Early Monday afternoon, we had a report of a hacking attempt by one of our clients on the (dyketech.com) server. We immediately changed the passwords and set our security response procedures in place commencing with a security audit for the entire server and a thorough examination of the server?s logs.
We determined when the breech took place and we were in the process of tracing the culprit?s IP addresses when some of the server's files started reading as corrupt. The primary hard drive failed about four hours into our investigation (10:00 p.m. Monday). At that point, we immediately proceeded with an OS installation and CPanel recovery.
As the hard drive has failed, we don?t have information available to diagnose if the failure was a result of the hack attempts or a coincidence. We have submitted what evidence we have to the authorities, and we will work with them to bring the culprit to justice.
During the recovery from our backup drive, we encountered a corrupt password file. As sorting though the file to recover individual passwords would have added hours to our recovery time, we made a decision to change all passwords on this box.
Accounts on the (dyketech.com) box started becoming available around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday. The recovery finished around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday. Since then we have also been cleaning up minor mySQL, secure certificate and subdomain problems.
We will be sending out additional information regarding this event in the next 48 hours.
Did the reading of Follow That Bus! last night -- one interesting note: for a non-queer event, and a non-queer book project, by my count, 4 of the 7 live readers were queer.
Geez, eh?
It must be a conspriracy.
-E
Here's my story (noted below): Follow That Bus!
http://www.cbcradio3.com/issues/2003_12_05/main.cfm
All aboard for a night of weird, wild and wonderful tales of commuter
literature.
Featuring readings by:
Jeremiah Aherne, Jacyntha England, Matt Hern, Catherine McNeil,
Elaine Miller, Allen Moore, and John Vigna.
ISBN: 1-895636-55-8
$18
Come celebrate the launch of Exact Fare Only 2, our follow-up volume
of good, bad and ugly rides on public transit.
Tuesday, December 9
6-8 p.m.
The Cottage Bistro
4468 Main St., Vancouver
free licensed music
I'm a LeatherDyke
by Elaine Miller
(sung to the tune of I'm a LumberJack by Monty Python)
I'm a leatherdyke and I'm okay,
I sleep with girls and I am so gay.
Lezzie Chorus:
she's a leatherdyke and she's okay,
she sleeps with girls and she is so gay.
I spank my dates, I eat my lunch,
I go to the lavatory.
On Fridays I go shopping
And buy more toys for me.
Lezzie Chorus:
she spanks her dates, she eats her lunch,
she goes to the lavatory.
On Fridays she goes shopping
and buys more toys for ... thee
Chorus:
she's a leatherdyke and she's okay,
she sleeps with girls and she is so gay.
I pull her hair, I whip and strap,
I like to flirt with power.
I put on leather clothing,
And hang around in bars.
Lezzie Chorus:
she pulls my hair, she whips and straps,
she likes to flirt with power.
she puts on leather clothing,
And hangs around in bars.
Lezzie Chorus:
she's a leatherdyke and she's okay,
she sleeps with girls and she is so gay.
I tie up girls, I wear black boots,
And a lacy push-up bra.
I try to be a gentleman,
Just like my dear mamma.
Lezzie Chorus:
she ties up girls, she wears black boots!
And a lacy push-up bra?
she's a leatherdyke and she's okay,
she sleeps with girls and she is so gay.
she's a leatherdyke and she's OKAAAAAAAAAAYYY.
she sleeps with girls and she is so gay.
I have once again committed the grave sin of being anthologized -- this time in a mainstream (non-kinky, non-queer) press, with a (surprisingly) non-kinky, non-queer non-fiction piece. But it *is* entertaining, and I'll be reading it to the assembled.
The Book being Launched: Exact Fare 2.
The Publisher: Anvil Press http://www.anvilpress.com
The Name of My Piece: Follow That Bus!
The Launch:
Date: Tues. Dec. 9th, 6:00-8:00
Where: The Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main St. (at 29th)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
There'll be about 6 readers, and a band is coming on a little after 8:00.
I dunno yet which band, or which other readers, but I'll post the info at
http://elainemiller.com/blog/
for the terminally curious.
Do come by if you have the chance...
-Elaine
ps: The CBC picked up on my piece, and it'll apparently go up on its website by Friday (Dec 5)
Radio 3 website http://www.cbcradio3.com
Hooray!