Quote Originally Posted by godfather
I don't think you did this hex.

The pattern is pretty typical. Someone finds an exploit in a piece of software or an OS and then decides to try it out somewhere that hasn't been patched.

Something similar like this happened to my friend's unix server about a year ago. Someone found a known exploit in the Apache server and decided to go to town with it.

Same case here I'm sure.
For what it's worth, I can verify that there is a security hole in some versions of Invision BB -- we've been in touch with the company, and are upgrading our forums as well, to prevent the kind of hack that hit CigarPass.com

Typically the motivation is money... I'll explain. People search out forum software vulnerabilities, then hack into them, and infect as many members of the site as possible.

The viral cocktail that the are forced to quaff allows people to use their machines as "zombies" to send out spam... for which the person controlling said computers is paid money.