Tony
Staff member
It has come to my attention that ForumRunner and Tapatalk are a HUGE vulnerability to the forum. They are creating a very easy way for hackers to enter the server without having to go through the site. They just go into the unsecured files of ForumRunner and/or Tapatalk which both have direct unsecured access to the database.
One of the biggest issues I have is both of these apps send cleartext passwords over an unsecured network. This means even someone that is just getting started in hacking can get your password. Once they have your password, they can figure out your email and hack your account on here. If you are like many, you have the same password for many things so they will start trying to hack your email to gain access to bank accounts and so on.
In an attempt to keep this forum up and running smoothly, and keep my members information safe, I will be removing both of these from the forum within 48 hours. I do apologize to those that use these apps but feel security of the forum is quite important. Every time I turn around, there is another issue, exploit or vulnerability that needs to be patched meaning the hole had been there all along.
I have never lost all the information on the forum and I would really like to keep it that way. If you have any questions comments or concerns, post them below.
One of the biggest issues I have is both of these apps send cleartext passwords over an unsecured network. This means even someone that is just getting started in hacking can get your password. Once they have your password, they can figure out your email and hack your account on here. If you are like many, you have the same password for many things so they will start trying to hack your email to gain access to bank accounts and so on.
In an attempt to keep this forum up and running smoothly, and keep my members information safe, I will be removing both of these from the forum within 48 hours. I do apologize to those that use these apps but feel security of the forum is quite important. Every time I turn around, there is another issue, exploit or vulnerability that needs to be patched meaning the hole had been there all along.
I have never lost all the information on the forum and I would really like to keep it that way. If you have any questions comments or concerns, post them below.