http://www.joeperri.com/blog/2010/05/09/wordpress-security-issue/ Website Design Deals, Tips and Much More Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:19:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.joeperri.com/blog/2010/05/09/wordpress-security-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-502 admin Mon, 10 May 2010 14:03:13 +0000 http://www.joeperri.com/blog/?p=225#comment-502 Suresh, thank you for commenting on this article. It is true that changing the password may not prevent an attack like this from happening again. With this attack, right now it is not known how the attacks took place. But if a website has been hacked, especially in a case like this where it's not really know what the attackers are after, it is a good idea to change your password. The reason for this is it is possible for the attackers to have collected user names and passwords from the website, including the admin user name and password and could use that information in a future attack. Anytime you discover a website one runs to have it's security compromised or even an account they have on another website (such as facebook, twitter, myspace), it is just good practice to change your password to provide one area an attacker could breach security of that website or account again. Suresh, thank you for commenting on this article. It is true that changing the password may not prevent an attack like this from happening again. With this attack, right now it is not known how the attacks took place. But if a website has been hacked, especially in a case like this where it’s not really know what the attackers are after, it is a good idea to change your password. The reason for this is it is possible for the attackers to have collected user names and passwords from the website, including the admin user name and password and could use that information in a future attack. Anytime you discover a website one runs to have it’s security compromised or even an account they have on another website (such as facebook, twitter, myspace), it is just good practice to change your password to provide one area an attacker could breach security of that website or account again.

]]> http://www.joeperri.com/blog/2010/05/09/wordpress-security-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Suresh Mon, 10 May 2010 07:04:40 +0000 http://www.joeperri.com/blog/?p=225#comment-499 Good article. But even after changing passwords, the website is still compromised because: if the attacker was able to get our password before getting hacked, he can do that again. so i believe there is no use in changing the passwords. Good article.
But even after changing passwords, the website is still compromised because: if the attacker was able to get our password before getting hacked, he can do that again.
so i believe there is no use in changing the passwords.

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