "one-way web hack" as i said luckily peer1 are as advanced as they are & HTTP web application attacks can be with stood.

BenjArriola · #5 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 07:17 PM

In the first SEO Contest I joined, Isulong SEOph, my site went down twice due to a hack attempt. During those days Wordpress was an older version and PHP4 could not write on a file that is not changed to '777'.

I adjusted my .htaccess file to file permissions 777 to change my permalink and I forgot to change it back to 644.

My site was defaced and redirected to a blank page. I had to manually copy and paste stuff in Google cache the first time it happened.

The second time it happened I was prepared with a backup and went back to normal within the same day.

Today I am more cautious being in my 5th SEO contest I am active in. but that is one thing i suggest you check out, file permissions. And I only have a guess that they are editing it through PHP code injection though the comment or trackback files of Wordpress.

Théo B. · #6 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bagi Zoltán

may I ask you what was the hacking method? did they try to hack the database?

Sorry I don't know, you should ask them in a comment.

kineticdc · #7 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 02:47 AM

I am not using a blog for my entry page, it is not as easy to hack.

Resonate · #8 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kineticdc

I am not using a blog for my entry page, it is not as easy to hack.

KDC, Do not let your guide down & think you are safe as hackers as bagi will tell you will try to exploit the smallest of wholes be it a website/blog/ftp

elangnet · #9 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 06:18 AM

How come this seo contest lead into a cracking and deface campaign.
What a shame if an "white hat" seo guy should loose position because of "black hat" destructing activity.

Bagi Zoltán · #10 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 06:28 AM

Does anybody of you have evidence which would prove who the perpetrator was?