Before we gets started, Webhostingtalk is an outstanding community. The people there have always been helpful and informative. I have been a member of WHT for several years, but visit only on a semi-regualr basis.
This is from the email I received a few minutes ago.
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At approximately 8:30 pm EST on Saturday, March 21 The malicious attacker deleted all backups from the backup servers within the infrastructure before deleting tables from our db server. We were alerted of the db exploitation and quickly shut down the site to prevent further damage.
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The official thread at WHT -
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=729727
As a forum owner, I am sad to see a community like WHT taken down by a hacker.
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