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Stories about: blog hacking

WordPress Design Flaw Blamed for Recent Mass Blog Compromise The reason for a recent mass compromise of WordPress blogs hosted at Network Solutions has been tracked down to a file permission issue. Experts suggest that WordPress' method of storing database login credentials is insecure for shared hosting setups.Late last week, a developer of Web-based integrity monitoring... 12 April 2010 09:44 GMT Dirty Attack Cripples Hundreds of WordPress Blogs Hundreds of WordPress-powered blog owners have recently found their websites inaccessible after a critical value has been altered in the database. The attack seems to affect even the latest version of the popular blog platform and, so far, the entry point has not been determined. Sucuri Security Labs, a provider of W... 10 April 2010 06:52 GMT Web Worm Targets Older WordPress Versions A Web worm that spreads by exploiting a vulnerability in older versions of WordPress has put the blogosphere in alert mode. Once it compromises a vulnerable installation, the worm begins to taint older blog entries with malicious links and, in some cases, it can even destroy data. Reports of hacked, WordPress-powere... 8 September 2009 04:56 GMT