As some of you already know, and the rest of you are discovering as you read this post, The Gray Dog’s web site was hacked by Turkish Islamic turkeys, assholes, fascists, computer geeks.  Of course it was inevitable that such a major force within the conservative blogosphere, a site visited daily by thousands, hundreds, dozens, my two kids and Jim Bartimus, should become the primary serendipitous target of a group of digital terrorists adolescent Allah wannabes.

After a thorough investigation quickly checking my Site Meter, I uncovered the sinister plot, obviously the result of months of planning.  I noticed someone in Turkey had come to my site the previous day after Googling “\nuke\modules.php?name=Search.”  Further investigation revealed, several probing incursions by this band of murderous computer conscripts four more Turkish visits to my site the day before they were to launch “Shock and Awe”  their online defacement upon a great Bastion of Blogospheric Wisdom my pitiful little site.

Armed now with the essential clues required for a probative investigation with a few IP addresses, I contacted the Department of Homeland Security my web host server.  The sheer horror of this vicious attack elicited a swift reaction of overwhelming force.  Several hours later a person from the helpdesk emailed back with the question, “What is the link to your nuke site?”  I knew we were hot on the trail of the culprits now. my expectations of assistance were futile now.  Thus, I began my own inspection of the program code on my site.  Utilizing my vast experience and training,  Clueless, I started looking through thousands a few lines of code before spotting their clever insidious hackery quitting in futility and frustration.  I was surprised by the skill my enemy displayed in thwarting all of my sites defensive measures not surprised by how easily one of the many vulnerabilities of PHP-Nuke was exploited by this foreign threat troika of turkeys.

Many hours later, I once again received an email from the help desk to inform me that using the valuable clues I had provided totally ignoring the IP addresses I had given them, that they had traced the time of incursion at 7:01 AM CST and it originated from an IP address that although familiar, was not among those I had provided.  I was also confounded by the time, since it was a time after I had noticed the problem and had sent my trouble ticket to them.  Well, no matter, I anxiously entered my site’s URL in hopes of finding it restored to the recognizable Brilliant Beacon of Truth, cute little Gray Dog logo my wife drew.  “Page Not Found”  Ummph!  Perhaps their server was down again, so I quickly entered the URL’s of several other business sites I host at the web server.  “Page Not Found”.  Now what?  After I checked the web server’s status page to only to discover that it was up and running, the light bulb lit up in my head.  I went back to the email from the help desk and re-read the offending IP address.  IT WAS MINE!  Quickly, I dashed off a series of invectives which questioned the intelligence and parentage of the help desk idiot a calm and reflective query to the professional service provider. 

Once again, with lightning speed several hours later, my IP address was unblocked from their servers, leaving me to ponder which threat was greatest, the hack from the gobblers abroad or the enemy within.

The Gray Dog site will return.  As I contemplate a new software platform and possibly a new web hosting service, I did want to express my gratitude to the fine folks at the hackers forum for showing me just how vulnerable we all are to a group of miscreants armed with a little computer knowledge and filled with malice.  As a visible expression of that gratitude, I invite you to visit The Gray Dog view this heartfelt tribute. 

I’ll be back!

Contributed by The Gray Dog on September 15, 2006 at 11:56 AM in 1st Amendment, Current Affairs, Islamism Delenda Est, Thank you, The Gray Dog, Turkey, Weblogs | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Bill Faith

Excellent. Do you ever write anything that isn't? I'll leave the whole thing on the main page for now and move part of it below the fold when I move it to the top of the site tonight.

Posted by: Bill Faith | Sep 15, 2006 12:27:13 PM

Posted by: 1st Cav

Bravo! Couldn't have said it better myself. An appropriate salute to the assh#*e's.

1st Cav

Posted by: 1st Cav | Sep 16, 2006 12:27:47 AM

Posted by: TiT

Hi brothers i-m tit The Leader of The Dengesiz Hack Team Lol christians

Posted by: TiT | Sep 16, 2006 8:41:55 AM

Posted by: JB

Mickey Mouse just flipped you off his TiT you bug. I would highly suggest that you can can kiss my ass also. If you want to hack my site bring it on and Ill be back tomorrow. You wouldn't know God if he hit you in the ass with a clue bat.
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Stop by and see me sometime when get time out with your busy schedule. I would also suggest you don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
Mickey Mouse has a message for you TiT and we did't plan on being nice when we delivered it. Basically, you can just kiss my ass.

Posted by: JB | Sep 16, 2006 2:42:03 PM

Posted by: Rurik

Mr. TiT,
I find your name confusing and amusing. Do you realize that in English that word is considered sightly rude and sexual. Or are you really a boobie?
Or perhaps it is an abbreviation standing for Turd In Turkey?
Whatever it is, I am surprised you are not embarassed to show yourself in public.

Posted by: Rurik | Sep 16, 2006 4:23:35 PM

Posted by: Jim Bartimus

PIMF
"Stop by and see me sometime when get time out with your busy schedule".
Trust me on this one dogs. When my new teeth arrive next week I'll drop the accent. Sheesh
What I meant to say was; "Bring it on Tit, and we'll Tat with you later".

Posted by: Jim Bartimus | Sep 16, 2006 8:49:03 PM

Posted by: Mrs Jim Bartimus

I just have one message for the Turkeys, Thanksgiving is coming soon.

Posted by: Mrs Jim Bartimus | Sep 16, 2006 11:45:09 PM

Posted by: velvethammer

Oh how I enjoy your writing GrayDog! Informative and yet entertaining!
I went back and forth fully sympathizing with your dilemma,
and giggling at your well turned phrases.
No offense intended by any means, I respect you to much for that.

See you later, I'm off to satisfy a sudden craving for a turkey sandwich.

Posted by: velvethammer | Sep 21, 2006 4:27:39 PM

Posted by: Tomas Wong

Hi, I only care that I have my mother proud of me. Because I know that my father hates me so I really don’t care if he is proud of me or not. I have tryed to walk the strait and narrow path and faltered afew time. But, at the end of the day I would like to know that my Mother was proud I was her son
I am sorry if it to you not interestingly.

Posted by: Tomas Wong | Aug 17, 2007 2:57:08 AM