To all customers, bloggers, and media.
Starting on Tuesday, some of the SoapBlox servers were infiltrated by a currently unknown source for unknown reasons.
SSH access was acquired by the hackers, where they were able to install port scanning scripts on to the machines. SoapBlox servers were then being used to scan other servers across the Internet, looking for vulnerabilities.
The disruption of service was caused by our ISP disconnecting the affected servers when they became aware of the port scanning.
The attack was limited in scope, effecting 4 separate SoapBlox servers. While around 25 SoapBlox sites were offline, thousands of people were affected.
Steps are being taken now to identify who did this, and proper legal action will be taken. If you have any insight on to who perpetrated this attack, please let us know.
At this time, all services are returned to normal.
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