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Scoop.it!
An ongoing brute-force attack on WordPress-based websites has compromised more than 90,000 blogs, but there are simple ways to make sure your blog won't be next to fall.
Gust MEES's insight:
Scoop.it!
Millions of blogs hosted on WordPress.com can breathe a sigh of relief - although a hacker did manage to break into thousands of sites and publish a make-money-fast advert, it wasn't because of any vulnerability on the WordPress.com site itself.
===> Instead, it seems users had simply been careless with their password security. <=== ============================================
Gust MEES
Check out also my FREE course here:
- http://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/beginners-it-security-guide/ ; where there is also a section on How To create strong passwords
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Read more: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/10/18/im-getting-paid-wordpress/
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Scoop.it!
If you have a web service that supports remote users, you will know that malevolent login attempts are an everyday occurrence.
Gust MEES's insight:
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Check also:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/wordpress-annotum-for-education-science-journal-publishing?tag=Botnet