I freaking hate hackers!

For the second time in about a month, one of the websites that I developed and host -- Word of Mouth Productions -- has been hacked by idiots. The first time it was hacked by "snowman" with what I suspect was a SQL injection attack. That happened just before Memorial Day on the 23rd of May. Last night or perhaps yesterday afternoon, despite preemptive coding on my part (because of the last time), the "T.H.A." hacked the site, altering database entries and deleting files. I take regular backups of all the sites I support -- their files and databases -- but it's just a pain in the arse to do because some dumba$$ haXX0r l33t thinks it's funny to deface the website of someone they don't even know.

This leads me to the topic of today's blog post -- "I freaking hate hackers!"

First off, these people (and I use that term loosely) need to learn that doing what they do should be done so for good, not evil. What's the point of hacking the website of a theatre company based out of Dallas? There isn't any vital information on the site. I don't store credit card numbers. It's just content about up-coming shows, auditions and such.

Secondly, are they trying to teach me a lesson or something? Yes, I have taken measures to avoid future attacks, but why should I have to?

Lastly, why aren't there steps that can be taken to put these dumba$$e$ out of business? Right now, I report the hack to my host, they say "Oh...sorry that happened" and then blame me for making my passwords to easy. My passwords are NOT easy...

Anyway, that's my rant for the day. Sorry that happened...

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