In a new forum posted across the two sites, Kim Lemon, the founder of both communities, asked users to change their passwords, enable multi-factor authentication, and exercise caution about "unusual activities or communications". They also issued a message of hope for visitors:
The retro community sites LemonAmiga and Lemon64 are currently down, after being the target of a web attack.
If you're a particularly big fan of Commodore computers and spent a lot of time looking up old games, you've likely encountered these two sites in the past. The volunteer-run websites have been around for nearly two decades now, providing visitors with countless guides, list features, forum posts, as well as an extensive database of titles to search through.
Last week, however, on July 12th, it appears the site was the subject of a security breach, with the owners later claiming via a message on a temporary landing page that "unauthorized individuals" had gained access to its database without permission and that they are currently investigating how this happened. In this same message, they also reassured members that "The passwords in phpBB3.3 use an exceptionally strong and secure method of encryption", so the passwords could not be decrypted. But recommended that people change their passwords anyway once the site is back up and running properly again.
Here's the message in full:
It's uncertain when exactly the sites will return to their normal operation, but we'll be sure to keep an eye out and let you know.
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