Dear GBAtemp members and visitors,

It has come to our attention that over the past two days, a person has somehow been able to access a few user accounts on our forums. Shortly after, rumors started blossoming regarding a possible site/forum/database hack or a password leak. After an extensive search into server logs and lookup tools we have no reason to believe that any part of our site has been compromised.

At this point, as several people have suggested already, we believe that the reason this intrusion happened is because another site (an illegal ROM/ISO download site) was recently hacked and the password database was exposed to the public. Since a portion of our members was also registered on that site, possibly using the same password, this could explain the recent scare.

Even though we have no reason to believe our site has been compromised, we have taken a series of measures to reinforce account security on GBAtemp. Firstly, we have reviewed security on the server and all components of our site to make sure everything is up to date and secure. Some components of the forum software have been updated and following this update, one or two add-ons have ceased functioning. If you see anything that isn't working as expected, please use our Site discussions and suggestions forum to report the issue.

At this point, we recommend all our members to change their password and enable two-factor authentication. We are sending out e-mails to all our members to inform them of this situation and to recommend them to change their password. We strongly recommend using a unique and complex password, not just here but on every site you are registered to.

If you have any information that may help us get a better grasp on the situation, please get in touch with a member of the staff. Thank you for your understanding!

The staff

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Thank you sir for the notice and handling things and i appreciate the information and hard work you have displayed. Also sorry for the crisis in the first place and wish it wouldn't happen again.

 

[Alex4U]

Why hackers would do things like this?
Also, thanks for the notice, i was soo spooked.

 

[Dayfid]

Thanks for taking care of the problem.

 

[Boured]

Hopefully it gets better, and hopefully we can recover and people like Aurora Wright can recover from it.

 

[The Catboy]

I am more worried about Aurora Wright and her project. Please do something for her account!

 

[LittleFlame]

thanks for shutting this baloney down

 

[ThisIsDaAccount]

Thank you for everything, but sadly it appears that AuroraWright's account and her luma3ds page are still defaced. Any chance to restore them? The repo is obviously down until she puts it back up herself, but it would probably be for the best to restore her avatar and remove the video from the luma3ds OP.

 

[proflayton123]

Maybe it was the ninty ninjas getting revenge, probably.

 

[Modder]

Thanks for explaining, I feel a lot better about the situation now.

 

[Seriel]

Mods can you please suspend the affected accounts until the original owners come online and prove their identity please.

 

[Edgedancer]

Thanks for the prompt and upfront response Costello!

 

[Deleted User]

Thank you so much for enabling 2FA.

back into hiding i go now lmao

 

[grossaffe]

Maybe it was the ninty ninjas getting revenge, probably.

If Nintendo's Ninjas had struck, the only evidence would be the fact that some people had vanished without a trace.

 

[TheCruel]

FYI, If I do anything unusual soon, I'm not hacked. I just took a couple hits of LSD and NBOMe.

 

[proflayton123]

If Nintendo's Ninjas had struck, the only evidence would be the fact that some people had vanished without a trace.

Its interesting about auoras github tho

 

[Blue]

Maybe the people with compromised accounts should have their original account banned and can have a new one?

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I know this isn't about the hijacking account but i noticed this problem after returning, so just pointing it out.
My tool bar keeps getting shortened when i load pages, is random and hard to check my notifications. The links also keep getting compressed into a drop box.

 

[osaka35]

thanks for the heads-up and the update, it's appreciated

 

[ihaveahax]

I know this isn't about the hijacking account but i noticed this problem after returning, so just pointing it out.
My tool bar keeps getting shortened when i load pages, is random and hard to check my notifications. The links also keep getting compressed into a drop box.

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this is happening to me too after the maintenance.

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