They're obviously getting very scared.

low,,,,,, Good Job......

after you got it back running.

I was PPred! I was like what? Shocked! Minimal heart palpitations...lol

We back!

and thanks.

but to what end?

trump was being made president

lucky me, i was around for both. yesterday not nearly as bad, but the timing was suspicious.

I figured it was so DU couldn't rally people to the polls. It was MORE than suspicious. It was OBVIOUS!!!!

This time...someone was ANGRY. About Mueller? Or just everything?

i was alone in a hotel in philadelphia jumping out of my skin and DU was lost for weeks iirc

Face it, no matter WHAT day they chose to attack, SOMETHING crazy would be going on.

It may be human nature to see connection when two things happen at once, but there was nothing more "disruptable" about yesterday than any other Trumpday lately.

It started happening before the news from WashPost popped up on my computer, and besides that, the hack would have required a little amateur planning and execution.

It's human nature to try to connect things like this, but it's also common fallacious logic.

the timing on election day was no coincidence. I wonder if there have been any users in here with IP addresses in Macedonia or St. Petersburg.

I am impressed with how fast and how well you have responded!

Crazy day... but thanks for being on top of it. These disruptions mean this site is getting an important job done and is needed!

DU, you, and Elad have been extremely upfront and very correct in how you've handled these matters. I truly appreciate the professionalism here.

L-

At least everything is safe...I am too paranoid I guess.

i blamed my stupid computer.

glad i don't have to deal with finding someone to fix my computer before i'm able to go on du again.
sorry du had a problem.

SO HAPPY TO SEE YOUR BACK SO SOON!
I wish you had an app, like Reddit.

Take that, Litha Flowers!

I got to be nastier on than I am here. It was delicious.

She's gone now I take it?

Her page was empty of any content, which is pretty common for fake accounts. Last I heard they were still "reviewing".

I wondered what you all were talking about.

She is either watching us or knew about the hack in some other way

Would know her MO better than me.

fuckers

If you don't like what people are saying; use dirty tricks.

And sorry for my annoying DM and tweets.

I thought this was going to be another election hack.

Fortunately, it was a very slow news day ...

Perfect..

I got a black screen, then I was auto-logged out of DU. When I tried to login, I got Posting Privilege Revoked.

I was like "What did I do?" "Did I piss someone off". It was a creepy feeling.

I don't think I was targeted. Just the wrong place at the wrong time.

and it looked like it was replicating (?), if that's how you describe it. Then I thought I saw (maybe... it happened fast) a countdown clock (didn't get a black screen, though) before I scrambled to close screens and turn the power off.

WOW!

I see Skinner's explanation about what happened -- thanks Skinner!

... I knew something was wrong.

Glad it's over and everything is back to normal so quickly.

It happened automatically to anyone who clicked on a post that had been vandalized.

Were certain specific accounts targeted?

for reinstating us that got our posting privileges restored due to the hack. Great job getting back online!!

Thank you for all the work getting DU up and running again so quickly!!

I started to go through withdrawal right away. It is odd because I got a hack warning and it just kept working until I actually went off site to go to something else then it would not come up at all. Like I said it was odd. When I just came back on it just came back like I had never left except a statement about being hacked.

Withdrawal is horrible

Is they made the donation button harder to find. Post it prominently as I imagine traffic is up with the moron in the WH--and you could probably use a beer or a soda or something after today.

A day earlier we had all sorts of comments posted in Russian on the site.

I suspect someone didn't like what we posted or had keyed things to trigger the attack if we posted certain words, perhaps. Thankfully our wise webmaster prevented any damage.

For the swift reaction and return of our beloved forums. We really need each other more than ever.

There was a poster named skinner22 posting the Seth Rich thing. I sent an alert on that and another identical post in the same thread. Let's do some crowd source forensics and go after these fools.

Kicked off but now back.

They catch the bastards doing this.

for getting DU back up so quickly!

That's a real bummer!

I rely on DU to keep me current with what's going on and a major source of support in these troubled times. Thank you so much for keeping it here for us all!

It's a relief to have DU back online.

triggered their contempt of DU. Thanks for being prepared and steadfast. DU rocks.

Good job getting back

Thank you for existing, persevering, maintaining, tirelessly and grounded in Democratic values for the last 16 years. Wishing you and all of us many more together. You are my heroes.

best!

I've not watched the "news" shows since the election and this is where I come for real coverage, been too busy at work to view much so night time is the right time.


Peace

Boy, FB DU was trollville.

getting back up so quickly! Thanks, guys!

I'm really glad you kicked that little script kiddy in the butt so fast this time. You guys are the best!!

DONT FORGET SETH RICH in the subject line of your post and thought you and Chevy initiated it. My sincere apologies. I deleted the post this morning but I'm afraid someone copied it to DI.

It's very sweet of you to apologize, but not necessary. Things like that can be confusing, and I could care less what they post about me at DI.

I am lost without DU, especially in these times, so a big thank you!

when I tried to access DU and saw that message.........oh no, not AGAIN! But you guys are on the ball and stopped the S.O.B. dead on his tracks! I can't believe you're up and running already. Bravo!

You kicked ass.

Well done.

I lobe this site more and more!

same as election night! one goal of any "war" is to disrupt enemy communications. funny how this happens right when the boom lowers on Donnie Moscow!

That was fast guys, GJ!

The special snowflakes on the right must be scared shitless to do crap like that. I wish they could be caught and prosecuted.

Punks like that need lots of jail time.

or is it just me?

like something we as members need to do?

I had to, but I thought that was because my account was nuked as one of the infected ones. Maybe everyone had to, though?

I am glad you guys are prepared but this FUCKING hatred from Right wingers is stupid but I don't expect much more from Republicans. They are a despicable bunch!

Good job guys. Thank you for your speedy recovery.

I thought I had been PPRed!

Shocked like on Election night only it didn't last as long..

Twice in less than 6 months! Been here a long time and I don't ever remember it being this bad when Bush was president. Good grief...and we thought Bush being president was bad. Little did we know...

But, you guys are sure on top of it! Awesome job! Thank-you! You guys do indeed rock!

I was attempting to access DU twice and got the eerie message followed by a black page with Asian-type script.
Then I noticed that I was locked out or removed from DU.
Finally, I'm back on, but with a new password, which may be a problem in the future, as I can only remember 2 passwords, and it's recommended that I not use older passwords.

Glad to be back on, and, yes, I missed DU during those hours.

If they want to hack something, why don't they hack a foot up their ass.

Thanks for bringing us back.

everything is working good here.

So the maggot lovers panic.

SO much for all the work that you all do!

U guys must scare the sh$t out of our rePulsive friends. Keep up the good work.

Thanks!

So happy it was short lived. I get my news and happy stuff here!

And I suppose these kinds of attacks will only increase as the battle comes to a head. Together we will all get through this disaster. Resist.

Great job getting us back up! Clearly the right doesn't like what we have to say.

for having a trigger that activated safety mechanisms to limit h4X0r damage. Real life testing for sure.

Real coincidental regarding the timing.

First-class effort, as always. Thanks so much!

I bet WTF? is way out if stock now.
Was my exact words upon getting the Seth message.

We have some catching up to do!

I was on when it happened and boy, scary stuff. Those a$$holes!

I'd been checking all day for the opening of the May Photo Contest--which just happens coincidentally to have the theme of
"The Sacred Mystery"--when boom, mysterious and nefarious things start happening to a post I was making!

Ack!

Thanks for getting back so soon!

Can the police investigate it as a cyber hate crime?

Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

the biggest Russian intelligence operation since The Trust in Dzerzhinsky's days.

This was a quick recovery!

Do you have a sense of how far back one's posts were vandalized?

On an amusing note, it seems that Library Girl was active on the DU Facebook page being nasty. I think she called herself Litha Flowers.

With great worry, I emailed "the administrators" and I got a reply almost right away! You all are just wonderful!


This attack reminds me that "the other side" is desperate and they don't have a leg to stand on with their ideas and beliefs. The only thing they can do is attack.

If we're pissing them off enough to attack us then we're doing it right!

Good work Admins!

We cannot be the best because you all are!

Thanks!!!

You are helping save my sanity!

Additionally, thanks for reinstating me.

I had a sinking feeling when we went down. Nice save.

Great job admins.