[Hidden-tech] my blog is getting hacked - help

[Tom / Reelife Productions]

Chris,oops, my apologies... and thanks for following up.
Here's <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K18p1tDHtxI> the only excuse I have
for not noticing the links in your original post.

Regards,

Tom Adams
(413) 575-9707
Williamsburg, MA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
www.ReelifeProductions.com
www.FolktographyByTom.com
web.me.com/reelifeproductions


On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Chris Hoogendyk <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu>wrote:

>
> Tom Adams- Reelife Productions wrote:
>
> Thanks all,
> after another week or so of enduring random blog post-hacks from "all-
> natural" stimulation devices and other enhancement related products...
> I believe I've discovered how my blogger hosted blog was being hacked.
> There is an option to set up an email @blogger.com and send your posts
> directly through email. I liked the concept of that when I first set
> up the blog, so I assigned myself an email... apparently someone (or
> thing) got a hold of that and was posting their naughty-bits via that
> email. I just changed that email - so, I'm hoping that does the trick.
> I'm surprised that wasn't one of the 10 or so suggestions I got from
> this fine  group of smartypantszes;) but hey, you learn something new
> everyday.
>
>
> Actually, if you look back at my message, that was one of the things that
> was pointed out. I gave you a link to Google's site on what things to look
> out for if you were getting unauthorized posts. you should still go back and
> look at those links, because just changing your email that you post from
> isn't necessarily going to close that vulnerability. There may be other
> options you have to tighten up as well.
>
> My original reply to you, with the links, is below.
>
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> Chris Hoogendyk
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> Erdös 4
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> -------- Original Message --------
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>   Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] my blog is getting hacked - help  Date: Wed,
> 23 Sep 2009 14:52:48 -0400  From: Chris Hoogendyk
> <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu> <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu>  To: Tom / Reelife
> Productions <tomadams at gmail.com> <tomadams at gmail.com>  CC: Hidden-Tech
> Tech <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net><hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>  References:
> <9fdf10230909230750x7fd3c076k836f7f4376ba7b3d at mail.gmail.com><9fdf10230909230750x7fd3c076k836f7f4376ba7b3d at mail.gmail.com>
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> Tom / Reelife Productions wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > anyone have any tips on how to stop the darn
> > viagra-miracle-drug-wielding-freaks from hacking into my blog and
> > posting new posts over the top of mine? What most scares me most is
> > that I'm thinking the little bot-poster must have my password (which
> > is also my gmail password!). I did change my password last week but
> > it's still happening. I don't even blog that much and kind of find the
> > whole thing pointless...so, if all else fails I could just delete the
> > blogspot account altogether...but this is the first (and only) kind of
> > hacking that I've had to deal with, so I'd like to "solve" it.
> >
> > I've been going through and deleting the posts every other day or so,
> > but they keep coming back. Occasionally, I'll check & they'll be 20
> > freaky-drug enhancement posts (fortunately, I can "select all" in the
> > blog's edit page and delete in one fell-swoop)
> >
> > here's the blog: http://reelifeproductions.blogspot.com/
> >
> > ugh. any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=54f41e4b2e321bb3&hl=en
>
> see the end of that thread and the support links at the end
>
>
> http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=10e3ca08f0cb212f&hl=en
>
> so, there are some questions for you as well. These indicate that you
> should moderate comments to your posts, and also that you should check
> the configuration you have set up if you are using mail-to your blog to
> post. Aside from those, there is a question about whether you have added
> third party widgets to your blog. And I would add, are you sure your own
> computer hasn't been hacked -- that would expose your passwords and
> links to your blog -- although that seems less likely than the possible
> avenues to get directly to your blog if you haven't set it up with the
> correct precautions.
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> Chris Hoogendyk
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