Looks like we have been hacked
- Whwoz
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Looks like we have been hacked
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.
- wykvlvr
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
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...
Wyoming
Zone 5
Elevation : 6,063 ft
Climate : semi-arid
Avg annual rainfall = 16 inches
Zone 5
Elevation : 6,063 ft
Climate : semi-arid
Avg annual rainfall = 16 inches
- Frosti
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
nothing to worry about. The user account that created all that spam was created only yesterday, so no hacking needed. They simply signed up.
- Shule
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
I think they can automatically delete all posts by a single user.
Location: SW Idaho, USA
Climate: BSk
USDA hardiness zone: 6
Elevation: 2,260 feet
Climate: BSk
USDA hardiness zone: 6
Elevation: 2,260 feet
- worth1
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
All the new posts are drug related.
Worth
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.
- karstopography
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
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”.
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”.
"No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden."
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
- bower
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
Yeah what a mess... I have not figured out a way to mass delete them, and the other mods are likely still asleep.
AgCan Zone 5a/USDA zone 4
temperate marine climate
yearly precip 61 inches/1550 mm
temperate marine climate
yearly precip 61 inches/1550 mm
- worth1
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The darned things are stashed everywhere.
Worth
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.
25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.
You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.
- bower
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
All done... one by one.
Keep calm and carry on.


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AgCan Zone 5a/USDA zone 4
temperate marine climate
yearly precip 61 inches/1550 mm
temperate marine climate
yearly precip 61 inches/1550 mm
- Cornelius_Gotchberg
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
Didn't see this before I posted: viewtopic.php?t=6232Whwoz 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.
That there 16 hour time difference gives @Whwoz the jump on pert' 'near every dang thing...
The Gotch
Madison WESconsin/Growing Zone 5-A/Raised beds above the Midvale Heights spade-caking clay in the 77 Square Miles surrounded by A Sea Of Reality
- MissS
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
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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- Wildcat82
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Re: Looks like we have been hacked
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.
