Loss Of Data

also can i get a reply from an account thats not 5 years old with less that 2 k post count , (no offense my post count is the same ) but i know what that can mean so ...

Originally Posted by mysunnyboy
i don't like the instability that's been going on lately. don't care about losing posts, pictures, whatever. i am however amazed at the number of times riu is "offline" for one reason or another. i do feel somewhat compromised. tell me to not let the virtual door hit me in the ass on the way out if you want but i for one am seriously considering jumping off the unstable boat

blimey said:

That's exactly how I feel, I thought about jumping ship with the other riu refugees and even created an account (in part just to reserve my name), but I didn't like the layout and they had too many sub forums, so here I am.

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Me too...thats how I feel.. infact ever since the commotion with *FDD (Which I don't want to talk about or hear anyone else talk about !!) I've been getting cold feet about RIU and have been contemplating jumping off this ship too.. I'am pissed I lost so much info and still feel unsettled with the amount of security that surrounds our family here. If I do go I dont know where I'll be headed nor when.. I kinda wanted to finish my thread before I leave though. .. I've looked into other 'homes' but like you I didnt like the lay-out etc of the other forums and the fact you can log in and 'like' paired with 'FaceBook' a risky thing if ever I saw one! and so I'am still here..on the edge of the fence - STELTHY

stelthy said:

Originally Posted by mysunnyboy
i don't like the instability that's been going on lately. don't care about losing posts, pictures, whatever. i am however amazed at the number of times riu is "offline" for one reason or another. i do feel somewhat compromised. tell me to not let the virtual door hit me in the ass on the way out if you want but i for one am seriously considering jumping off the unstable boat

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Yes because we all know that your complaining will make things so much better...

Suck it up and move on.

And keep a backup of your journal FFS

phishtank said:

Do you REALLY think law enforcement is going to take down an entire website to get information and use it to take down a bunch of small time growers with a few plants in their closet? I don't think you have anything to worry about...if smoking makes you that paranoid it's time to set down the bong my friend.

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you sure that everyone on here is small time... FDD got busted with some weight. I've seen some pretty big rooms/warehouses on here.
Just cause you are small time doesn't mean everyone else is.

phishtank said:

Do you REALLY think law enforcement is going to take down an entire website to get information and use it to take down a bunch of small time growers with a few plants in their closet? I don't think you have anything to worry about...if smoking makes you that paranoid it's time to set down the bong my friend.

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am .. not worried about law enforcement , . if the kind of info they would need they can get just with an account, and ive been sober all through my current grow .

mugan said:

then what are we all doing here then

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posting NEW data. people return to see NEW stuff. not old stuff. =) i always keep pics saved in seperate folders and saved on a Jump Drive. just soo i have pics of each crop from start to finish. just for backup or for breeding purposes. it sucks but wat can ya do ya kno?

mugan said:

also can i get a reply from an account thats not 5 years old with less that 2 k post count , (no offense my post count is the same ) but i know what that can mean so ...

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I already replied to your questions.

I'm a Moderator on this forum.


All I can say is that this happened to other sites as well, many sites in fact. It was not a personal attack against RIU.
There is no reason to be nervous regarding the safety of your information.


This kind of tragic thing happens sometimes, just like it can happen to multinational companies, it can happen to the best forums

k0ijn said:

I already replied to your questions.

I'm a Moderator on this forum.


All I can say is that this happened to other sites as well, many sites in fact. It was not a personal attack against RIU.
There is no reason to be nervous regarding the safety of your information.

This kind of tragic thing happens sometimes, just like it can happen to multinational companies, it can happen to the best forums

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That sounds good huh.
Don't know that I believe that.
and is it nessary to announce your a mod. Do you think I think you know more than I do because of your mod status. Come On now.

Oh well, most thing are lost, but it can be put back. If you people have something to hide putting it on-line just isn't smart. I don't so that why I joined. I hope the best for everyone and this place....rw They didn't hack this

I already replied to your questions.

I'm a Moderator on this forum.


All I can say is that this happened to other sites as well, many sites in fact. It was not a personal attack against RIU.
There is no reason to be nervous regarding the safety of your information.

This kind of tragic thing happens sometimes, just like it can happen to multinational companies, it can happen to the best forums

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right , ok thx .

Listen untill people stop hosting databases for sites like this in mysql form on the internet...this will continue to happen. People will continue to find exploits. Actually no matter how you store information...unless its offline and not webfacing...someone will always find a way to get in and access it.

Hemlock said:

That sounds good huh.
Don't know that I believe that.
and is it nessary to announce your a mod. Do you think I think you know more than I do because of your mos status. Come On now.

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Well as far as we can tell, the hack changed the links to divert traffic, there was real no data mining nor any theft of data.
The other sites experienced the same issues and it points towards some scriptie who wanted to make a bit of money by diverting heavy traffic forums to a site which he controlled.

In other words, we were 'chosen' because of the amount of traffic and type of forum (vB).


The only reason I mentioned that I'm a Mod was to try and calm people down a bit, and the person I was talking to was looking for some answers so I thought he might take them more serious if he knew I was a Mod.
It was not to polish my crown at all, I'm just trying to help out.

phishtank said:

Listen untill people stop hosting databases for sites like this in mysql form on the internet...this will continue to happen. People will continue to find exploits. Actually no matter how you store information...unless its offline and not webfacing...someone will always find a way to get in and access it.

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Excellent point.

k0ijn said:

I already replied to your questions.

I'm a Moderator on this forum.


All I can say is that this happened to other sites as well, many sites in fact. It was not a personal attack against RIU.
There is no reason to be nervous regarding the safety of your information.


This kind of tragic thing happens sometimes, just like it can happen to multinational companies, it can happen to the best forums

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Can you name any of the other sites that were hit, because I haven't heard of any yet.

All water under the bridge now........lets just focus and recouping the loses and making sure it doesn't happen again

Hemlock said:

Could have been just a diversion to obtain info on people on Rollitup. Military does this shit all the time.
I must admit that all this shit with FDD, Kevin, this might be the time to head for the exits.

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What? Did i miss something wtf happened to fdd?

420God said:

Can you name any of the other sites that were hit, because I haven't heard of any yet.

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If you google the name of the site that we were redirected to you can see how many sites were affected.
People all over the world are raving over it.

tryingtogrow89 said:

What? Did i miss something wtf happened to fdd?

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Yea, you missed a big something.

If someone will supply me with the website that we were being redirected to...I can show you all of the other sites that got hacked. I was reading forum posts of people complaining about the hack on other sites...and ways to access your website after it had been hacked and what to change to fix the problem and keep it from happening again. I've also seen a post on another forum that shows what i believe to be the actual exploit itself.

If you're growing in a state that isnt legal...and you arent using tor to browse this site and making sure that all pictures you post dont have any location info stripped from them....then you shouldn't be posting on here anyways if you have something to lose. If you'd like I can start a thread on how to browse the internet using tor, noscript and other tools to make sure that any identifying information is safe.

phishtank said:

If someone will supply me with the website that we were being redirected to...I can show you all of the other sites that got hacked. I was reading forum posts of people complaining about the hack on other sites...and ways to access your website after it had been hacked and what to change to fix the problem and keep it from happening again. I've also seen a post on another forum that shows what i believe to be the actual exploit itself.

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Hemlock said:

Well IMO its not safe so I'll be on me way. I got to much to loose to be fukin about on some internet site. Best of luck all

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You are blowing it out of proportion, it's your right to do what you want, but don't spread dumb information and try to scare people.
It was not the military... Nor was it because of any drug bust.