Hackergate part four - PLEASE READ!

[RebeccaMumsnet]

Previous thread here and original thread here

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Thanks all
MNHQ

Orr's article made me laugh :)

The internet has taught me many things - one of them is that I sorely underestimated the amount of people who don't get humour, particularly of the satirical/sarcastic/ironic variety.

It's OK. You just have to gently tell them before they explode with misplaced outrage and spatter everyone with fulminating body parts.

Thanks Rebecca, but it's not posts I'm worried about, I'm concerned that a troll may have accessed my inbox and found out my address. But I guess there's not much to do except wait and see.

Garrick

That is a horrible image Garrick.

So the latest information is just stuff that could be found via ten minutes on Google?

Yeah Deborah Orr might want to warn the police she's likely to be SWATed

Might go and buymyself some nice leggings :)

So the latest information is just stuff that could be found via ten minutes on Google?

Yup. Our Jeff is obviously a l33t hax0r...

Genuine question to Tech - consdering you've known aout this phishing attempt since the middle of July, and MN has been attacked before why were things not put beefed up sooner?

ohhh his website is down :(

Love that Guardian article! Anyone know which leggings she was on about? I could use some new ones...

Garrick

in this case I should have been told ahead!
I'll re-read it tomorrow.
I'm very tired today, was up half the night because I can't sleep when my knees are cold
gimme those leggings so my sense of humour won't be impaired next time!

MNHQ - Just incase you are hanging around on here, there is a post in site stuff about profile information that you probably want to read.

I've reported it to you, too.

Sorry for any confusion over the Orr article, must say I never dreamt anyone wouldn't 'get it'.

For the outrage over Ms Roberts using her own name, I personally saw David Walliams in character clutching his pearls and protesting "But she's a married laydeee!"

and apologies to Ms Orr for calling her a bitch

Well if nothing else, I think we can all agree that we have learnt a very valuable lesson from all of this. The perfect pair of leggings does exist and the brand is hidden somewhere on a thread on mumsnet.

I think we should all take a minute to think about this.

(unless she is a bitch. then welcome to the club )

I've been inclined to name change and inspired by Deborah Orr and others. I do like a play on words, although I suppose my first new name post should've been in S and B really

for the avoidance of doubt this post is not intended to devalue the distress felt by other members of MN for whom I have every sympathy

Check your profiles everyone - a poster has just started a thread saying the info on hers has been altered.

X-posted with Repeat - again!

but if we mass check profiles who can say that won't be hacked or phised or doxed or whatever

if MN goes down again I won't even try to get back on for a day or so. I'd imagine it wouldn't be hard to phish brand new passwords people choose for the next time.

fucking chalk faced clown

bittapitta
You correctly construed.

I just hope I don't become a target by identifying him making such insulting inference for both, or one

Zing! I empathise: cold knees feel so knobbly!!

FYI Chalk Faced Clown has a name. Twisty :)

I'm afraid he'll stay as Jeffrey for me 001.