Comments on: WordPress blogs being attacked! http://socialthreat.com/2010/04/10/wordpress-blogs-being-attacked/ Who said social meant secure? Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Davezilla http://socialthreat.com/2010/04/10/wordpress-blogs-being-attacked/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Davezilla Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:38:01 +0000 http://socialthreat.com/?p=498#comment-60 Oh that is odd. Seems like that attack was limited and rather random. :? Oh that is odd. Seems like that attack was limited and rather random.

]]> By: AndrewM http://socialthreat.com/2010/04/10/wordpress-blogs-being-attacked/comment-page-1/#comment-59 AndrewM Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:36:09 +0000 http://socialthreat.com/?p=498#comment-59 Yes, it was hosted on NetSol. Interestingly, a few other personal project WP blogs on the same account were not. Maybe they are on different physical boxes, or I just got unlucky and had the only client site hit. Yes, it was hosted on NetSol. Interestingly, a few other personal project WP blogs on the same account were not. Maybe they are on different physical boxes, or I just got unlucky and had the only client site hit.

]]> By: Davezilla http://socialthreat.com/2010/04/10/wordpress-blogs-being-attacked/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Davezilla Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:34:10 +0000 http://socialthreat.com/?p=498#comment-58 That's a great tip, Andrew, thanks! Quick question: Was the site hosted on NetSol? That’s a great tip, Andrew, thanks! Quick question: Was the site hosted on NetSol?

]]> By: AndrewM http://socialthreat.com/2010/04/10/wordpress-blogs-being-attacked/comment-page-1/#comment-57 AndrewM Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:41:34 +0000 http://socialthreat.com/?p=498#comment-57 I got a client phone call early one morning last week that their site wasn't loading properly. I took one look at the source and realized that the CSS files weren't loading from the correct root URL. I then searched the mysql database using Sequel Pro and found the siteurl field had been changed. A few keystrokes later we were back online. All this before I had even heard about the NetSol hack. I'm not a programmer by trade, but I was damn proud of myself for finding and fixing this one in under 5 minutes. Point being, get a good mySQL tool instead of relying on phpMyAdmin. You'll save tons of time by being able to search entire tables quickly without any advanced coding knowledge. Familiarize yourself with the WordPress table structure and default values. You'll be able to spot any anomalies when an attack does occur. And BACK EVERYTHING UP!!!! Frakkin' spammers. I got a client phone call early one morning last week that their site wasn’t loading properly. I took one look at the source and realized that the CSS files weren’t loading from the correct root URL.

I then searched the mysql database using Sequel Pro and found the siteurl field had been changed. A few keystrokes later we were back online.

All this before I had even heard about the NetSol hack. I’m not a programmer by trade, but I was damn proud of myself for finding and fixing this one in under 5 minutes.

Point being, get a good mySQL tool instead of relying on phpMyAdmin. You’ll save tons of time by being able to search entire tables quickly without any advanced coding knowledge. Familiarize yourself with the WordPress table structure and default values. You’ll be able to spot any anomalies when an attack does occur.

And BACK EVERYTHING UP!!!!

Frakkin’ spammers.

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