K5 is in problem.
It starts on Sunday afternoon. Somebody tried to attack K5 with DoS (Denial of Service) attack. As the records shows, 7000++ guest users online and connecting at that time, consuming the rig’s CPU and RAM utilization to 100%. And the attack goes to K5 domain name; which means, the url kampung5.homeip.net. When K5 is being up using the IP, it shows no attack.
It was inner work by the UTP student itself who are 1337 enough to be called hackers. Wadieq has implemented secured http (https) connection to avoid that anonymous connection and it work for a little time. An IP has been identified.
Rage boiled. People start posting about it, cursing the damn hackers. Well, what can you expect?
Because of that, the second wave comes through this evening. MySQL attack. Suddenly there is another root admin account called k5, suspending two users, and editting the layout that enabled some disabled link. The cursing post being deleted without a log, and cannot be recovered. Password database being deleted. Moderator’s list being deleted.
All the admins tried to save K5, and we revert K5 back to a day before (that is the last backup), alongside with some settings tweaking to undo the damage being done. Not long enough, (the 2nd wave comes in about 4 to 6 pm, and this 3rd wave comes in 7pm) K5 has been down again. MySQL crash.
For now we are still trying to discover what really are the reason(s) for all these attacks. Is it personal? Is it not? Are some of the threads offends some party? Or some of the users post? Right now, it has been too many rumours, too many speculations, too many version of stories that my mind has become a total rejector to all stories whether they are true or not.
But seeming at these conditions, we are at our edge of patience. Maybe, if someone really doesn’t want K5 to live, we will need to take it down for good. *sigh* And as for this entry being written, K5 is still down with no signs of ressurection.
Once, I respected all hackers. I even followed their principle of stfu and rtfm (even though I’m no hackers, seriously, my knowledge is far too limited to only theories read in the book. I’m too lazy to try). But coming to this point, seriously, revenge in virtual for some old grudge? Its too childish. I condemned this behaviour. This alter ego is just too fucked up. What the hell? You want to take over all the virtual power? You want to stop the freedom of speech?? Duhhh!!
I hate to say this, but this is no more about dealing with machine. It is about dealing with people. Just why oh why, can’t we live in harmony? Its true and prove that “we can’t satisfy everybody in this world“.
Let us pray for the survival of K5 as our medium of expression. We have been through a lot this semester..
It’s over and done… But the heartache lives on inside – Destiny Child’s: Emotion
oh. my. god.
seriously? adui. baru je gi intern for like 4 months, and yet k5 is in a very critical condition.
kinda sedih. because k5 has always been one of my entertainment back at utp.
it’s not over – daughtry.
Just assume the issue as a ‘training’ or your preparation when you had become a leader of a company (or a department). If you can settle that fucked up situation, surely you’re prepared (even though not entirely).
Just like Prison Break, even if your plan is perfect, the implementation will always fucked up with anomalies (T-Bag is the best example of anomaly for the hackers you mentioned).
Good luck in becoming stronger..
husna: yep me too. really sad last night sampai emo2. sampai dah tak reti ckp camne. sampai dah buntu tatau nk wat ape. luckily skang nih dah ok. and tgh work on K5 firewall and stuff.
I guess you’re right: Its not over. yet. period.
Genjo: thanx for ur support. yep true, im just too sad and emo last night I haven’t thought from that perspective. Hope the luck coming through.
die ckp die hacked sb die xsuke k5. byk gosip, cite xpenting, asek wat speku jer.
eh hello. helllooo…come again? ape mslh ko? x suke sgt ngn k5 neh wat kampung lain. kecoh ok. menyusahkan org. grr emo.
i was there and i came away from 300+kms and i cannot access to the only thing i can only get there. IT PISSED ME OFF LIKE HELL OK.
and ia menyusahkan part of my friends which made me even angrier.
tgklah, nnt aku balik aku korek hidung die
i joked him. but i think the matter is too big for him to laugh at my joke. i hate dat!