GPWA Database Error

[DaftDog]

I can't login or visit the GPWA forums, keep getting a database error. Anybody else getting the same?

 

[bettingappguide]

Yes same here. Has been like that for a few days

 

[Shay]

Same... few days running

 

[bettingappguide]

Maybe they are adding a SSL......

 

[forumsaddict_reboot]

Vbulletin forums are a dying breed.

 

[bettingappguide]

Vbulletin forums are a dying breed.

Much prefer the look of AGD on desktop but has gone very quiet on here over last few months. Same over on GPWA too

 

[BetOnlineUK]

It is a bit hit and miss whether you can get access over there at the moment. Not sure if anyone is monitoring wasn't Anthony having surgery.

 

[Batman]

I've had no chance all Yesterday or today. Same database error as everyone by the look of it though, at least it's just not me!

 

[AidanLCFC]

It is a bit hit and miss whether you can get access over there at the moment. Not sure if anyone is monitoring wasn't Anthony having surgery.

Rick lives on there and and worships the place like some weird religion so I imagine he's been flapping like penguin getting messages across

 

[MJM]

I reached out to GPWA yesterday and was told the following:

"We have been hit by a very severe ransomware attack on our entire infrastructure and are working as fast as we can to get everything working. Right now I expect another day for repairs."

I wonder, not being too much of a techie myself - did the lack of SSL make them vulnerable to this attack or would it have likely happened regardless? Either way I appreciate GPWA for what it is (and ignore what it isn't), and wish them luck in sorting it out.

 

[forumsaddict_reboot]

CAsinocity is down too

 

[bettingappguide]

CAsinocity is down too

All part of the same network so would imagine all their sites are down

 

[LandofOz]

I thought it was a DDOS attack because I didn't realise that ransomware can attack websites in addition to PCs.

 

[AussieDave]

not being too much of a techie myself - did the lack of SSL make them vulnerable to this attack or would it have likely happened regardless?

If it was a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, SSL wouldn't make any difference.

Because the GPWA isn't using SSL, personal data transmitted to the server/database isn't encrypted. Hence, (and especially) passwords are sent as 'plain text'. So anyone with the skill set could intercept/capture that "data" being sent.

vBulletin - it's outdated. As forumsaddict_reboot commenced - it's a dying breed. When the SEO module was yanked, that was sign to change. AGD, CM and others have all opted for XenForo. It's far better forum software for today's market.

The forum should be using SSL. But it should also have a GDPR too, but it has neither

 

[DaftDog]

I reached out to GPWA yesterday and was told the following:

"We have been hit by a very severe ransomware attack on our entire infrastructure and are working as fast as we can to get everything working. Right now I expect another day for repairs."

I wonder, not being too much of a techie myself - did the lack of SSL make them vulnerable to this attack or would it have likely happened regardless? Either way I appreciate GPWA for what it is (and ignore what it isn't), and wish them luck in sorting it out.

Thanks for updating us.

 

[Mattbar]

This now explains it, cheers for the update MJM, been trying to get into GPWA for two days. At least this has finally made me sign up to AGD and I agree XenForo is a much nicer forum software.

 

[casinorobots]

Still the same. I can't login and get Database Error. Hope they will fix it soon.

 

[forumsaddict_reboot]

Ransonware attacks happen when a hacker has actual access (root user/pass) to the server. Basically admin rights.

This is only possible 1.) someone from within the company gave out this info / or hacked 2.) the linux, php, or scripts being used are so outdated that when broken into gives full superuser access to the person.

Non-SSL attacks can only happen when the data is being snooped out between the DC and the user. This is highly improbable for normal users. These kind of "targeted" man-in-the-middle attacks happen to celebrities, intelligence agency members, politicians, or Mark Zuckerberg types. Not your everyday people.

 

[Casinochiefs]

Still not working!

 

[bettingappguide]

Still not working!

Same here. Guess now would be a perfect time to update it and add an ssl then make it live again but that would probably take quite a bit of time. Sure money is not an issue.. ...