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18. We were hacked ON election night. It took a while for the site to come back online.

Reply to Dublin321 (Original post)

Fri Mar 11, 2022, 01:59 PM

Mar 2022

So, you're half correct.

The hack was creepy and scary. I caught the last moment of it before everything went poof. It was a crappy meme image of the former guy. So yeah, it was sus.

We'll probably never know the particulars of the hack and I'm okay with that. I'm guessing that Elad, EarlG and even Skinner prefer to keep those details to themselves and law enforcement. Probably for the site's safety and ours.

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This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #1

Don't be so jumpy, my friend. I also have a fairly low post number, but I've been here for 18 years Trailrider1951 Mar 2022 #12

He joined on Feb 26, 2022 iemanja Mar 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #16

Interesting mikeysnot Mar 2022 #2

Seems this person joined DU just a few weeks ago. zuul Mar 2022 #7

I'm gonna pull up a chair... Ohio Joe Mar 2022 #3

+1 2naSalit Mar 2022 #6

Your question probably won't be answered unless it's posted in the 'Ask the Administrators' forum. zuul Mar 2022 #4

Suspicious, are you? MineralMan Mar 2022 #5

. . . zuul Mar 2022 #8

Yes, DU was hacked on election night, leaving only a RW video... JHB Mar 2022 #9

DU was hacked ON election day. (early evening here in CST) Bongo Prophet Mar 2022 #10

Correct. And back then DU was the most significant election integrity site on the entire web. L. Coyote Mar 2022 #13

I guess they are a new hire for Putin. NameAlreadyTaken Mar 2022 #11

Elad restored service iemanja Mar 2022 #14

That was the event that led to me losing my old account sky_masterson Mar 2022 #17

We were hacked ON election night. It took a while for the site to come back online. blogslug Mar 2022 #18

We were hacked on election day GP6971 Mar 2022 #19