Forum compromised

[Beaker]

Every now and then I punch my email address into google and see if I get any hits and doing so returned a couple of results relating back to this forum.

This is a good tip.

[Beaker]

Here's another one, looks like it was taken before Beaker changed her e-mail address (re the "SPAM" thread)

http://www.skymem.com/xdoc/document-...8d87e1f48ab4f7

The earliest is from Aug last year - so it has been compromised for a year.

This is why it is crucial to insure forums are updated. Who is the webmaster nowadays?

[charliecosworth]

must be old data, the email listed i stopped using about 8 years ago

[G4GLM]

The internet is a big place, yes it's fabulous for certain things but anything so big and powerful is going to have a darker side. No sensitive info, pictures of my family or my kids, bank details (online banking) or anything like that is put on any site. It is frightening the amount of info some people place on the net.

[Beaker]

So what is happening about this?

[Guest]

Not alot apparently.

[Mat_C]

And what can be done? The info is out there. The genie is out of the bottle. But, it's pretty useless data to be quite honest. I'm not cancelling my credit card over this one

So until the forum software is updated, please do not post your NI Number, Sort-code and account number, DOB, Mothers maiden name for Google to index anyway.

[Mat_C]

Hmm..whenever i post the connection times out and I am not listed as the last poster. (This is a test for that reason)

ALIENS!

[Jeff Turbo]

Not alot apparently.

I posted about this on the committee section the other day
Patience please