Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site 黑客“摧毁”飞行模拟网站

时间：2009-05-15 02:59:26

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Flight simulator site Avsim has been "destroyed" by malicious1 hackers4.

飞行模拟网站Avsim被恶意电脑黑客“毁掉”。

 

Avsim was one of the largest sites serving the flight sim community

The site, which launched in 1996, covered all aspects of flight simulation, although its main focus was on Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

The attack took down the site's two servers and the owners had not established an external（外部的） backup system.

The site's founder5, Tom Allensworth, said that the site would be down for the foreseeable future（可预见的未来） and was unsure if would ever go back up.

"The method of the hack2 makes recovery difficult, if not impossible, to recover from," Mr Allensworth said in a statement.

"AVSIM is totally offline at this time and we expect to be so for some time to come. We are not able to predict when we will be back online, if we can come back at all. "

Backlash

The attack has shocked the flight sim community, with hundreds of blogs, posts and tweets（鸣叫）. One user on the simflight.com website said that "there's a special place in hell for hackers who pull stunts6（特技） like this".

Speaking to the BBC, Derek Davis, editor of PC Pilot magazine, said: "It looks like 13 years of hard work on Toms part could have been wiped out.

"Avsim is an important site, because it services the whole community as a source of community developed terrains7（地带，地域）, skins, and mods - its contribution has been immeasurable," he said.

Mr Allensworth has set up a temporary forum8 for Avsim users while the future of the site is decided9.

On it, he explained the site's backing up process, although he did not explain why the firm had no external media storage.

"Some have asked whether or not we had back ups. Yes, we dutifully（忠实地，忠贞地） backed up our servers every day. Unfortunately, we backed up the servers between our two servers.

"The hacker3 took out both servers, destroying our ability to use one or the other back up to remedy（治疗，补救） the situation."

Mr Davis said he thought the site still had a future:

"I'm sure Avsim will rise like a phoenix10（凤凰，长生鸟） from the ashes and will be bigger and better then before."


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1 malicious e8UzX     
adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的
参考例句：
  • You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
  • Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。
2 hack BQJz2     
n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳
参考例句：
  • He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
  • Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。
3 hacker Irszg9     
n.能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人，电脑黑客
参考例句：
  • The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
  • This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。
4 hackers dc5d6e5c0ffd6d1cd249286ced098382     
n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”
参考例句：
  • They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网
5 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
6 stunts d1bd0eff65f6d207751b4213c4fdd8d1     
n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
  • The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 terrains c507d69727a414fb36e0384ffe5df59b     
n.地形( terrain的名词复数 )；地面；地域；地带
参考例句：
  • Scientists call these pieces exotic or suspect terrains. 科学家们把这些小陆块叫外来或嫌疑地块。 来自辞典例句
  • In the western of China are intricate terrains and many hilly regions. 我国西部地区地势复杂，多丘陵。 来自互联网
8 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
9 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
10 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

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