Wordpress websites across the world being targeted
"Wordpress administrator area access disabled temporarily due to widespread brute force attacks"
This is the message you will get if you try to login via wp-admin.php
You need to change the .htaccess file located in your wordpress directory root.
Put your own IP in x.x.x.x
<Files ~ "^wp-login.php"> Order deny,allow Deny from all Allow from x.x.x.x </Files>
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raelmadrid (12th April 2013)
Re: Wordpress websites across the world being targeted
Is this a security hole in the latest version?
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No it is a brute force attack - I am currently looking at the log on my server as I run a number of WP sites - looking like China
Install limit login attempts plugin
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All of my sites on my server are running fine and I can log in without issues. is it specific countries of servers? can't find much about this online
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im running AES level password is it worth installing the plugin Unclex ?
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mobileman are you able to login to yours normally?
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Servers based in the US
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Working on them right now and getting hit
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ahh ok, my server is based in UK, maybe thats why, hopefully they're ok, cannot be bothered to start going through a load of sites.
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They have not broken in - they are trying hahaha
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Ukraine, USA and other IP addresses
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http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/04/b...dpress-botnet/
All finished fo me - just have a massive list of IPs and failed login attempts
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XBOX4LIFE (15th April 2013)
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Simple but effective hack method, but why word press sites? Just to annoy ppl?!
These days, hacks usually have a reason. Often fluffy politics.
DJ OD
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It has all started again - can not login
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