Hello,

I have some sad news: today, a bunch of morons hacked my main server and destroyed its content. I just lost access to many of my servers, my emails, and a lot of other stuff. This shows once again how secure Linux can be (don't start arguing about this, now is not the time). I'll replace the dead server by a brand new one, this time with Windows 2003 installed. Don't expect IRC to be back up for some time.

Message to the hackers: if you are currently reading this and are responsible for the hack, you should know that some people are already working on the logs to find out where the attack came from. Once it will have been dicovered (and, don't worry, it will), I'll hand the case to my attorneys in the United States, your ISP will be contacted and you will be prosecuted. This is not a threat, just a warning of what's awaiting you in March. Jaelousy has its limits.

Patchou

Please note that a temporary IRC server is being prepared at the moment..

I have emailed Patchou about this but he is yet to respond ().

The new server is running an updated IRCd and services meaning it is protected from the latest exploits. Security is a major concern of mine, and any abuse of this server will not be tolerated, at any time.

Patchou: I'm not happy reading that. I know how you fell. Well, let's hope that the development of MP!3 isn't be affected by this.

* Choli slaps the hackers around a bit with a large trout.

I wish you find who did that.

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
Security is a major concern of mine, and any abuse of this server will not be tolerated, at any time.

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That's sad news indeed. I'm jelous too - those hackers are too 1337.

What about the innocent newbies you fool into installing a piece of dogy adware, what about the decreased performance of my laptop computer, what about my constantly crashing Internet Explorer? These problems don't fix themselves, computer technicians aren't free.

Perhaps the damage youve contributed to on all the innocent n00bs computers, is comparable to the damage that the hackers have done to your server (if you devide by how many downloads)...

I feel sorry for Patchou. After his hard drive problems, he now has to face a bunch of losers who try to be l33t, but so aren't. Excuse me, but hacking other people's property is plain stupid and not to mention illegal. Illegal things should be punished.

I see some people take this as an opportunity to give negative comments on Patchou and his software. I will not go into discussion now, but I must say I find this very, very pathetic. I still rest my case with "if you can't read, don't complain".

Was there an error? My posts dissapeared...

Patchou i hope you get this problem rectified it's a shame and recent attacks need sorting with legal action

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Originally posted by ecko_complex
That's sad news indeed. I'm jelous too - those hackers are too 1337.

What about the innocent newbies you fool into installing a piece of dogy adware, what about the decreased performance of my laptop computer, what about my constantly crashing Internet Explorer? These problems don't fix themselves, computer technicians aren't free.

Perhaps the damage youve contributed to on all the innocent n00bs computers, is comparable to the damage that the hackers have done to your server (if you devide by how many downloads)...

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Well if they are intellectually challenged enough to install the sponser i doubt they could hack a server and completely mess it up.

Its people who do this that make the internet no fun, what a bunch of freaking morons. Sorry to hear about it Patchou, this really sucks.

@ the hackers

Down again ... Sorry to hear that the files are gone too, Patchou. I hope the Windows server will work alot better. I hope you find the hackers too... They WILL be sorry.

Ok, back serious again. ecko_complex: WHAT?! You think the hackers are l33t? I agree with Tochjo, but why bringing that up? You think they got them back for putting an optional, and I cant say it enough times, optional sponsor progam in Messenger Plus?

Good luck Patchou!

mmm hope ya find who did it patchou, soon too.

Patchou... man, you have some setbacks these days... I'm all the way behind you like many others... Get things sorted out first... I don't mind waiting for MP!3 if that is what it takes. Although it is indeed very sad, pathetic and childish of the ones who did this...

I can't help it to notice a "positive" thing about all this. Only major software companies are being hacked. So... Plus! must be one hell of a product if they wanted to hack your server... but, we already knew it was a great piece of software and an example of many others...

Edited. See http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=21...d=206286#pid206286

Sorry to hear this Patchou. As others have said, we are behind you, and hope that silly things like this that happen don't dishearten you. Most of us can't wait for MP!3 to be released

So... GO PATCHOU!!
Edited to make sense with Cookie's post. See http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=21...d=206292#pid206292

I think I should have said this before but I though you'd notice it. Anyway: If you're going to talk about the sponsor and/or quote ecko_complex, Theo, etc.. you must post here. That is offtopic in this thread. That's why some posts were deleted this morning from here (Luke87: one of those was yours. No errors, just deleted.).

Well Patchou, at least a windows server will work a lot better ...God Bless non-open source

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Originally posted by ecko_complex
That's sad news indeed. I'm jelous too - those hackers are too 1337.

What about the innocent newbies you fool into installing a piece of dogy adware, what about the decreased performance of my laptop computer, what about my constantly crashing Internet Explorer? These problems don't fix themselves, computer technicians aren't free.

Perhaps the damage youve contributed to on all the innocent n00bs computers, is comparable to the damage that the hackers have done to your server (if you devide by how many downloads)...

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allow me 2 be blunt. Those bastards need teaching a lesson and hacking into here is putting them rite up top 4 a nice prison sentence and HUGE fine. Never be detered Patchou. They will neva stop u.
                              Patchou

Hang on I just had a thought...there's some very angry people who would hate to know that the creator of Messenger Plus! was hacked into...so before you take legal action why not post there IP addresses?

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Originally posted by anubis_kree_
Hang on I just had a thought...there's some very angry people who would hate to know that the creator of Messenger Plus! was hacked into...so before you take legal action why not post there IP addresses?

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Patchou, If you need any assistance with the server, Let me know and I'll do what I can to help

I'm not a complete linux geek, I run 4 windows 2003 servers at my work Exchange, File, SQL, Web! All on Dual Proc Boxes

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Originally posted by wj
I'm not a complete linux geek, I run 4 windows 2003 servers at my work Exchange, File, SQL, Web! All on Dual Proc Boxes

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ecko_complex: I'm tired of your bullshit. If you're coming on this forum only to piss me off, you've succeeded. This time, the spam you posted won't be deleted so that people don't ask me why you've been banned. Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you, you're banned.

Everybody else: thanks for the support . I've got a long week ahead of me.

I am sorry to hear that, Patch...

I hope everything will be tracked down soon and such internet criminals should be punished

Hang in there Patchou...

They will get theirs...

Omar

Good luck tracking the ones responcible
@ hackers

and soon

@ hackers

I really cannot understand hackers what joy can you get from deleting other peoples data. People with the potential to be intelligent can be so incredibly thick sometimes.

Good luck on getting the server back up Patchou.

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Originally posted by anubis_kree_
why not post there IP addresses?

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Originally posted by Patchou
Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you, you're banned.

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Originally posted by Jutx
I really cannot understand hackers what joy can you get from deleting other peoples data. People with the potential to be intelligent can be so incredibly thick sometimes.

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Its quiet amazing how the find doing things like this fun, or maybe they like feeling like they could have maybe owned someone for 5 minutes?

Its quiet sad that these people do things like this, especially when there is no real reason

really sorry to hear this patchou, the hackers will get their just deserts, im sure.

that sucks............

I kind of can understand why they hack…the thrill of destroying something…but what would have been more skilful would be if they'd found the vulnerability in the server and told Patchou about it to hopefully prevent future hacks...this would be more powerful because it proves they have self-restraint and can do the right thing...I hope Messenger Plus! 3 isn't held back because of the hackers

Or, if they hate Plus! that much, write there own addon for MSN Messenger, so that Plus! gets a decent, healty concurrent.... instead of hacking the server.....

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Originally posted by Patchou
Message to the hackers: if you are currently reading this and are responsible for the hack, you should know that some people are already working on the logs to find out where the attack came from. Once it will have been dicovered (and, don't worry, it will), I'll hand the case to my attorneys in the United States, your ISP will be contacted and you will be prosecuted. This is not a threat, just a warning of what's awaiting you in March. Jaelousy has its limits.

Patchou

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It really is sad
I never have seen the point in it, i mean, destroying something for virtually no reason.

patchou i'd watch your physical back or something not your software.. either that or msgplus.net was to hard to hack..

i noticed this yesterday only i though you had bandwidth probs cause of posting screenies on mess.

STINK!!! Those hackers will pay!!!

Patchou, or anyone else out there dont deserve this. My school website got hacked once!! I mean, talk about lame. They have nohing better to do than to show their friends they can do it. SICK.

Get them good pathcou. Drain every single peny they have!!

Those F.......

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Originally posted by Kao
Its quiet sad that these people do things like this, especially when there is no real reason

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Originally posted by anubis_kree_
if they'd found the vulnerability in the server and told Patchou about it to hopefully prevent future hacks...this would be more powerful because it proves they have self-restraint and can do the right thing..

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Or, if they hate Plus! that much, write there own addon for MSN Messenger, so that Plus! gets a decent, healty concurrent

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Hmmm...

Every Server for MP! is working for me!

EDIT: Whoopsey! I just noticed irc.siterush.com

BTW: Damn Hackers! Give me their IP, i'll delete every hardware, software, OS, etc.

i am sorry to hear that patchou and hope hope u catch those hackers and punsih them good

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Originally posted by DBJdesigns
Every Server for MP! is working for me!

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It hosted more that just patchou.com. It hosted irc.msgplus.net, patchou.com, fraisie.net, sholin.net, gbcjax.com, and a few others
Hosted my church's webby

only heard of irc.msgplus patchou and fraisie
hackors are greedy to do that

My oh so visited website is down lol

I visited it fra Couldn't read it, but I visited
Lizard Boy: Yeah, those were just the common ones
One was Sholins, one was Fraisies, one was my church's
And then I had a bnc at pound-it.dxtremz.com, nice vhost sock picked it out

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KnightieBoy
Once it will have been dicovered (and, don't worry, it will), I'll hand the case to my attorneys in the United States, your ISP will be contacted and you will be prosecuted.

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Originally posted by Kao
-surfichris: He is our lawyer... he gets us out of jail..

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Originally posted by DBJdesigns
BTW: Damn Hackers! Give me their IP, i'll delete every hardware, software, OS, etc.

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lol, good point there, how can you delete an actual object

Well sposing computer speakers could make a high enough pitched sound, cos everything should break at a certain frequency? The internals might get a bit wrecked lol. Worth a try...

not

Its a shame about your server, i'd never heard of patchou.com before, i'll have to visit when its back up or is it already back up?

well either guido or patchou (99%sure its patchou) has the main page for patchou.com up but there's nothing else. i think the only reason its there is because he dosnt want anybody to think that he is gone or something.. and because it has the link to msgplus.net

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Originally posted by martin
was it u own personal server, or was it thru a hosting company and only hacker ur account?

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if it was tru a hosting company wud they be liable?

The server that Patchou.com, Fraisie.net etc was on was a dedicated server leased from ev1servers.net. You pay a monthly fee, they give you a server, etc. You are free to do whatever you want with your server for the most part. I think the only thing you can't do is host porn .  Currently, "Patchou.com" is hosted on the same server as msgplus.net. Seems that Fraisie.net is too, but the hosting account for it isn't set up yet. I think Patchous plan was to buy a totally new Windows 2k3 server.

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
The new server is running an updated IRCd and services meaning it is protected from the latest exploits. Security is a major concern of mine, and any abuse of this server will not be tolerated, at any time.

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Originally posted by ecko_complex
I'm jelous too - those hackers are too 1337.

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Originally posted by DXtremz
Well Patchou, at least a windows server will work a lot better ...God Bless non-open source

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Originally posted by DXtremz
And then I had a bnc at pound-it.dxtremz.com, nice vhost sock picked it out

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Originally posted by martin

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Originally posted by Kao
-surfichris: He is our lawyer... he gets us out of jail..

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dont warry surfi's on the case

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
it was patchous personal servers (patchou.com) that were hacked

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lol patchou alwas had a personal website just its partly in french and everybody goes to msgplus.net now  i remeber the good old days when it was patchou.com/msgplus and it had a frontpage theme on it

wow! thats really bullshitty of them. its one thing to hack in, say wahts wrong, and then leave (homeless hacker), but completely different to destroy it completely.

i'll agree that win2k3 is perhapse more secure, but then again there was the code leak a few weeks ago...... u just need to make sure that it stays virus free and has a firewall (which i'm sure the leasers have). just be careful with this one (not that u werent with the last)


but like cookie said, it does have a bit of prestige. always look for the silver lining

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Originally posted by bach_m
i'll agree that win2k3 is perhapse more secure, but then again there was the code leak a few weeks ago...... u just need to make sure that it stays virus free and has a firewall (which i'm sure the leasers have). just be careful with this one (not that u werent with the last)

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