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Offline Grant Lamontagne

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Pockits.com got hacked!
« on: August 31, 2010, 02:24:27 PM »
I just got a call from Bob at Pockits.com and he told me that his site was hacked!

Sure enough, I looked and it is down! 

www.pockits.com

As you can imagine, he's pretty pissed, but maybe he can turn this around into a marketing campaign!  "Pockits Brand sheaths are stronger than the Internet, more durable than most websites!"

Seriously Bob, if you are reading this, I hope you get it sorted soon buddy!  It royally sucks when this happens, and I'm sure everyone here is pulling for you!

Def

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2010, 02:33:22 PM »
Hacked, or DDOSed?

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2010, 02:55:52 PM »
Plenty o prats on the interweb  :rant:

I get this when I click the link  :-\

Hope it doesn't hurt his business too much; hopefully he'll sort it quick  :tu:

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Reported Attack Page!

This web page at www.pockits.com has been reported as an attack page and has been blocked based on your security preferences.
       
Attack pages try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.

Some attack pages intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners.
             

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 03:55:53 PM »
Def,

Thanks for letting everybody know and yes I am pissed  :rant: !! However we will weather the storm the same way our Utility Holsters do!

The www.pockits.com site has been a legitimate site since it's launch in Y2K. This is the first time we have had a problem so I guess we're pretty fortunate. 

We will be back up ASAP!

Thanks,
Pockitsman

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2010, 03:57:25 PM »
Plenty o prats on the interweb  :rant:

I get this when I click the link  :-\

Hope it doesn't hurt his business too much; hopefully he'll sort it quick  :tu:

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Reported Attack Page!

This web page at www.pockits.com has been reported as an attack page and has been blocked based on your security preferences.
       
Attack pages try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.

Some attack pages intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners.

Can we get an update when the site is repaired?  I don't have sophisticated security, and don't need to accidently click into an attack page.

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2010, 04:01:32 PM »
It's been neutralized by his ISP- it should be safe to click on now, although you won't see much except a warning.  We wouldn't post dangerous links!

Either way, I'm sure Bob will keep us updated!

Def

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 04:23:49 PM »
If I click through and ignore the 'warning' everything looks good but every link I click brings up the warning page  :-\

What I meant earlier was if a potential customer went to Bob's website and got the warning page they naturally be wary  :-\

I do hope you get it sorted soon  :salute:

Bloody internet pirates  :rant: You wouldn't get this from a ninja
             

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2010, 07:42:58 PM »
Looks like it's back online. If I were king of the world I'd hand out death sentence to every hacker, but then again I'd hand out the same thing to a lot other scumbags too.

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2010, 10:02:38 PM »
You and me both Jie....

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2010, 05:37:07 AM »
The www.pockits.com site has been a legitimate site since it's launch in Y2K.

That probably explains how it was hacked. Old CMSes have more holes in them than a Skeletool. Ironically, getting stamped as an unsecure site can be more damaging than the attack itself, since those visiting will get a very scary looking message

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2010, 12:41:36 PM »
Thanks for all your comments and input! We are up any running again,  I checked the site first thing this morning, at 6:35 MST! I'm with you guys I would love to be able to track down these hackers and neutralize them  :twak:!! Hopefully back to business as usual without any more problems!

Pockitsman

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2010, 12:47:37 PM »
Thanks for all your comments and input! We are up any running again,  I checked the site first thing this morning, at 6:35 MST! I'm with you guys I would love to be able to track down these hackers and neutralize them  :twak:!! Hopefully back to business as usual without any more problems!

Pockitsman

Hurrah  :drink:  :tu:

No more scary messages at my end :D
             

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #12 on: September 21, 2010, 07:21:34 PM »
Thanks for all your comments and input! We are up any running again,  I checked the site first thing this morning, at 6:35 MST! I'm with you guys I would love to be able to track down these hackers and neutralize them  :twak:!! Hopefully back to business as usual without any more problems!

Pockitsman

sorry 'bout that... i was just lookin ::)  j/k  glad to hear its back up....  :cheers:
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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2010, 09:35:34 PM »
I just checked out the site, and I'm still trying to figure out just what it is they they sell.  Is it just a custom embroidery place?

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Re: Pockits.com got hacked!
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