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Parallax Site hacked!!!!

Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
edited 2013-08-16 15:06 in General Discussion
The Parallax web site has apparently been hacked!

See this link for the high speed servo

http://www.parallax.com/Store/Robots/AllRobots/tabid/755/ProductID/916/List/0/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName

Comments

  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-08-08 06:19
    Some jerk is probably very proud of himself.

    Is this connected to the fact the parallax forums were out earlier today, for quite a while all I got was "database error".
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2013-08-08 06:34
    How strange that all that was hacked was that one product photo... not even something on the homepage, which has been done previously.
  • Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
    edited 2013-08-08 06:36
    Microcontrolled wrote: »
    How strange that all that was hacked was that one product photo... not even something on the homepage, which has been done previously.

    Who knows what else might be affected?
    Parallax may need to refresh the entire site to ensure no other bogus images, links or text has been altered...
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-08-08 07:27
    Pakistan Zindabad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Zindabad

    Is it time to send in the drones? Or perhaps some ELEV-8s dropping Propeller kits so that they find something more useful to do.

    Or is this nothing to do with Pakistan? Just a dumb kid somewhere.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2013-08-08 07:29
    If he wants to impress me, then he'd do better learning how to control one of those servos using a Propeller or BASIC STAMP.
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2013-08-08 09:04
    problably part of a massive chinese cyber assault. better switch to linux. now before they %%$$888\\\;3
    #ddeffdedfe
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-08-08 09:09
    What? You mean Parallax runs on Windows? I feel dirty.

    Still, forum software and such can be full of holes no matter what it runs on.
  • Jen J.Jen J. Posts: 649
    edited 2013-08-08 09:20
    The offending image and all other affected files have been deleted and replaced by the original beautiful high speed servo images. Crisis averted. We shall all live to code another day. Thank you for your vigilance.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2013-08-08 09:23
    ...and Jen's got the broom out! perfect! :)
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2013-08-08 09:52
    I think this was a task more suited for "Chainsaw Jen" but that's just how I feel about malicious hackers.....
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-08-08 10:14
    Phew!

    But wait... What if Pakistan Zindabad decides to permanently change its own "you've been hacked" image to... the image of a PARALLAX HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS ROTATION SERVO?

    Then the cyber terrorists win! And Parallax wins! But how will we know if we're hacked? Confusion fall!
  • Jen J.Jen J. Posts: 649
    edited 2013-08-08 10:39
    Script kiddies only ever require a broom.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2013-08-09 12:26
    I don't think they'll return now that jen is on guard with her broom :lol:
  • GenetixGenetix Posts: 1,754
    edited 2013-08-09 13:32
    I noticed the Daily Deal has finally changed on the Beta Site. It had not changed from the PIR sensor with an expiration date of 12-25-13 for a while.
  • Jen J.Jen J. Posts: 649
    edited 2013-08-09 15:46
    You can also order on the beta site. Just went online this afternoon.
    http://beta.www.parallax.com
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2013-08-09 16:00
    Jen J. wrote: »
    You can also order on the beta site. Just went online this afternoon.
    http://beta.www.parallax.com

    Very cool Jen!
  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2013-08-09 16:07
    Server not found. Should be

    http://beta.www.parallax.com/

    ? Kind of an odd url...
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2013-08-16 15:06
    Jen J. wrote: »
    Script kiddies only ever require a broom.

    Or if they get out of hand

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