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Looks like we have been hacked

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Post: # 148062Unread post Whwoz
Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:47 am

The mods will have there work cut out for them today, 80 to 85 or so drug related threads that all appear to be from the one account. Didn't bother going into any of them but definitely a clean up required. Hope this is not something that will happen regularly due to AI.

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Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:18 am

yep they will have their work cut out for them... Really hope they don't have to go through and delete every single one of those posts individually. Like you I didn't open any off the titles said it all...
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Post: # 148064Unread post Frosti
Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:34 am

nothing to worry about. The user account that created all that spam was created only yesterday, so no hacking needed. They simply signed up.

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Post: # 148065Unread post Shule
Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:59 am

I think they can automatically delete all posts by a single user.
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Post: # 148066Unread post worth1
Thu Mar 27, 2025 4:17 am

All the new posts are drug related.
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Post: # 148067Unread post karstopography
Thu Mar 27, 2025 4:29 am

Just another one of these communicable diseases that plague the world wide web, and everyone and everything.

Seems like any organism or system is subject to being infected by these parasites. A dog is subject to getting fleas and so is a forum subject to getting “pests”.
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Post: # 148075Unread post bower
Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:49 am

Yeah what a mess... I have not figured out a way to mass delete them, and the other mods are likely still asleep.
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Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:51 am

The darned things are stashed everywhere.
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Post: # 148080Unread post bower
Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:23 am

All done... one by one. :roll: Keep calm and carry on. ;)
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Post: # 148081Unread post Cornelius_Gotchberg
Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:24 am

Whwoz wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:47 am The mods will have there work cut out for them today, 80 to 85 or so drug related threads that all appear to be from the one account. Didn't bother going into any of them but definitely a clean up required. Hope this is not something that will happen regularly due to AI.
Didn't see this before I posted: viewtopic.php?t=6232

That there 16 hour time difference gives @Whwoz the jump on pert' 'near every dang thing...

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Post: # 148090Unread post MissS
Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:46 am

It's been happening a lot lately and has been keeping us all busy. Thank you @bower for the great cleanup. We all sure do appreciate you cleaning up all of the contamination around here.
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Post: # 148172Unread post Wildcat82
Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:29 pm

MissS wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:46 am It's been happening a lot lately and has been keeping us all busy. Thank you @bower for the great cleanup. We all sure do appreciate you cleaning up all of the contamination around here.image.png
For a second there I thought I might have drunk posted something off putting during one of my low blood sugar episodes when I get a little punchy, which seem to occur once or twice a week. But I wouldn't have posted anything drug related so I'm in the clear. :P

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