Comments on: Back Online For Now

By: Sherman

Sherman — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:40:47 +0000

Glad to see you up again!

By: liz

liz — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:02:19 +0000

Wow. I completely empathize. This happened to me about a year ago. It was heartbreaking. Glad to see you got things sorted out.

By: Jon Jennings

Jon Jennings — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:01:43 +0000

Really sucks that you’ve had to go through this Rebecca – and very glad to see you back up and running again.

I’d just add a PS for other people reading this that this is not a typical site hack. DDOS attacks are aimed at high profile accounts. For people with smaller sites, the hacker usually wants to HIDE the fact that you’ve been hacked rather than to take your site down (because they want to use you to host their malicious scripts). So take care with your passwords, keep your software updated and never login to anything over an unencrypted wireless link (eg a coffee shop) unless the webpage is secure.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:37:50 +0000

Glad to have you back!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:09:32 +0000

That’s crazy stuff Rebecca! I just found your site in February while I was looking for things to do for the Olympics. I also enjoy keeping up with all the local things that go on in Vancouver now that I’m livng on the Island. Chin up girl! They’ll never silence Miss 604!!!

By: Raul

Raul — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:59:05 +0000

I’m really glad your site is back and you recovered so quickly. We’ll have to have lunch sometime soon. Many hugs, lots of love and positive energy. And yay for Muse! I. Love. Them.

By: Cole

Cole — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:13:04 +0000

Impressive recovery time! Really glad that you’ve got things back rolling and used this as a positive way to educate people about protection and recovery. Great stuff – although this was a terrible thing to have happened!

By: Tia Singh

Tia Singh — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:27:43 +0000

Glad it all worked out! @TiaSparkles

By: fotoeins

fotoeins — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:31:57 +0000

Beck, I’m glad you recovered your site!

By: rbo

rbo — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:59:32 +0000

It completely sucks that this happened to you, especially given the timing with the book. At least on the plus side, you were prepared with your daily backups, knowledgeable friends, and everyone/everything that helped you recover so quick!

That should certainly be a lesson for everyone else – in addition to learning about malware and knowing how to protect yourself from it, a good backup system is a must for everyone doing any sort of publishing online!