1 Topic by dagnee (edited by dagnee 2017-08-15 06:00:57)

Topic: SOL HAVE WE BEEN HACKED??? WHAT IS CYCO?

Anyone else experiencing this? On my home page when I log on my page is dark and I get a white square with the word CYCO and an ok box. I click on the box and my home page lightens up and the square goes away but when I go to another page and come back it's there again.

Then I noticed this under new writers:

alert("Cyco")" src="https://www.thenextbigwriter.com/images/public/users.png">

I clicked it and it took me to Alert Cyco's page:  ">alert("Cyco")  was the name on the profile

Then, when I clicked on the group page to report this to the forum I got another white square that reads:
                                           Cyco
         [] Prevent this page from creating additional dialogs.
         [] ok

Is it just my browser? Or has someone invaded the site?

smile

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I've experienced the same thing using the site today.

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It just started with me.  I've been on and off all day, but this started about 30 minutes ago for me.

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Gamms wrote:

I've experienced the same thing using the site today.

I wonder what it is?????
Thank God it's not a virus on my browser...thanks, Gamms!
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Marilyn Johnson wrote:

It just started with me.  I've been on and off all day, but this started about 30 minutes ago for me.

Yay! Another validation! Thanks Marilyn...maybe someone one with more computer knowledge than me can explain it...
smile

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Good. I thought I was going crazy all alone. Although there might be an HBO hacker out there who thinks our manuscripts are worth pirating. That would be flattering, actually. smile

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That link took me to a profile page with  ">alert("Cyco") on it.  I thought it must be a bug, so I blocked the user, but it didn't help.

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John Hamler wrote:

Good. I thought I was going crazy all alone. Although there might be an HBO hacker out there who thinks our manuscripts are worth pirating. That would be flattering, actually. smile

LOL, John!  I believe we've been hacked again.  Sol will have to figure out what this is. 

SOL!!  Are you still awake?  We have a site problem!

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Dagnee, can you change the title of your post so Sol sees it faster?  Maybe put his name in front of it?  Don't know if that would help, but it may.  It's still happening with me.

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10 Reply by njc

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I,suggest you don't click on OK.  Try the return button

And get the governments of the world to declare those who spread computer malware 'the common enemies of mankind' so that they may be despatched summarily.

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I got it too. And I can't access anything from my computer when it's on. I'm using my phone to post this.

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Sounds like a hack. I just got on a few minutes ago (12:45 am Central Time). It was there when I logged on. It's not (yey) caused me any issues other than a lot of suspicion.

Alan

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13 Reply by Randall Krzak (edited by Randall Krzak 2017-08-15 11:45:50)

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It just popped up over my TNBW home page and then disappeared.

Left the site and came back and it appeared again.

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I got it, too... Invasion from outer space?

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I think it's secret code for telling us we're all psycho!  smile

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Same here, only happens on this site.

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Yes, it's a small hack. No access to the dbase but the ability to pop a message on some pages. Very annoying. We're looking into it and will have it resolved.

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I'm experiencing the same problem.

I wonder, who would profit hacking a site like TNBW? And how?

Kiss,

Gacela

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Thanks Sol!

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It's disappeared now. Many thanks!

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SolN wrote:

Yes, it's a small hack. No access to the dbase but the ability to pop a message on some pages. Very annoying. We're looking into it and will have it resolved.

Sol...Thank you for the swift resolution of this hack.
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22 Reply by njc (edited by njc 2017-08-15 17:37:45)

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Who would profit?  Anyone who could get a redirect to a site that one in ten million people might actually engage.

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One should never - ever - click on an unfamiliar or random link on any page. Most sites will not use pop-up dialog boxes because most browsers should block them. I didn't get the CYCO pop-up but my browser (Firefox) gave me a "Firefox has blocked a popup on this page" alert.

But, it's gone now anyway.

Bill

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Everything good now, thanks.

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