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clutch Community Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 548
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:08 pm Post subject: RPF down? |
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Don't think I've ever seen it down this long. Anybody know what's up? |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Nope, I tried many time over the course of the evening and...nothing |
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Daddy Solo Community Member
Joined: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 72 Location: NY
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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just got this email:
it seems that the site got hacked and they need to change their domain name _________________
Last edited by Daddy Solo on Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:51 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Fangorn81 Community Member
Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 172 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I got the same email. _________________ Good against remotes is one thing. Good against the living? That's something else.
Joah Mahan |
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:28 am Post subject: |
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Same email also.
The other address works very well !
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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clutch Community Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 548
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: |
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I didn't get an email. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the FYI guys |
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clutch Community Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 548
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Scratch what I said. I entered an email addr. a long time ago that I rarely check. duh! |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like their domain name was purchased by another company. It seems all the current attempts to profit from, and maximize exposure to the site had attracted some snipers waiting for their registration to lapse....ooops They may not be able to get the old address back without paying a ransom now.
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Fangorn81 Community Member
Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 172 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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They might have some recourse if that's the case. I know that squatters, and people hoarding brand name sites have been forced to turn them over more recently...If they aren't using them or it's obvious that they just want to profit from forcing the owner of a household name to pay through the nose. _________________ Good against remotes is one thing. Good against the living? That's something else.
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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First time I hear about squatters in that way ...if that's the case it'll suck big time |
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BR12819 Community Member
Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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It should be noted that if you are a member of the RPF and Propsummit you should probably change your password if it is the same for both sites. One of the goals of these hijackers may be to use the information gathered from the RPF's user info (as they are now admins, with access to paswords and usernames) to spam any site that they can gain access to. _________________ full tilt boogie baby
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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This message is currently displayed on top of all their pages :
*******VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE*******
DO NOT USE WWW.THERPF.COM or THERPF.COM
ONLY USE WWW.THEREPLICAPROPFORUM.COM
There is a FAKE SITE at www.therpf.com
EVERYONE, BE SURE THAT YOU ARE AT WWW.THEREPLICAPROPFORUM.COM, AND CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD
IF YOU KNOW OTHER MEMBERS ,PLEASE LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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Fangorn81 Community Member
Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 172 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I just did a whois lookup and therpf.com is now registered to: Legato LLC as of 01-03-12
thereplicapropforum.com is still registered to: Art Andrews, Movie Prop Sites, LLC since 06-05-2010.
Password changes to commence...Ugh. _________________ Good against remotes is one thing. Good against the living? That's something else.
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DaveG Community Member
Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Posts: 373 Location: Southern Calif.
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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I dunno, I'm a little suspicious of www.thereplicapropforum.com based on some of the ads they're showing, like Asian women chat and male dating ads. Not sure which site to believe is real! _________________ Dave
"I just want to say people... Get A Life! Move out of your parent's basement! It's just a movie!" |
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clutch Community Member
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 548
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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trust me, it is real. look at the copyright info at the bottom of the home screen. also check out the dates of posts. they have a copy that is days old. |
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Noeland Community Guide
Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 1328
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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I received an email today that states that all our information connected to that old site is compromised.
However, Art has been very specific in explaining that only the domain name was stolen and that the content was safe.
The truth? I suspect the RPF staff don't really know what happened.
Whatever the case I'm considering never logging onto the RPF again. _________________ I don't have enough blasters! |
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clutch Community Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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They have everything up to a few days ago. So if they have the gumption, they could decrypt the passwords. They could go through PM's looking for info. They have all the images. They could capture any passwords being entered now. Welcome to the internet. |
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Mercury
Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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The RPF domain didn't lapse. It was paid up till 2020. The hacker accessed godaddy somehow which allowed him to transfer it to himself.
The new location, WWW.THEREPLICAPROPFORUM.COM, is the correct and safe site. However I'd start changing any passwords that were the same and/or linked to the email you used when registering.
It's a pain, I never realized how many sites I was using the same PW and email at. Now they are all different and random.
Art is working through the proper channels to get the domain restored as it was transfered illegally. However since the domain registyr is in Russia, no-one is sure how it will work out. Please forward this info to all you think might be in jeopardy of mistakenly going to the compromised RPF.com site. Even though the old stored passwords are encrypted, they might be able to access any that are directly typed in since they took over.
Also, there's no reason to try and delete any data they have currently as far as PMs, passwords, and emails. Several RPF members including myself have already tried that along with a bit of mischief by posting warnings. They just restored the database to the copy they already had and it restored all the data. And most of us were banned by the hackers. |
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Noeland Community Guide
Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 1328
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, it was stolen. I do think the staff did a good job in dealing with the situation. As best they could/can do. It's a bit of an odd circumstance.
I complimented them in the hacked thread, and meant it. When I found out they used GoDaddy, I understood a lot more. I had to use GoDaddy for a company I worked for a few years ago and it was just a nightmare from word go.
Well, I'm staying clear of the fake site. I do appreciate that some folks are causing trouble over there though.
_________________ I don't have enough blasters! |
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