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Monday, April 26, 2010

WordPress Blogs Compromised!

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Digital Home News" @ 01:00 PM

http://blogcastfm.com/announcements...d-this-weekend/

"This hack appears to redirect visitors upon arrival from Google and attempts to install malware on their computers. When I was visiting the site directly, whether logged in or as an Admin, even if I could see the malicious script in my view-source window I did not have any issues and it did not redirect me. This means your site could be hacked and infected and you may be unaware."

News is spreading that a large number of Wordpress blogs that are hosted on Godaddy have been hacked. The end result is that if a visitor comes to the blog from Google, the website will attempt to install some not-so-nice software on the computer. Take note that this does NOT happen if you go to the website directly, so many website owners will be unaware that such a hack has been made. No details have been released on how this has happened, but if you have a WordPress blog, especially one on GoDaddy, I would strongly suggest you check things out to make sure you are not infecting hapless web users. Unfortunately, security is a part of the Internet these days, and something to remain vigilant on, not just with your own computers, but with what you have that could infect others with!


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