Wow. That's a shame - the guy has been doing some good stuff on that site. I once had one of my sites hacked a few years ago (due to some poor PHP bugs), it's a bit like being burgled...
I'm sure he we will recover it soon enough.
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Hmm - doing a google for "A1ts S0l4r1s" shows a fair few sites out there that have been hacked. I suspect some PHP exploit doing the rounds.
Jay - I hope you're covered mate
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