Apparently my site was compromised and some offensive ads were placed at the top of the site. I’ve removed the ads and the code that placed them there and have taken steps to ensure that we don’t have an issue like this again. Additional steps may be necessary, so be patient with me as I work this out.
If you were offended by the unwanted ads, please accept my apologies!
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Friday, January 18, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Joe Cruz
I stay up-to-date with an RSS Feed for your site, so luckily I missed the brouhaha! Good luck!
Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 11:44 am
Clif Smith
Dang…sorry for you! I don’t get asinine attacks such as that.
Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 8:44 am
Wes Prather
Is this a Wordpress site? And how did the compromise occur? Password interception, code vulnerability, what? I’m asking because I’m trying to set one of these up myself, and am interested in the security configuration you’re using, as it doesn’t seem to happen often - You’ve got a lot of content! Thank, Scott!
Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 9:38 am
slowe
Wes,
To be honest, I haven’t yet determined exactly HOW the compromise occurred. I suspect it was a password compromise, but I’m not sure. I’ve taken some steps to prevent it and I’m continuing to dig into the configuration to see if there are other steps I can take as well.