After Gettin’ hacked and rebuilding with a cheaper server I started encountering random slowness and problems. I always seemed to have random CPU spikes here and there but the console at digitalocean didn’t really give me much to work with.
Today I tried to install git so I can get some repos cloned down to demo and the process kept getting Killed. After some simple googling and basic cross referencing of the system I’m leasing I learned the stupidest thing in the world.
Read MoreThis server got hacked. It was used as a scanner for a couple days, attempting to break into other servers to test for vulnerabilities. I only discovered this because I attempted to access this server by the .onion domain that I have for it and it didn’t connect.
I’ve had a home server hacked before due to a user account with a I set up for my son with “an easy” password. I thought I learned that lesson. Apparently I did not with the server I have exposed to the interwebs.
Time to forensically breakdown the timeline of events.
Read MoreThis is a follow-up and a “get what I’ve done down” to Listening to Skype Voicemail .dat files.
I got back on the “Lets get these 70+ Skype voicemails listened to” bandwagon…
Read MoreI have a D-Link DCS-8526LH Camera in my living room pointed to my front door. I originally purchased it a long, long time ago to keep an eye on kids during school while at home during COVID. It’s aged well, and it’s a nice thing. It lets me know if someone’s coming into my front door whether I want to know about it or not, and that’s all I need to know.
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