[VHFcontesting] VHF & UP and WSJT databases hacked into

[Lee Scott - AA1YN]

It is unfortunate but the two databases were hacked into.  No data was lost 
but a number of extraneous records were added. Unless you knew what to look 
for, you probably wouldn't even notice them but there are some extra 
records in the CALL3.TXT file.

I had to spend some time documenting and emailing some of the ISPs in the 
US, UK, and Netherlands informing them about their customers and I spend 
some time beefing up the registration code. I had to shut off many folks in 
China - some where about  32 million IP addresses and unfortunately it also 
shut off a few in Australia and NZ but that was temporary. Many in China 
are permanently shut off.

People have asked my why they need to register in order to put their info 
into the database and this says it all.  Given there is a website on the 
Internet, some fool will attempt to do anything. It is a sad fact of life 
that someone has to get their rocks off attacking an insignificant 
database. At least now, when someone tries to hack in this manner, the 
process is automated enough to collect all the necessary data and mail it 
off to the ISP.  I hope their effort brings them their just rewards.

On a brighter note, we're up to 1868 entries in the VHF & Up database and 
getting closer to that 2000 mark.

Lee Scott - AA1YN http://www.aa1yn.com
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