Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment--20150810171627/@comment-26235098-20150811160757

Sci100 wrote: Okay so by the sounds of this, it seems like it was one or two wikis that was majorly affected by this attack. Now I'm not sure what the extent of the attack was, but it's being made to sound as the worst hacking attack on Wikia since it's founding. First of all, if someone would explain in better detail exactly what the extent of the damage was on said wikis, that would be appreciated.

Second, how exactly does this breach on two wikias affect the entire Wikia community? It doesn't sound like the entire Wikia was hacked, but just two out of thousands of wikis. I mean if it was only done to two wikis, why is all of Wikia being put on alert that we're in danger of being hacked, and that all customized coding is now not safe for use? I'm basically asking how bad is it that I should have to change my password when my primary wikis weren't even hacked?

I understand that the Wikia Staff is trying their best to handle a situation they didn't expect or see coming at all. I would probablly feel the same way. But I can not help but feel like this is a more 'paniced' reaction, and only the more recent updates have been calmer. With that said, I hope they figure it out, I hope that JavaScript and MediaWiki and all that extra stuff gets turned back on, and I hope that this all gets resolved as soon as possible.

Sci100,

I understand where you are coming from. It is frustrating not knowing what is going on. But here's the thing.

Depending on the nature of a software exploit, the potential for impact can be much broader than a specific area targeted. For this reason, it is safer if the details aren't made public until after the scope of the problem has been fully determined, and things are secured.

Hang in there as we all are...