GreenValueHost forced password reset - Security breach?

[Aldryic C'boas]

I wouldn't call advertising your incompetence and poor security to be 'brilliant'.  Not to say I'm unappreciative of their efforts, however - we had a number of new signups last night/today from people no longer trusting teenagers, and wanting a reliable host.

 

[DomainBop]

Their marketing team is just too brilliant. Getting their name out any way possible, just brilliant.

Vitaly Borker is probably the most famous proponent of the "there is no such thing as bad publicity" marketing plan and look where it got him...

 

[Hxxx]

If I'm a mechanic but I'm not certified nor I have the experience to carry such tasks and you know it and I've proved to be a nub, but you keep bringing your Lamborghini Gallardo or your GT-R to my house for repairing or tweaking, who's fault it is?

 

[GelHost]

I wouldn't call advertising your incompetence and poor security to be 'brilliant'.  Not to say I'm unappreciative of their efforts, however - we had a number of new signups last night/today from people no longer trusting teenagers, and wanting a reliable host.

 See someone is getting the profit from their brilliance.

 

[GelHost]

Vitaly Borker is probably the most famous proponent of the "there is no such thing as bad publicity" marketing plan and look where it got him...

I just pictured GVH in that case lol, got I'm loving this soap opera.

 

[drmike]

c'mon, we all know drmike is privileged everywhere... He is like the Wikipedia guy

The Wikipedia guy, Wales hahah... not quite, but I think that's a compliment

There are a bunch of companies I have helped over the last oh year or better.  Big picture stuff, some mentoring, mostly marketing/communications, written copy (ads, brainstorming, content, contracts, etc.).

That's about all there is to it.  Gives some additional access to folks  company managers and owners, and some earned respect.

 

[texteditor]

Vitaly Borker is probably the most famous proponent of the "there is no such thing as bad publicity" marketing plan and look where it got him...

To be fair, I have now heard of his company, as it is listed just above his child pornography, fraud and threat charges.

 

[drmike]

To be fair, I have now heard of his company, as it is listed just above his child pornography, fraud and threat charges.

Vitaly sure took a worse turn... Last time I heard him going off, I think he vulgarly threatened a female customer with something akin to violent assault.  Not a nice fellow.

I am meh about the "content" feds found like that.... Not saying it's untrue, just too convienent and easy to plant on people they have shakey cases against or where they feel someone isn't being punished severely enough.  An occurrence that is way too common and impossible to fight.  What's the legal defense for such? 

 

[DomainBop]

The Wikipedia guy, Wales hahah... not quite, but I think that's a compliment

Whether it's a compliment or not depends who you ask. Jimmy Wales has been one of the TheRegister's prime targets over the years (he's not too fond of them either).  http://www.theregister.co.uk/Tag/jimmy%20wales

 

[drmike]

Wow talk about a media fetish with one fellow.

I am aware of Wales early on investments and propensity towards certain content of the adult nature.

Surprised to see the Register full bore on-about Wales. 

Might you know the background reason @DomainBop?

 

[DomainBop]

Might you know the background reason @DomainBop?

No idea why.

 

[texteditor]

Jimbo's a bit crazy but then he took a shit on Bitcoiners and won my respect back

 

[DomainBop]

inb4 MannDude says to keep it on topic...

Someone alerted me to this which is on topic:  when ordering a GreenValueHost VPS one of the options is:

One-time Linux Server Hardening Service - Advanced Linux server hardening/security auditing service for all flavors of Linux Contact sales for more information ($10.00 USD One Time)

Maybe it's just me, but a company that doesn't even bother to harden its own billing site offering server hardening services to others for a fee seems like a ripoff. //facepalm //rolleyes

 

[hellogoodbye]

Apparently GVH is "receiving a large Layer-7 DDoS attack" at the moment. 

 

[Nett]

The DNS servers are down as well

 

[iWF-Jacob]

The DNS servers are down as well

Aw man! It must be a party over there!

 

[drmike]

Things *should* be back to normal now... 3-4 hours my understanding on the attack.. Layer 7 and RamNode's filtering was choking... No idea about size of attacks or anything - filtering tends to be like that unless you are high priority person/well versed with such/tied into things.

Haters are going to hate.  DDoS is what it is...  But some other mitigation was done in places and additional changes implemented to attempt to gracefully weather such.

 

[GelHost]

Ok, now I kind of feel bad for them.

 

[Nett]

The Layer 7 DDoS attacks are getting larger and more serious. We've come up with a temporary mitigation solution. Can't post it here in case the attacker is reading this but we're going to work to get things back online ASAP.

 

[drmike]

Allegedly it is a Wordpress exploited fleet of attackers.  Attacks target a single file, but move around when blasted.

RamNode is where they were hosting their site.  RamNode's server got punched with very high load.   Nulled them.

Unnulled and doing other mitigation.

DDoS is what it is.   I am not contributing to mess or cleanups tonight.... Instead I am making popcorn and watching with everyone else.