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07 Oct 09 Wikis.ala.org and Google malware warning

It appears that the wikis.ala.org suffered from a hacker attack of some sort.  The exact methodology is not yet clear, but the miscreants placed links to an attack in the .ru (Russia) domain into various files.  I believe i have removed all of the offending links, and have asked Google to review the domain.  Until then, you will get a browser security warning when attempting to reach any of the wikis hosted at wikis.ala.org.

This is a good time to remind everyone of how vital it is to monitor any wikis you have running.  Letting a wiki go unwatched for a long period of time is a formula for this sort of trouble.  We are fortunate that this is the first time a spam or hack attempt has triggered this sort of warning from Google.  Extra vigilance is called for.  Also, let me know if you have a wiki that needs to be retired, so I can erase it permanently and remove one more potential attack point.

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