Bigpond Email Server Down

Vic · Guru

Bigpond Email Server Down

Firefly · Guru

Mine went down late last night Vic. I was on the phone telling Brett when I logged in here and seen this thread.

Now I don't have to try to ring them, thanks mate.

I am near Newcastle so it must be country wide.

Peterpan · Guru

Vic,

We have the same problem here in Victoria. Apparrently the service has been "hacked" and they are working on getting it back up.

Brownie

Duckster · Veteran Member

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/telstra-customer-database-exposed-20111209-1on60.html

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Peterpan wrote:
Vic,
We have the same problem here in Victoria. Apparrently the service has been "hacked" and they are working on getting it back up.
Brownie

Correct Brownie, hackers! Should be hacked to pieces.

Boroma577 · Guru

You might want to have a look here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/private-details-exposed-on-web/story-e6frgakx-1226218584262

-- Edited by Boroma577 on Saturday 10th of December 2011 11:43:48 AM

Vic · Guru

Duckster wrote:
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/telstra-customer-database-exposed-20111209-1on60.html

Thanks for the feedback everyone, whewie, scary stuff, hope they get it sorted soon. A lot of other providers use Bigpond as their third party provider (go through Bigpond for their services) so some other providers would be affected too.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Boroma577 wrote:
You might want to have a look here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/private-details-exposed-on-web/story-e6frgakx-1226218584262

-- Edited by Boroma577 on Saturday 10th of December 2011 11:43:48 AM

Yeh it was on the news this morning Boroma, not good hey!

Boroma577 · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
Boroma577 wrote:
You might want to have a look here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/private-details-exposed-on-web/story-e6frgakx-1226218584262

-- Edited by Boroma577 on Saturday 10th of December 2011 11:43:48 AM
Yeh it was on the news this morning Boroma, not good hey!

Glad I am not with them....bit of a worry for all those people who do their banking etc online Doug.

Yuglamron · Guru

Now I find out. Bigpond email down.

I have just spent an hour trying to map network connections,troubleshoot network connections,re-allocate com port all for nothing.

I should have watched the news this morning and saved an hour.

Boroma577 · Guru

Yuglamron wrote:

I should have watched the news this morning and saved an hour.

Next time Yuglamron...next time.....LOL

Vic · Guru

Thanks Boroma,

You would think after the Voda Phone stink they would have done a survey of their own system before it got to this.

Don't forget you don't have to be with Bigpond to be affected, as some of the other providers go through Telstra also as a third party provider, as do some go through Optus.......so probably not just Bigpond customers affected.

Boroma577 · Guru

Vic wrote:
Thanks Boroma,
You would think after the Voda Phone stink they would have done a survey of their own system before it got to this.

Never Vic, never.

Vic · Guru

Makes you wonder though Boroma, these hackers are just getting smarter and smarter, the tech experts have trouble keeping ahead of them and usually something has to happen before they plug the hole! furious

bill12 · Guru

My email is down, also. I tried to fix from this end , but to no avail. It seems someone has hacked the tech help, and all our details are at risk, so they shut down the system.Its a bit of a pain, but, hopefully they will fix it soon. Bill

Boroma577 · Guru

Vic wrote:
Makes you wonder though Boroma, these hackers are just getting smarter and smarter, the tech experts have trouble keeping ahead of them and usually something has to happen before they plug the hole!

My thoughts are Vic that if the hackers are clever, surely there must be some decent folk just as clever on this side of the fence as well.

JRH · Guru

Boroma577 wrote:
Vic wrote:
Makes you wonder though Boroma, these hackers are just getting smarter and smarter, the tech experts have trouble keeping ahead of them and usually something has to happen before they plug the hole!
My thoughts are Vic that if the hackers are clever, surely there must be some decent folk just as clever on this side of the fence as well.

No matter how sophisticated a lock they invent some bright spark will make a key to fit. Unfortunate but true.

Boroma577 · Guru

JRH wrote:
Boroma577 wrote:
My thoughts are Vic that if the hackers are clever, surely there must be some decent folk just as clever on this side of the fence as well.
No matter how sophisticated a lock they invent some bright spark will make a key to fit. Unfortunate but true.

Seems so....rather sad all that talent going to waste though.

JRH · Guru

Boroma577 wrote:
JRH wrote:
Boroma577 wrote:
My thoughts are Vic that if the hackers are clever, surely there must be some decent folk just as clever on this side of the fence as well.
No matter how sophisticated a lock they invent some bright spark will make a key to fit. Unfortunate but true.
Seems so....rather sad all that talent going to waste though.

Yes it is sad, if they put that talent to good use on the right side of the law the world would be a much better place.

Ma · Guru

There's often more money to be made on the side of evil me thinks

JRH · Guru

Ma wrote:
There's often more money to be made on the side of evil me thinks

Correct there Elaine it all boils down to the almighty dollar and how to get as much as possible.

bill12 · Guru

It seems being a Jedi would come in handy.Beware of the Dark side. Can we belt them with a light sabre?I am you father.....woops !..........

Boroma577 · Guru

bill12 wrote:
It seems being a Jedi would come in handy.Beware of the Dark side. Can we belt them with a light sabre?I am you father.....woops !..........

You have a wicked sense of humour Bill.

bill12 · Guru

You,ve got to laugh, haven,t you.Perhaps we can use the jedi mind trick on them?Or send Oby canoby afer them.......

JRH · Guru

bill12 wrote:
It seems being a Jedi would come in handy.Beware of the Dark side. Can we belt them with a light sabre?I am you father.....woops !..........

Don't know about a light sabre but a damned big stick could work.

Happywanderer · The Master

Once they get it sorted might be an idea to change all our passwords. Who knows whose looking at them now.

bill12 · Guru

Great idea. I try to change my passwords frequently, and would advise others to do the same. The only problem is remembering the bloody things. Its not really good to write them down.I gave my religion as Jedi at the last census, and it was recognised as a religion! Bill

-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 10th of December 2011 02:08:02 PM

Boroma577 · Guru

bill12 wrote:
You,ve got to laugh, haven,t you.Perhaps we can use the jedi mind trick on them?Or send Oby canoby afer them.......

Funny, I only just watched the original Star Wars trilogy a few days ago....forgot how good it was.

Ma · Guru

JRH wrote:
Ma wrote:
There's often more money to be made on the side of evil me thinks
Correct there Elaine it all boils down to the almighty dollar and how to get as much as possible.

by whatever means they can come by it seems, good or bad disbelief

JRH · Guru

Ma wrote:
JRH wrote:
Ma wrote:
There's often more money to be made on the side of evil me thinks
Correct there Elaine it all boils down to the almighty dollar and how to get as much as possible.
by whatever means they can come by it seems, good or bad

Seems to me that in todays day and age the bad usually outweighs the good, they can make more money by foul means than good and usually they don't have to work as hard to do it.