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ibtihaj:
Hello Guys,
My name is Murtala M my nick name is ibtihaj, i work with smartwebng.com and i am a Linux Certified Network Administrator which i know much about sever and hacking issues.
I am the one that handle the hacking Issue of www.247nigeria.com which i reply him with the quote he posted in this forum, i saw the comments that some members posted in this forum which i decided to post this knowledge on hacking and how to prevent it.

I talk about (the logs for the time of the compromise appear to have rotated off of the server already) what i mean with this is that the hacker clean up the logs after he has uploaded his index since he has access to the site, 90% of hackers clean up the logs after they finish what they wan to do.

I want you to understand that any website in the world can be hacked but that does not mean you will not put all the necessary security in your server.

Some of popular websites that we know are being hacked eg:

Google.com is hacked you can read the article here: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/01/14/2010-01-14_security_experts_china_hacked_google_to_steal_us_defense_secrets.html

Facebook.com is hacked the link is here: http://thecurrentaffairs.com/facebook-hacked-by-turkishbbc-facebook-lossfacebook-page-hacked-by-turkish-muslimfacebook-drawn-muhammad-s-w-a-day.html

FBI is been Hacked the link is here: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/fbi-gets-hacked-video-blogger-sacked-411

My main reason of posting this is to tell the public how they can prevent their website from Hacking.

How can I prevent hacking?

1. The most important thing to do is keep your passwords a secret. If you must give a password to someone, be sure to change it when they are done using the access. Don't write your passwords down or share them with too many people. Periodically change your passwords. You can find more by searching "How can I make a stronger password?"

2. Along the same idea, you need to make sure your personal computer does not have viruses, trojans, keyloggers, etc.

3. Keep your scripts and downloaded programs updated. Always upgrade to the latest version of your blog, forum, shopping cart, etc.

4. Do not have writable file permissions. The correct permissions are normally 755 or 644, and you can check these in your File Manager. Most users know to avoid 777 permissions, but you really want to avoid any permission settings which allow Group and World writing. (That's anything ending in 7, 6, 3, or 2. The first number can be one of these, but not either of the last two numbers.)

That's all for now
Thank you all for contributing in this topic
Murtala M
Level 2 support administrator
SmartWeb Nig Ltd
smartwebng.com

showvic:
I suggest you use syskay. they are quite reliable but my best remains host gator. You will avoid all these headaches associated wit most nigerian companies.

abhosts:
You went about it the wrong way and your approach appears to be costing you.

What you should have done when you discovered their host was not reliable:

1. Purchase a Web Hosting only Plan with another company.

2. Obtain the Nameservers of the new host from the hosting activation email sent to you.

3. Ask smartweb to change the nameservers of that domain to point to the new hosting plan you purchased.

These simply steps would have solved your problem and saved your reputation.

ndukwejoe:
this jos thing . is been treated with kid glove. what is the security doing? who is their sponsor? so far nobody has been prosecuted , does it mean these people are faceless. i smell rat. as you know it is not the first time.




long live nigeria.

Mcleo007:
Dude,giv lasting servers for indian web proxy and we'll believe in u.

bigbang:
Can this fly for 450k, need it ASAP, post the engine pict. too

LA2:
Someone please tell me why he still has his suit's label on the sleeve?