Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted February 20 Root Admin Posted February 20 We had over 4,000 guest users on the site. Normally we average about 60ish. Then again on 1/29 at 6 am - 1,800 guest users. And then 7 p.m. - 2,600. They're spikes. Attacks? Hackers? Back further - Jan 13-15, high traffic. Dec 21 - 25th.
Quillback Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Has to be some sort of hack. Denial of Service attack maybe? It has happened at other forums.
Ryan Miloshewski Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Trout Fishing Lake Taneycomo has over 11,000 members. I know you post fishing reports on there from time to time. Could be correlated to it. The server time and refresh could be off, too, garnering incorrect numbers. Does it run on a nightly cycle? “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold
Ryan Miloshewski Posted February 21 Posted February 21 @dpitt maybe we can take a look if Phil allows it? Seems like a backend issue to me. “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold
tjm Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Many other forums have had bots or AI attacks over the past several months, some to the point of server overload, and now require verification that I am human before allowing access, most often by/through Cloudflare, one explanation was that AI was stealing all the posted information for their own use. IDK
dpitt Posted February 21 Posted February 21 12 hours ago, Ryan Miloshewski said: @dpitt maybe we can take a look if Phil allows it? Seems like a backend issue to me. I'm more of a bit twiddler, server/infrastructure a little out of my purview., but will take a shot. @Phil Lilley Usually the logs you are looking at will have IP address information and how many requests are being made from the user. A real person can only click around so fast, also, and they will all have unique ip addresses. If you can access any server logs, even the admin console reports you are looking at, take a screen shot or feel free to send over and I can try to interpret. Also, what is the name of the forum software you are using and how/where are you hosting? BilletHead and Ryan Miloshewski 2
dpitt Posted February 21 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, dpitt said: I'm more of a bit twiddler, server/infrastructure a little out of my purview., but will take a shot. @Phil Lilley Usually the logs you are looking at will have IP address information and how many requests are being made from the user. A real person can only click around so fast, also, and they will all have unique ip addresses. If you can access any server logs, even the admin console reports you are looking at, take a screen shot or feel free to send over and I can try to interpret. Also, what is the name of the forum software you are using and how/where are you hosting? @Phil Lilley. Looks like you are using invision coummity forum software looks like from the admin console you can see user locations and IP addresses this should give you insight on wether they are real or bots Ryan Miloshewski 1
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