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Malicious Deletion

user image 2014-03-14
By: Ceri Shaw
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Last Thursday's Incident

It is with regret that I have to inform you that the AmeriCymru site was apparently the target of a malicious attack by a former moderator ( since removed ) last Thursday in which each and every one of our 121 Groups and all their content were intentionally deleted.

Thanks to the work of the Ning engineering team the bare bones of our group structure has been restored ( group home pages, icons etc ) but it did not prove possible to recover lost content. I apologise if any of your content was destroyed as a result of this incident.

I would like to stress that no user data was compromised as a result and the site is perfectly safe to use. We are appealing to members to help us out in this situation by logging into the site and joining a few groups, possibly ones that you were a member of before the attack ( member data was not recoverable ).

http://americymru.net/groups

Any and all assistance greatly appreciated and once again I apologise for any lost content.

Cofion gorau

Ceri/Gaabi


Ceri Shaw
03/21/14 03:38:34AM @ceri-shaw:

lol...we need an official AC angry smiley imho....I will cc the graphics department ( aka Gaabi ) on this


Jennifer (aka Garan Gwyn)
03/21/14 03:36:38AM @jennifer-aka-garan-gwyn:

Ooo! That one was scary! I know this one certainly applies: And probably this one too:


Ceri Shaw
03/21/14 03:15:18AM @ceri-shaw:

@Jennifer A good choice imho :) Then there is also this one ( copyright protected unfortunately ) http://stockfresh.com/image/1765133/angry-smiley


Jennifer (aka Garan Gwyn)
03/20/14 07:59:13PM @jennifer-aka-garan-gwyn:

LOL I suppose we could use this one:


Ceri Shaw
03/19/14 09:54:33PM @ceri-shaw:

lol.....you're right there is no angry smiley....for the accidental deletion theory might I suggest the 'dubious' smiley?


Jennifer (aka Garan Gwyn)
03/19/14 09:51:39PM @jennifer-aka-garan-gwyn:

Where is the angry smiley? Why didn't they include the angry smiley?


Ceri Shaw
03/19/14 09:41:46PM @ceri-shaw:

Yes the person responsible claimed in an IM converstaion we had with them shortly after the incident that it was 'an accident' or rather perhaps, a series of 121 consecutive accidents. These things happen...."oops I stubbed my toe","oops I stubbed my toe".. X 121. We've all been there

We hope to examine the evidence in a blog post shortly.


philip stephen rowlands
03/19/14 09:27:16PM @philip-stephen-rowlands:
Apparently the 121 groups were deleted by accident. James Bond once said, "Once is an accident, twice is coincidence but three times is enemy action." 121 must constitute a bloody apocalypse!
Chris Keil
03/18/14 08:59:34PM @chris-keil:

Comment for whoever was responsible: shithead!


Matthew Reese
03/17/14 10:47:15PM @matthew-reese:

That is just nuts. That's all I can say.