Donkeyfumbler Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Just a warning to everyone (especially Chris!) that the Xenonauts.com website appears to have been hacked by someone calling themselves azm.exe and now has some arabic voice recording and stuff about Islam (yes really - not joking). Hopefully it's not trying to push out any malware at the same time, especially as of course xenonauts.com is whitelisted in my script blocker, but you may want to avoid even checking it out, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waladil Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 ...Yeah, that looks pretty serious. Skimmed the page's source, and at least it looks malware-free. So it's just pro-Muslim propaganda. (Note: I'm not saying everything pro-Muslim is propaganda. But this is both pro-Muslim, and propaganda.) They uploaded their image files to Tinypic, and a polite request for information might yield uploader name in case Chris wanted to press charges. (Don't assume that Muslim = Middle Eastern, folks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpirson Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I like what they have to say - spreading understanding about what words like "islam" and "muslim" really mean. any cultural understanding gained, however, is immediately ignored considering how they HACKED A WEBSITE to say it. I think we have a slogan for them: "azm.exe: Proving Muslims are reasonable people by punching you in the face until you agree." AZM.EXE, you are not helping to fix the religious stereotype problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCenonauts Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 yeah seriously , i was surprised when i opened the page but what i dont understand is i opened it before recently and it wasn't there ... i really hate the music lol , it gives me shivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusherven Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Yeah, angrily and aggressively asserting that Islam is the religion of peace may not be the best way to get their point across. I'm sure Christ can contact his hosting provider and get it restored--they should be able to tell him what the vulnerability was too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagho Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Yeah, angrily and aggressively asserting that Islam is the religion of peace may not be the best way to get their point across. I'm sure Christ can contact his hosting provider and get it restored--they should be able to tell him what the vulnerability was too. I'm going to assume that you meant to say Chris with that, but that typo is a little funny considering the circumstances. In all seriousness, though, I hope the issue can be resolved soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assoonasitis Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 We come in peace, shoot to kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirWolf Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 We come in peace, shoot to kill. The Emperor protects but promethium cleanses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhazor Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 And lo Chris did look upon those works and brought down a great wrath upon his keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketham Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The question is: "why Xenonauts?" Seriously, that makes about as much sense as a hamster with fish scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirWolf Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The question is: "why Xenonauts?" Seriously, that makes about as much sense as a hamster with fish scales. People blamed Anon for the PSN thing when it made no sense so why should hacker groups too high to think coherently about the geopolitical situation in their area (which can be generously called a powder keg) need to think if a independent gaming developer's site is really the best place to post their infantile messages ? ( I am really curious to see if any of the Xeno fans are hackers themselves, if so we might see a exchange of cyber bullets soon ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elydo Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 [video=youtube;kGo1-EVrsx8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGo1-EVrsx8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koofka Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 In my experiences many issues like these are the result of configuration changes that were bolloxed. Changing directory rights during an update for one. Noted another thread where a forum poster was "encouraging" an update to the Xeno site, perhaps those changes were made but a configuration hole left. Then it just takes an automated scanner picking up on the vulnerability and poof - Xeno-Jihad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirWolf Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 In my experiences many issues like these are the result of configuration changes that were bolloxed. Changing directory rights during an update for one. Noted another thread where a forum poster was "encouraging" an update to the Xeno site, perhaps those changes were made but a configuration hole left. Then it just takes an automated scanner picking up on the vulnerability and poof - Xeno-Jihad. Now that's a mod some would kill for ( though only if it's a TC ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Now that's a mod some would kill for ( though only if it's a TC ). What is TC short for? Can't seem to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirWolf Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 What is TC short for? Can't seem to figure it out. Total Conversion (replacing all the assets in terms of units, research, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Ah right, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solver Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I've restored it, though it took a while to be noticed. There's been a fair bit of site defacement going on lately. A couple of weeks ago the forums were very briefly hacked, but after that was dealt with, security holes remained in the fairly outdated Wordpress that's responsible for www.xenonauts.com. No harm done - simple defacement with no malware or such things. In the future, also feel free to message me directly if something like that happens, as that would usually cause a fast response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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