losprince: seun should be flogged , hanged, and flogged again.

kobonaire: his full name

*dhtml:

We need to cut off your tongue, shoot your tongue and then shoot you for saying that. You no come get am for respect anymore.

losprince: your father needs to re-enjaculate you. you done dey get affairs with seun?

*dhtml:

He cannot even spell correctly, olodo-rabata!

losprince: I would have loved to continue... but since seun failed us once , he will do it again, and then all my words will be lost, so its pointless

webdezzi:

he uses a dedicated server.
they probably owned NL server and deleted the database and files.

one thing remains true, asides root access to every server, there is usually a web access area provided by dedicated server providers where owners can reset root passwords. if they gain access to such area, then this can happen.

and if his post on the issue is true and will be of any help to other developers, naming the provider can go a long way to help developers stay off such host and logically i think Seun will probably be talking about a legal action against them on that thread too.

again, instead of the "I am sorry", It would have been, "Our host provider got hacked"
atleast as a developer and a regular contributor in this section, that will ensure he will be able to post on here without arguments ending with "yea, no wonder you got hacked"

The hacker deleted everything on our server, including our backups which we kept in a separate disk on the same server.

Here's how we plan to secure your data in the future:
1) We've moved away from the host that lost our data to a very reputable host which is less likely to get hacked.
2) We've started storing our backups in remote location(s) that are completely independent of our primary server.
3) We're doing a full review of all our operations in order to greatly improve security in every way that we can.
4) We're trying to set up comprehensive disaster recovery plans so that Nairaland will survive no matter what happens..

Nairaland is no longer just Seun Osewa's lucrative hobby. It is a vital resource that Nigerians and corporate bodies rely on.

ochukoccna:
Dedicated server or not, its still horsesh*t IMHO
In Seun's words
How can you keep your backups ON THE SAME SERVER?
In today's world, even the most security conscious person can get HACKED
How come nairaland had to get hacked before his 4 point promise i.e.
It reeks of bad management, lack of foresight and planning I tell you
If this happened when Nairaland was still some obscure fledging site, I'd concur
Wasn't it the same Seun who turned down a 150 mill offer for the site some time back?
Probably if he had serious competition which made him sweat, he'd sit up
He too acknowledged that
So why run it like a university dorm start-up