Hello there! Jon and I have noticed that in recent weeks, you have been attempting fairly regularly and thus far, unsuccessfully to get into the publishing system part of my blog by trying various log-in names and passwords. While I know from your IP address that you are a Comcast customer located right here in Knoxville, I do not have your phone number or email address. That’s why I figured that writing this blog post was the best way to get my message to you.
So you see, here’s the thing… I’m not sure what you think you might find if you do manage to figure out my password and get inside my blog’s undercarriage, but you should know that whatever your expectations are, you’re almost certainly going to be disappointed.
That’s because the only thing that’s in there are the exact same posts you can already read on my blog anyway without any Harriet the Spy impersonation on your part. Yep, that’s it. Just blog posts…like this one. There are no secret documents. No racy photos. No financial records or proof of my Illuminati membership. Nada. Nothing. Zip.
I just want to make you aware of this now so that you can maybe redirect your mad hacking skillz to a higher-value target than the WordPress account of a local mommyblogger. Maybe you could even consider using your powers for the good of mankind… y’know, like how Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy did that one time? Now that’s an idea worth your serious consideration, if you ask me.
Hey! I just thought of something; maybe your story could become a movie! You could be just like Erin Brokovich, if Erin Brokovich had sneakily infiltrated blogs and stuff instead of bringing down a giant and soulless corporate evildoer.
But enough of all that Hollywood talk; like I said, I just figured I’d give you a heads-up on this situation before you waste any more of your time trying to pull an Oceans 11 here when all you’d end up with if you succeeded would be a bunch of blog posts about things like flowers, my dog’s itchy coat problem, and my new favorite shoes.
So that’s really all I wanted to say. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.
Your friend,
Katie
PS: if what you are actually hoping to do is publish something of your own on my blog, just email me, and we can discuss the feasibility of you maybe writing a guest post or two here.
Maybe they want to post something on your blog? Creepy. Better go tighten up your passwords on email and other stuff.
Maybe they just want to know about your “paleo” diet and they are afraid to ask. :/
@Chris -
That could be it!!!
Wow Katie. Seems nothing is sacred in this world!
Wow Katie. Seems nothing is sacred in this world!insane.
can anyone confirm where danger toddler was at the times of the alleged hacknations?
@erika
Damn. You’re good. I think you just cracked the case, Encyclopedia Brown.
-Katie
Oh good grief, Would-Be, get a life. What a bother!
I have had to change my aol pasword like 5 times in the past two weeks because someone keeps trying to get into my account. I am about ready to can the whole account and go somewhere else because I am just tired of dealing with it.
How does one discover that this is happening?! I’d like to know where to look in case I should be worried myself.
@Amelia
It’s a plug-in for WordPress that tells you (or in my case, Jon) when someone tries to log into your blog with the wrong user name or password. I can get the name of it for you if you like.
Katie
I need it!
Seriously???!!! Someone needs a life.
So, wait, is this a confirmation or denial of your Illuminati status?
Love how you handled this!
Hahahaha! This is awesome, Katie. If only I could be this rational and wry when annoyed and under attack!
Are the attempted hackings affecting the way your blog appears? For the last several days, the first post listed is the “Meet Jeannine Ouellette” post. If I click on “Uncategorized” I can see a few others. I only got to this one through your twitter. Hmmmm……
Oh Katie… you’re so awesome! I really love how you wrote this post, especially the P.S.
I should read the comments and the comments to the comments too.
Anyway… sigh. Why in the world would someone do that, really, seriously?
Katie, you are never short on words, you did an awesome job getting your point across to the lame “wanna be ” hacker
Katie, you are never short on words, you did an awesome job getting your point across to the lame “wanna be ” hacker
If someone were trying to break into your house repeatedly but unsuccessfully, would you not call the police? Knowingly logging into someone’s account without their permission is a crime. I hope you are reporting this person’s IP address both to Comcast (who should discontinue service) and to the appropriate law enforcement agency. For all you know yours may not be the only account they are trying to hack into. Also, the blog may not be the target — this may be a straightforward attempt at identity theft — they may hope that you use the same combinations of user names and passwords on multiple accounts, including financial ones. Your blog makes you an easier target because there’s more public information available to help someone make guesses at what kinds of passwords you might choose or what your security answers might be (pet’s name, street you grew up on, make and model of first car, etc.) REPORT them, please!
If you are in the Illuminati (although you would forfeit your secret decoder ring if you actually admitted it), would you mind doing something about the state of world affairs? Just asking….
Or, and here’s the better idea, maybe the wannabe hacker could. That would obviously be productive than his/her current efforts! S/he obviously needs to be re-focused. As Jennyanydots would say: “She thinks that the cockroaches need employment to prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment!”
Katie,
When I noticed that Randall Houser had been arrested last week, I went to JusticeforHenry and found that it now requires a password. I thought that perhaps on that site you might comment (assuming you knew) on RH’s new arrest.
I assume that attempts by curious users to access that site are not what you are referring to. I believe that you are referring to the way for you as the “owner” of this blog to sign in to add new information, and that is what someone is attempting to crack. I suppose that some people have a lot of empty time on their hands without something productive to do.
This should also serve as a reminder that everyone should periodically change passwords to all secure sites (email, banking, credit cards etc.) with difficult passwords. I know that tech savvy folks (such as yourself) are aware of this, but we found at my company that the vast majority of folks used passwords such as “password” or “lastname” or “petname”. We now require that users use upper and lower chase alpha with numeric.