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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:03 am
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greatam
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Princeton, MO/Tonopah, AZ
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Watch out for hackers!!!

Moderators,

This probably does not belong in this forum. But I posted here to let everyone know what is happening. Could be co-incidental to our network or could be a real problem for everyone on FT. I am not technically sophisticated enough to figure it out.

Our company network (24 computers and 39 Quaalcom units) is protected with ZoneAlarm Pro. Since about 7:00AM Arizona time this morning, our network is constantly getting bombarded with pings, but only when I am connected to Flyertalk. Have shut down the network twice, trying to prevent this, but the minute I connect to Flyertalk, someone starts trying to get into our computers.

With all the publicity this morning on NBC and MSNBC (they ran the story at least twice), I can just visualize some kid in his dorm room going to our beloved site and wreaking havoc with our computers.
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