All he could do for them was retrieve their data for transfer to a new system. This kind of mindless malice is destroying the open internet. TedI'm not impatient, just curious. It's unfortunate that he's been attacked. I've often wondered about the motivation of these people that would randomly cause damage to a site like this. I recently came across a scam when searching for rocket info. A page popped up that looked like an authentic microsoft security page. It gave dire warnings of malware infection and urged clicking on a link to "fix" the "problem". If you click on the tab an executable file page comes up and if you save it your computer is finished!:y: I found out about the system crash from it when I consulted my tech guru. Part of his small business is repairing this type of damage but he was unable to do so for two of his customers. Once installed it cannot be removed.
Was it something about a security system? Been there...done that, had to wipe out my computer and start over.I'm not impatient, just curious. It's unfortunate that he's been attacked. I've often wondered about the motivation of these people that would randomly cause damage to a site like this. I recently came across a scam when searching for rocket info. A page popped up that looked like an authentic microsoft security page. It gave dire warnings of malware infection and urged clicking on a link to "fix" the "problem". If you click on the tab an executable file page comes up and if you save it your computer is finished!:y: I found out about the system crash from it when I consulted my tech guru. Part of his small business is repairing this type of damage but he was unable to do so for two of his customers. Once installed it cannot be removed.
It wasn't just rocket guys; there was a huge wave of defacement attacks yesterday.
