More Glitches in the ATS Matrix

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That makes more sense, but I still find it strange that they blocked admin access, as that would be a red flag for any active administrator.
Unless they chose sites that weren't updated for a long time, as those were more likely to have been forgotten or abandoned by their administrators. Sites that keep a most recent posts/answers/etc with the date are an easy target for that.

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I suppose that depends.
I am an administrator for another forum and we never had to do any server updates, as those are done by the hosting company, we only had to keep the forum software updated. As far as I know that's how most cheaper sites, hosted on shared hardware, are updated.
In the case of ATS, if it has specific, unshared servers, it's more likely all the administration falls on the ATS admin's hands.

Agreed, but maybe they only needed to lock admins out long enough to run whatever exploits they planned to run. Attacks like sql injections can be accomplished in seconds. If they are using the site to exfiltrate data then they could need a lot longer if the volume of data is large.

My basic understanding from what I've gathered during the pre-sale era is that it was all owned equipment but I don't know if that is still true.