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Thread: Hackers Point Large Botnet At WordPress Sites To Steal Admin Passwords And Gain Server Access

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    Hackers Point Large Botnet At WordPress Sites To Steal Admin Passwords And Gain Server Access

    "If you’re running a WordPress site, now would be a good time to ensure you are using very strong passwords and to make sure your username is not “admin.” According to reports from HostGator and CloudFlare, there is currently a significant attack being launched at WordPress blogs across the Internet. For the most part, this is a brute-force dictionary-based attack that aim to find the password for the ‘admin’ account that every WordPress site sets up by default."
    Hackers Point Large Botnet At WordPress Sites To Steal Admin Passwords

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    Re: Hackers Point Large Botnet At WordPress Sites To Steal Admin Passwords And Gain Server Access

    Thanks for this info JTMT!!
    Don't get ripped off!! Stay informed!

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