Minor security breach, no cause for alarm

At some point in the recent past, the ot.com web site experienced a security breach. We discovered that some existing files in the web directory had been modified, and a few new files had been added.

The only files that were modified were in the site's web root, indicating that someone managed to gain FTP access. The hosting service changed our FTP login credentials as a precaution and verified that all server software is running the latest security patches.

Out of an abundance of caution, we also requested that the database login credentials be reset as well (which caused the brief outage that occurred this evening). There is no indication of any security breach in the database server, and no indication that anyone has accessed our site's data. Resetting the login credentials was done strictly as a precautionary measure.

We'll keep you updated if any other issues arise. I'll keep this topic open in case anyone has any concerns, but again, there's no reason to think that anyone's account information has been accessed.

Was wondering what the heck was going on. What a relief!

That's another situation, and a non-technical one. May or may not be permanent. No details to share right now.

That's a new one to me. Were you logging in from somewhere other than home, like wi-fi in a public place?