As you know, our own MauiSMUG.com site was hacked a couple of weeks ago, the backend portion redirected to some .ru target. Jeff Bennett did a fabulous job getting the site back up again, though we lost many of our uploaded graphics.
Not long after, Liza Pierce’s blog AMauiBlog.com was hacked, the site redirected to one poisoned with a trojan. I found the offending file and replaced it with a clean one, but it was soon replaced again with the poisoned one. The hosting service was of no help whatsoever, so again through Jeff Bennett’s heroic efforts, the blog was moved to a new host and restored.
With all this hacking activity going on, we decided it might be a good subject to address at the upcoming MauiSMUG meeting, along with some other topics, like different methods of upload photos on the fly and adding value using Facebook API’s.
All beginner and advanced social media users in our Maui community are invited to join us on Thursday, June 30 for a great discussion on keeping your blog safe and other insights from panel and participants alike.
Panel:
Jeff Bennett, Digital Splash Media
Peter Liu, Kaiscapes Social Media Consulting
Liza Pierce, A Maui Blog
Jen Russo, Maui Time
Tommy Russo, Maui Time
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Place: Malcolm Center, 1305 Holopono Street, Suite 5, Kihei
Cost: $25
Please note that the $25 charge just covers the Catering from Soup to Nuts and use of the Malcolm Center. All the panelists are donating their time.
