We received word this past week that the WPTAPL database was hacked. While the league's President dismissed the hacking as a gain of "pretty much worthless" and old information, an email alerting us to the breach called it "Important Account Information" -- and added:
Our main concern is if you use the same password for your email account as the password on your WPTAPL account.
We think our account became disabled in recent months from lack of use. When we tried to contact WPTAPL about something several months ago, we never received a response -- and then found what we thought was our password wouldn't work anymore.
Some people hack as a hobby, claiming they're alerting websites to security problems. Others undoubtedly do it to steal personal information. We'll be watching closely to see what happens in our case. In the meantime, it's a reminder to pray for the day when this isn't a worry anymore.
They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. - Isaiah 11:9
This refers to a coming Kingdom of God, which Jesus will bring to the earth.
In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious. - Isaiah 11:10
Jesus calls Himself a "Root" in Revelation 22:16. We root for Him to come back -- and in the meantime, offer this advice to any hacker who might pass this way:
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need. - Ephesians 4:28
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