Namecheap Hacked

slatron25 · 10-11-2009, 12:20 AM

Hi all,
My sites went down last night (Friday, US central time) and so I thought "oh it'll be back up in 15 minutes or so. Didn't happen. Kept checking back and finally sent a ticket to my host NameCheap and found out the shared server I was on gotten "defaced" last night.

Apparently all of the index files got corrupted. So now I have to go through and fix all of that because they don't have any current backups. It's no big deal to do that, they are all WP and apparently the databases weren't corrupted, it's just that I'm ready to shoot a few hackers for wasting my time.

In the end this is just a friendly reminder to backup backup backup.

You never know when it will happen to you.
Thanks for reading and BTW, Hello from a longtime lurker.

Nail Yener · 10-11-2009, 03:31 AM

Thanks for reminding mate, I am using Namecheap too. I haven't experienced something like that before, but that doesn't mean that I won't. On the way to backup my sites now.

Joe118 · 10-11-2009, 03:33 AM

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Peter Bestel · 10-11-2009, 03:40 AM

Sorry to hear that. Be warned though that this might not have anything to do with Namecheap but rather your own security on your PC, your FTP client and the security of your WP installations.

Familiarise yourself with this thread for more info.

I hope the problem doesn't return because, if it's what I suspect it is, it has a nasty habit of appearing to have gone, only to return in a few days.

Good luck

Peter

SageSound · 10-11-2009, 04:55 AM

Dang! You mean your domain name registrar turns out to not be so hot when it comes to web hosting?

I mean, what do you expect for $3 a month hosting from a mesely "side business" they run for the "convenience" of their customers? Personally speaking, I'd EXPECT a $3/mo hosting server to get hacked now and then!

(I got a dedicated server once and installed some free hosting software in the hopes that some of the folks would "upgrade" to a better PAID plan. That server was hacked before I even opened for business! You get what you pay for.)

TIP: register your domain names with Namecheap, and get your HOSTING from a REAL HOSTING OUTFIT!

BTW, "Namecheap Hacked" is a totallly INACCURATE statement.

Namecheap's PRIMARY business is domain name registrations, and I've never experienced a single problem in the 2+ years I've been using them. I wouldn't touch their hosting with a 10' pole except maybe for unimportant hosting needs, like a photo-sharing script or something what I wouldn't be concerned if it got compromised.

-David

rosetrees · 10-11-2009, 08:21 AM

Slatron - you have my sympathy. Similar thing happened to me a few months ago. Once I worked out I just needed to replace the index.php files it was a few minutes work with ftp software to get them all up and running again.

DrewG · 10-11-2009, 09:38 AM

Yep, using NameCheap here as well. Thanks for the reminder--

10-11-2009, 12:20 AM	#1
slatron25 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: U.S. Posts: 61 Thanks: 52 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Namecheap Hacked Hi all, My sites went down last night (Friday, US central time) and so I thought "oh it'll be back up in 15 minutes or so. Didn't happen. Kept checking back and finally sent a ticket to my host NameCheap and found out the shared server I was on gotten "defaced" last night. Apparently all of the index files got corrupted. So now I have to go through and fix all of that because they don't have any current backups. It's no big deal to do that, they are all WP and apparently the databases weren't corrupted, it's just that I'm ready to shoot a few hackers for wasting my time. In the end this is just a friendly reminder to backup backup backup. You never know when it will happen to you. Thanks for reading and BTW, Hello from a longtime lurker.

10-11-2009, 03:31 AM	#2
Nail Yener You reap what you sow. War Room Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Turkey Posts: 548 Thanks: 66 Thanked 152 Times in 98 Posts Social Networking	Re: Namecheap Hacked Thanks for reminding mate, I am using Namecheap too. I haven't experienced something like that before, but that doesn't mean that I won't. On the way to backup my sites now.
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10-11-2009, 03:33 AM	#3
Joe118 Gold Nuggets Producer War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,313 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 662 Thanked 2,170 Times in 389 Posts Contact Info	Re: Namecheap Hacked Install WordPress › WP-DB-Backup WordPress Plugins and configure it to send the DB to a gmail account DAILY. You'll always have the latest content of your site safe and sound.

10-11-2009, 03:40 AM	#4
Peter Bestel there is no spoon War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wigtown, Newton Stewart, Scotland. Posts: 1,194 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 175 Thanked 359 Times in 140 Posts Social Networking	Re: Namecheap Hacked Sorry to hear that. Be warned though that this might not have anything to do with Namecheap but rather your own security on your PC, your FTP client and the security of your WP installations. Familiarise yourself with this thread for more info. I hope the problem doesn't return because, if it's what I suspect it is, it has a nasty habit of appearing to have gone, only to return in a few days. Good luck Peter
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10-11-2009, 04:55 AM	#5
SageSound Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 620 Thanks: 56 Thanked 129 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Namecheap Hacked Dang! You mean your domain name registrar turns out to not be so hot when it comes to web hosting? I mean, what do you expect for $3 a month hosting from a mesely "side business" they run for the "convenience" of their customers? Personally speaking, I'd EXPECT a $3/mo hosting server to get hacked now and then! (I got a dedicated server once and installed some free hosting software in the hopes that some of the folks would "upgrade" to a better PAID plan. That server was hacked before I even opened for business! You get what you pay for.) TIP: register your domain names with Namecheap, and get your HOSTING from a REAL HOSTING OUTFIT! BTW, "Namecheap Hacked" is a totallly INACCURATE statement. Namecheap's PRIMARY business is domain name registrations, and I've never experienced a single problem in the 2+ years I've been using them. I wouldn't touch their hosting with a 10' pole except maybe for unimportant hosting needs, like a photo-sharing script or something what I wouldn't be concerned if it got compromised. -David

10-11-2009, 08:21 AM	#6
rosetrees Carol War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,735 Blog Entries: 13 Thanks: 341 Thanked 736 Times in 516 Posts Social Networking	Re: Namecheap Hacked Slatron - you have my sympathy. Similar thing happened to me a few months ago. Once I worked out I just needed to replace the index.php files it was a few minutes work with ftp software to get them all up and running again.
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10-11-2009, 09:38 AM	#7
DrewG UltimateIMGraphics.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 539 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 113 Thanked 77 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Namecheap Hacked Yep, using NameCheap here as well. Thanks for the reminder--
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