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So the other day a hacker finds out my password somehow and gets into my google account (email and adsense), my paypal, my website and my website's FTP. He changes the passwords on my Google account and my website, and changes the security question and language as well on my Google account. On my google account he emails a bunch of my contacts and pretends to be me in an effort to embarass me, then he deletes a ton of emails and subscribes me to a bunch of really lame stuff. Then on my website he makes a bunch of fake posts on the front page, submits a bunch of games and movies and stuff into my database, and deletes users, posts and topics from my forums. Then on my paypal he withdraws $25.00.

The only way I was able to get my Google account back was by emailing Google and later on 411'ing them and calling them, then having to show them proof of past cheques from Adsense and emails and stuff. So now that I have my stuff back, I have to go through and unsubscribe to all the sites he signed me up for, delete all the stuff he put into my website's database, change all my passwords and then reply to all those people he emailed. Also now I have to go and reprogram a bunch of my website's security stuff, and now I have to look for anything he might have done to my code (because he was in my FTP as well).

On top of all that, I was just about to release The World's Hardest Game 2 right when he hacked me, so my sponsor was waiting for me to reply but I couldn't because I couldn't log into my email, and I couldn't email him from my other email because I couldn't remember how to spell his email address (Google does all that automatically in Gmail). And now we have to postpone the release of the game a few days, even though it's done.

What a bitch, eh?

Updated: 07/22/08 4:02 PM Log in to comment! | Share this!

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46 Comments

Jul. 22, 2008 | 2:26 PM Emanhattan says:

fuckin hackers should find a girldfriend.

im with you bro.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 2:31 PM slingshot24 says:

Break their fingers!!! Fucking hackers >:(

Jul. 22, 2008 | 2:42 PM ibbolia says:

Damn You random Hackers!

Jul. 22, 2008 | 2:46 PM q13qew says:

Fucken damm hackers they suck ass

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:04 PM Goat-Man says:

That is bullshit man.

Out of all of that though, in the end it's not too serious.
You seem to be on the ball, and fixing all those issues. There are some inconviencs like the sponsorship. But that will be delt with.

It's lucky he didn't take a bunch of money on PayPal and send it away to someone else. (Not to himself, because then he'd be caught)

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:06 PM Snubby responds:

yeah 25 really isn't that much, could have been a lot worse. and you're right, in the end its not so bad, just really really annoying.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:05 PM I-smel says:

finds your password how?

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:05 PM Snubby responds:

no idea, I never gave it out.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:07 PM 95688kage says:

keylogger ........ install spybot, immunize, then search and destroy youll be ok for the rest of your life, plus nod 32

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:24 PM TacozRule says:

That sucks, man. Tell ya what, if you get his I.P., I can get my friend to infect his BIOS if ya want. ;D

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:25 PM MindChamber says:

That's what I tell my clients when I'm late on project too >:c

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:27 PM thekk2008 says:

omg thats gay the gay hackers......gay

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:32 PM danicos says:

Not all hackers are bad,Jus` tha 1`s that mess wit U

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:59 PM Snubby responds:

what would a good hacker be? most hackers just go around pissing people off all the time.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 3:55 PM FlashKn1ght says:

...well, that really sucks.
but its true: it wasn't as bad as it could have been. at least the game will still come out. and 25 bucks, though infuriating, isn't a huge amount. I very strongly dislike people who think its fun to go around screwing up other peoples lives. bitches.
sorry dude.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 4:02 PM PicoZX says:

Believe me.. I suffered the same fate.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 4:04 PM ToasterDemon says:

That sucks. If he took money from paypal, dont you know his name and email (assuming the money was sent to his paypal)?

Jul. 22, 2008 | 4:55 PM Snubby responds:

no, he londered it i think. sent it to some other email, then sent it again maybe.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 4:06 PM Wiiporter says:

hackers: Like thieves, but with 50% more gay.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 4:25 PM Ansel says:

shit sucks, man. oh well, could've been much worse.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 4:56 PM Snubby responds:

yeah

Jul. 22, 2008 | 4:51 PM Apophic says:

Sounds like an excellent friend.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 5:29 PM ZekeySpaceyLizard says:

you probably have a tracker on your pc and thats how he got the password

run every possible anti-viral anti-spyware software you have

Jul. 22, 2008 | 6:20 PM Snubby responds:

yeah at the very least im gonna renew my norton lol

Updated: Jul. 22, 2008, 6:20 PM

Jul. 22, 2008 | 5:31 PM molkman says:

Wooo, maybe you shouldnt give out your paypal adress.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 6:20 PM Snubby responds:

paypal address is my email, so its not that hard to figure out.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 6:54 PM Mexifry says:

That was fucked up.
I can wait on my 50$.
Take your time to get things fixed.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 7:17 PM dominicansoldier says:

That really sucks. Thats why you should have different passwords for different accounts.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 8:18 PM Simple-line says:

he probably did it cause he couldnt finish TWHG 1, and spent so much time on it and doesnt want to get hooked on the next one.. :(

anyways good luck getting all back together

Jul. 22, 2008 | 9:36 PM lenkobiscuit says:

Heh, this is why I do all my Flash completely offline downstairs on the laptop.

Jul. 22, 2008 | 9:45 PM LordOfKetchup says:

I'm sorry I just really wanted to buy a new gamecube controller... =[

Jul. 22, 2008 | 10:42 PM GoldenPickaxe says:

Looks like your in trouble.How did he get into ALL your accounts,anyway?

Jul. 23, 2008 | 4:33 PM Snubby responds:

i used to have the same pword for every account

Jul. 22, 2008 | 11:30 PM Sekhem says:

LOL

Jul. 22, 2008 | 11:56 PM Toxinhead says:

Fuk yer! how could you do that to someone...

Jul. 23, 2008 | 1:27 AM csdthegreat says:

That's just horrible. I HATE hackers! >:( I remember in early November the StepMania forums were hacked. The hackers flooding the forums with porn and mutilation and hacked accounts. One of the victims (who I later met in real life) had his email hacked. He had to explain to his teachers, friends, and family that the hackers sent them porn.

I must admit, it was fun seeing them use my insults in the topic titles. :P It's also fun to switch a random user's language to Chinese when you're an admin, assuming he or she can take a joke.

Well, there's some time I'll never get back.

Jul. 23, 2008 | 1:33 AM Tystarr says:

Damn.... I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy..

Jul. 23, 2008 | 3:33 AM Dazmi says:

I hope that hacker gets what he/she deserves

Jul. 23, 2008 | 4:19 AM Chandelier says:

Remember that you promised me a mug last Sunday? You withdrew $25 and we drink sum booooze. You were drunk and I brought you home, but you got on your computer and started sending embarassing emails to your contacts. Then you posted really weird shit on your site and signed up to a couple of lame mailing lists.

I had no choice but to change your password (you told me your password because we shared a runescape account) to "Jessie", the name of the girl you hooked up and got aids from, and switched the language to arab.

You wanted gay sex and I refused. But you wouldn't let me leave your house, so I smacked you unconcious with your dick. Yeah.

So yeah, fuck hackers.

Jul. 23, 2008 | 7:03 AM Luis says:

next time dont goto 4chan and download stuff

Jul. 23, 2008 | 9:34 AM jakobhummelen says:

Report it to the police, he stole money from you.. Make him pay?

Jul. 23, 2008 | 4:40 PM Snubby responds:

dont know who or where he is i cant report him

Jul. 23, 2008 | 10:07 AM sirtom93 says:

Governemnt hackers are obviously good.

Jul. 23, 2008 | 10:08 AM BFK says:

switch ta linux

Jul. 23, 2008 | 10:16 AM freaktwa says:

Hackers have no girlfriends and NO social life. I hope they are proud of themselves, because the rest of the world sees them as fucking faggots.

Jul. 23, 2008 | 4:41 PM Snubby responds:

yes, thank you for your comments and concerns

Jul. 23, 2008 | 10:41 AM jameslee03 says:

it'd be awesome if you hired a cyber-investigator to check it out, and then sue their asses for damages. >:D

Jul. 23, 2008 | 11:00 AM Rutger says:

What a fuckin' asshole! I've only hacked some games a while ago, but this is fucking gay. He should really get a life, I'm with ya too, bro D:<

Jul. 23, 2008 | 11:04 AM Rutger says:

BTW, I didn't do that for too long, it gets really boring... I was just curious :P

Jul. 25, 2008 | 6:26 AM Psycho says:

By the way, some faggot completely ripped the design of your Worlds Hardest Game game, put in a shitty mouse avoider, and got it a higher score than WHG on Newgrounds.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /435989

Jul. 27, 2008 | 1:03 AM Snubby responds:

it kinda looks like he might have decompiled my game, cuz the font is the exact same on the menu, cept i masked it. but if he didn't, he definitely stole the design.

meh.

Aug. 1, 2008 | 3:39 PM dogpup4 says:

Why didn't he get arrested?

Aug. 1, 2008 | 4:10 PM Snubby responds:

He can't be arrested, he's on the Internet. I don't know who he is, where he lives, etc.

Aug. 3, 2008 | 6:45 AM crushy says:

That's just cruel, why the hell did the hacker find fun out of making your work incredibly difficult >:(

Nice one on getting on with things though :P

Aug. 27, 2008 | 2:05 AM MeLucky says:

lulz $25.00
i thought i withdrew $25000
oops