hackers can die
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- ross
I dont quite understand why hackers do what they do, but ive been duped by one. I had a music messageboard going with arounf 10 000 posts and a couple hundred users.
Now its gone and i found out my hosting co doesnt back up clients databases. I though i had backed it up by pulling down the boards folders off the server, but alas, they dont contain the databases.
anyone have any suggestions?
- version30
take greater security and back up measures next time
- UndoUndo0
very lame excuse by your hosts, most of them say they 'do' but i doubt very taht is the case.
hackers generally hack for the sake of it and because they can.
you could try to get back ome of the data by going through all of the cached pages at google and yahoo. just type it 'cache:www.yourdomain.com' at both sites and it will show you the cache of the page.
10,000 posts will be a huge job tho!!
- ross0
yeah, wont do that again...
i mean, go hack visa or the CIA or something, but a little band...
whats teh gain for them?