Dear Readers,
yesterday we got seriously attacked by hackers. Even though this is not the first time (and certainly not the last) something about the sheer magnitude led me to think that we got attacked because of the existence of my blog Pirate Coelho. Indeed malicious hackers from the Evil Forces attacked with all their ammunition and corrupted all the php and apache files of my blog www.paulocoelhoblog.com and of the Experimental Witch subscription page.
Because of this somehow expected attack (we are not naive…) we were forced to re-create the blog in another server and make back-ups.
I felt the need to share with you this event since it is common – when we are discussing free copyright and free contents in internet – that the Empire strikes back. There is an industry that is fighting to keep its privileges on information, and away from the people (unless you pay for it). In this wild sea that is the Internet, when we position ourselves in such a way that does not please these decaying powers, sometimes we may get attacked and face great tempests.
But, of course, we are stronger than them. Quoting the I Ching, “patience brings good luck” and attacks sharpen our skill to counter-attack and to leave this battle stronger than before.
Finally my Team managed to reestablish the blog and I thank you for your wonderful support during the day. I received many messages from readers backing us up and it certainly made a difference.
I wish then to welcome you all to a pirate’s life: Adventurous, unexpected and exciting!
Love
Paulo
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I'm very sorry to here that your site was attacked.
However, I am skeptical that it was the “enemies of free copyright and free contents in internet” that did this.
Good day from Oz
Have been reading your site for awhile now and have become truly intrigued by the way so many respond to your words Mr, Coelho.The writnigs have left quite an impression on me as I also must admit I have never read any of your works but hopefully down the track time will permit me.I personally liken your words to poetry in motion the way in which you are able to tell a story to achieve a very deep meaning to make a comparison in one or more perons lives is a remarkable gift so please keep me wanting to come to your site I am finding it all inspirational.
Enjoy your day
Hacker areN’T cool ;(
Hello everyone,
I have not managed to talk with anyone yet, despite my occasional messages. I hope this one finds you well and doesn’t deter anyone. I know this site is busy and that you all have your usual relationships, but it would be nice to talk with you. I have not long known Paulo Coelho’s writings. After reading the ‘Alchemist’ I perceived things very differently. I bought some others and started on the 5th Mountain last night, which I am nearly through. Paulo has given me an awareness of another senses. Perhaps you can talk to me about it. For example, last night, my girlfriend asked if I wanted to watch a film came on the television. I said she ought to watch whatever she likes as I am engrossed in The 5th Mountain. She chose something I have never heard of, ‘A kingdom of Heaven’. In the first few minutes I knew that this was likely to be important to Paulo and may have been a primary inspiration for the book I was reading. I wen’t online and found an interview of Paulo actually talking about the Kingdom of heaven. This is yet another coincidence that he has given me the power to notice. In my last message I explained the strange occurrences that led up to and followed the completion of reading the Alchemist. It could have even been hackers for all I know. All of my writing that I posted onto a writing workshop, along with every other writers work, had been lost, deleted or stolen. No one really knows what happened, but I was quite wounded by it. I have been dreaming of my purpose for a while, which must have lead me to ‘The Alchemist’ and this was just another decision I had to make. Was this a sign? Did this wok vanish for a reason etc? Well, I decided to carry on, and I feel like I am meant to. I feel like I have a reason for living, a purpose for existing. It is fascinating. So, hello from England and please, allow me to introduce myself to you…
Heaven or Hell is created right here.
No need to look beyond existence.
Hello Mr. Coelho. Reading your blog on such an experience, you appear to be so composed and unaffected.
I am just wondering out loud if you have ever lost control and swore at the hackers.
Just a thought, God bless you!
Well, I remember the saying ignis aurum probat (if I’m not mistaken, I don’t speak Italian after all), fire tests gold. The attack was yesterday, but today this site is already recovered. You are truly a man with golden spirit Mr. Coelho. Don’t let this matter make you down!
Best regards,
Meli
Oh thank God I read newsweek. i found your website there and so here I am. I love your books. More power!
Only to say that it’s a pity to waste time and work to destroy, I can’t see the meaning of it.
I think it was the brazilian hackers that have prejudice from your work. Dunno why…
Dear Constance,
Some people have to reach the bottom of what’s evil in order to realize that’s the end.
No way out.
I would ask them – are you afraid of that?
If they don’t believe in God, they should, because that’ll be the end of everything.
Hell may be attractive when created by evil, but it’s only a screen saver, a trick, to what’s really gonna happen, and ….it’s not going to be nice, at all.
If they watch horror movies, and these people usually do that, they can vividly see what’ll happen to them.
:-(
On the other hand,
God is the Light, the only Good, the only Love we need, the only Truth, the only Hope.
He gives us the Eternal Life.
Isn’t it enough to believe?
lots of love
Agnieszka
Evil … I have known Evil.
Hitler is Evil, for example.
I have seen him very close. I am living with him. Hitler, or people who enjoy when another people are suffering.
Paulo, you have talked here about Evil. And it is truth that the first thing to do is to take the ones who are living with Evil (or the Enemy) to a safe place, isn’t it?
Take them to the Paradise.
But once the “helpless” (entre comillas because the Help is coming) are safe in the Bright World, don’t you think we should return to the Hell and the darkness to take them (the humans instruments of the Dark Forces) to Heaven? Don’t you think that poor humans (such as Hitler) are even more helpless than the ones who are so pure, so innocent?
I have been thinking about that this morning; I have been thinking about what would I do if I had the choice to turn my head for the last time before taking the step toward the Light.
What about the humans who have been choosen to be instruments of the darkness? What is going to happen with them? Is there any way to bring them to the Light, completely?
What do you think?
Hang on I take back the luke sky walker thing,now Paulo 007..Blessings Tania
Hello Paulho, I think it will sound strange bcos maybe I am the only one who is writing here who has not read at least one of your books.The reason? I have many to say, but instead I was always trying to read what you say, your blog, your coments.I found a human being who is completely free, wildly creative and defiant and therefore I want to tell you that whatever others do they will never get it. Yo naci en Peru y vivo ahora en Sri Lanka desde el 95, saliendo de una situacion de conflicto en Peru y que continuo viviendo aqui lo cual seria imposible de entender si no te digo que es por mi familia-al final la fuerza del afecto es fuente de energia, no crees? Creo que leere primero Brida-y esto porque a pesar de ser abogada lo cual pareciera que es estar “infectada” por un manejo muy formal de la palabra, pues no es asi-creo!- y me ha permitido tener la audacia de escribir mas alla de lo legal…veremos que pasa.Espero por Brida y empezare a navegar y leer mas y mas- Te acompanhamos en este viaje por el mar inmenso que has creado……….Abrazos!!!
If in battle your sword is broken; get a new one. the plight of the hackers, at least it was not a “firesale.” It would seem to me that the hacker worked alone & had an insight into whatever program you are running(educated guess work). many default settings with programs leave doors open as they are not password protected. other windows can also be found. just be glad it was ur site and not the bank of br! ps i was not me
thewolffather
Yeah yeah, go go Paulo, we support you.
Me alegro muchísimo de que ya se haya reestablecido este blog. Mis felicitaciones a su equipo que sin duda es un DREAM TEAM.
Saludos. Cristina
Thank you for coming back Paulo.. your blog became our daily refuge while sipping our afternoon coffee after long tiring days at work..
Keep re-vitalizing us please..
IYM
Hello Paulo!
Just as I was thinking about your most recent book I got here and noticed this most recent bloc about the hacker’s attack.
And it made me wondering:
I know the internet for a long time and I live it up to that: “free information” lost being a privilege at the very time when the internet was born. As soon as I want to share my information with people I can do that. Of course an industry tries to strike back but it has lost the battle a long time ago. Even 10 years or more ago you could get rare information about unknown wars and attacks in the world. You just need to know how. And nowadays we have got plenty of underground platforms which present us the uncensored information we seek (just to mention news from the world). But we have to seek it. It was there all along.
If the artist wishes to publish a song or a book or whatever for free, he/she can do it easily. And no attacks there. Many people do this that way.
But on the same hand, these artists rarely get famous or rich. They are happy with the notion that their books are getting read.
Of course there is an industry which wants to earn on an artist’s creation. On the other hand, if this industry did its job well, it also supported the young artist when the book was unknown and unread. It dealt with adverising, promoting events, getting a proper print-job to do, and so on…. Distributing the book and so on. Getting money in for itself and as well for the artist. So -if the industry does a good and proper job- it helped the artist to earn money and maybe live by his/her own work.
The same thing can be done with the internet, of course. And many artists do it that way. But imagine the effort that is needed: Knowledge of internet, economics, laws, distribution rights and so on. For some artists it is easy but for some it is a big challenge. And all they wanted is just to write a book or write a song and live by that.
So what I want to say is:
I do not think that it is always the bad Empire of Industry that strikes. [Maybe it could be just some hacker-kid with an (un)funny idea.]
And not always the industry is the bad one. (There are hungry giants, of course, but I do not want to throw all of it into the bad pot) It is also not too bad to pay for some information/art/work as long as the artists and their hard working partners get their share. They are worth the money because they did a good job and they also want some food for it. They should not need to beg for money or need to apologize that they ask for money.
So I may say: free information is cool, free art of course too but maybe we should be careful about giving EVERYTHING for free. It may strike back to us or other fellows who just try to get a steady leg.
Just asking to think about that :-)
Kind regards!
Random Sun
You see, the Warrior of Light does not keep company with those who wish to harm him, that’s what we established a few days ago.
Welcome back, Paolo et all.
g
x
Paulo Sky walker…!!Blessing Tania
En realidad lo que te han permitido es a perfeccionar tu seguridad. Ellos avanzan intentando destruir y los buenos mejoran. Me ha gustado como lo has planteado en tu página.
Y la previsión ha sido fundamental!
Un beso,
Clara
Enhorabuena Pirata Coelho por vencer al lado Oscuro y poner orden en este barco lleno de aventuras y experiencias excitantes.
Estoy feliz de que hayas rescatado las perlas de la corona.
Un beso.
Dear Paulo and team,
This is such a good news that you were able to put things on the right path.
I wanted to congratulate you for that.
Dearest PAulo and admin..
I missed this place and am glad its back :)
Thank you for your swift efforts.
mwah
Thank you for being
Yajna
Thank you and your team for being back so quickly.
This happened to us as well (concurrence to big profitmaking companies…).
Patience and resistance are the words indeed ;o).
Have a nice weekend!
Hello my dear Sir,
I was very disappointed to read this bad news about the attack of the hackers at your blog.
To tell you the truth it’s completely unbelievable to my ears!!!
The reason is that it’s been such a long time till my last visit to this blog..
It’s been many months…since 2006 when I had written a small reply to ur blog…
It wasn’t yet a blog as u remember..
It was during ur journey across Europe when all these started…and I remember that after my post, u decided to make it real, this blog, I mean..
(Twenty years later..Legends of the road at Walking the Path) that was the title I think…
Well, it’s very difficult to me to understand that I entered ur blog just today out of the blue!!!
It was like something, a power, “pushed” me…to enter..this blog..that something bad had happened…and it was true!!!
Although all these months I hadn’t visited you…
Well, thanx a lot for the place you gave me here to ur blog, to express my feelings..cause I really ned it…
*10 years later…and u’re still my childhood’s hero*
God bless u my dear Sir.
Maria aka Trapped_7
Salamina
Greece.
im so happy to see the blog shining again …
with love and peace ..
Daliaxxx
Thanks Paulo for getting back online so quickly I did think something was wrong when I couldn’t access the blog for my daily read.
We will all continue to fight the good fight
Love
Davinia :)
Hallo Paulo, I hope you got my gift and note yesterday, I sent it on facebook. Also commented on what happened on your blog, seems they are getting desperate, lol!! I love your name, pirate, I could be a pirate too, hahahaha need to think on the patch thing, maybe it could be cool! LOLLLLLLLLL (laughing at myself Mr).
haha anyhow happy valentines, in case you didn’t get the thing on facebook!!
Loveeee,
Sun
Wow.
My webste was hacked too.
C´est la vie. :)
Kisses.
Daniela
You are great!
Thanks
Love
Damien
Dear Paulo and friends,
Facing difficulties is somehow inevitable when trying to change something for the better, no matter in what domain you take action to change the mentality of the people…and you know that very well. This is a proof that even when you are in trouble and attacked, good is always more powerful and wins! :-)
All the efforts of your great team and the desires, prayers of those who have found here a refuge, an oasis for charging their batteries with optimsm and force to go on, absolutely everything had a tremendous impact on finding a fast solution and we thank God for that!
If only people could understand that the good forces are always very powerful and the winners of any battle, we would always seek for Power of Love and Construction instead of feeling helpless and do nothing. Even a smallest good impulse matters and when people are united for a good cause, working together how they can, even if in different ways, what each of us is good at, miracles happen! Everyday miracles happen, marvels like laughter, seeing, hearing, smelling, dancing, walking, breathing, listening, talking, enjoying other’s company, and many more should not be taken for granted, but noticed and cherished! :-)
Lots of affection and respect,
Carmen Larisa
Good ALWAYS wins in the end… even if it’s in the next life. ;))
I’m very sorry to here that your site was attacked.
However, I am skeptical that it was the “enemies of free copyright and free contents in internet” that did this.
For some odd reason when i opened my internet having Paulo’s blog set as my homepage; i’m ready to read whats new learn share and I see the post “Troubled Waters” I was like HELL NO! Then I got a little excited and I couldn’t wait to see what Paulo and his team would do about this situation! Again quoting the I Ching
“patience brings good luck” and attacks sharpen our skill to counter-attack and to leave this battle stronger than before.
and your back and up!!!!!
Much love
Nika Marie
Dear Paulo,
This is unbelievable!!!
There’s always somebody who wants to harm, especially when on the line is the profit issue.
Doing something for free as You do Paulo, is so noble, that there always will be someone jealous, someone with this stupid idea of power who wants to destroy what’s good.
Too bad for them, fighting with the Warrior of the Light they have no chance, they will always lose.
It’s a waste of time and they should know it.
Warrior of the Light will always win!!!
I’m so grateful for those who helped, but I know that everybody would, if they could.
I am so happy that nothing happened.
That’s the Light that keeps us alive, doesn’t it?
:-)
lots of love
Agnieszka
Well done and thank you to you and your team for getting back online swiftly.
xxxx