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Don’t Think “If” You Will Get Hacked, Or Even “When”– Think In Terms Of “How...
The following “guest post” was a comment left on “How To Completely Clean Your WordPress Installation” by a gentleman named Daniel J. Dick. He makes some excellent points, and due to it’s length I...
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Stray Leftover Hacked WordPress Database Entry: rzf.php
I never use my uploads directory or WordPress’s built in media management here on Smackdown, instead preferring to upload and manually insert the html for images myself in my posts (I know, I am weird...
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Test of WordPress’s Default Slug Redirect: 301 or 302?
Just a quick test to see if WordPress by defaults redirects slug changes using a 301 or 302 redirect. The original url for this post is:...
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Hosting With GoDaddy? Might Want To Rethink That Decision.
One of the services I offer people is cleaning their WordPress installations of hacks and infections, mostly for those who might not have the time or technical expertise to follow my hacked WordPress...
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GoDaddy’s Suggestion For The Cause Of Their Hacks And Their Community Blog –...
Yesterday I blogged about the hacking situation with GoDaddy hosting and a customer service call I had with them concerning some evidence I had found. While it is true that as this has progressed...
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WordPress Hacking, Matt Mullenweg, And Some Screwed Up Priorities
I clean WordPress installations for people who have been hacked. I can help fix non-Wordpress sites as well, but since often times the way people find me is through the guide I wrote on how to fix...
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Rackspace Hacked Clients, Check Your Databases: WordPress “wp_optimize”...
Just finished cleaning up a hacked client whose website is hosted on Rackspace Cloud hosting. It is the second one within the past few weeks, although the first one was actually hosting on Laughing...
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Hacked on GoDaddy? I’ll Migrate You To Hostgator For Free
Yet again, I am seeing a rising number of sites that are reporting getting hacked at GoDaddy. It is also no surprise to me that people are getting limited responses from them when they try and find out...
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As It Turns Out, WordPress Itself Is Not 100% GPL Compliant After All (And...
Yesterday I stumbled upon a rather interesting tidbit of information. I opened Twitter in the middle of a conversation between between Chip Bennett and Ben Cook, and I saw this tweet: Curiosity...
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Hosting with HostPapa or Netregistry and Hacked? Switch Hosts Now. (hacked by...
It looks like another pair of hosts have joined GoDaddy in the “Not our fault” game when their servers get breached. Yesterday I had a few people contact me whose sites had been hacked, all with the...
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Email To The FSF About WordPress’s GPL License Violations
So, after it became obvious that the WordPress developers responding to having the GPL violations pointed out to them were unwilling to admit that they needed to abide to the license, I decided that it...
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Warning: WordPress.org Does Not Tell You If You Download An Infected Plugin...
Have you ever logged in to your WordPress dashboard, noticed that there were some updates pending, but simply couldn’t be bothered pushing the button to run them? Sure you have. Who hasn’t? A good...
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New WordPress Backdoor Style Discovered – Hackers Think They Are Sneaky
I was cleaning a client’s site today that had been hacked, when I discovered a new backdoor implementation that I had never seen before. This one is a perfect example of why automated scans are often...
View ArticleHostPapa Hosting Still Sucks: Now Extorts Customers
A few years back I blogged about HostPapa getting hit with a widespread hack that they lied to their customers about, and instead tried to blame on a non-existent WordPress security issue. More than...
View ArticleGoDaddy’s Suggestion For The Cause Of Their Hacks And Their Community Blog –...
Yesterday I blogged about the hacking situation with GoDaddy hosting and a customer service call I had with them concerning some evidence I had found. While it is true that as this has progressed...
View ArticleWordPress Hacking, Matt Mullenweg, And Some Screwed Up Priorities
I clean WordPress installations for people who have been hacked. I can help fix non-Wordpress sites as well, but since often times the way people find me is through the guide I wrote on how to fix...
View ArticleRackspace Hacked Clients, Check Your Databases: WordPress “wp_optimize”...
Just finished cleaning up a hacked client whose website is hosted on Rackspace Cloud hosting. It is the second one within the past few weeks, although the first one was actually hosting on Laughing...
View ArticleHacked on GoDaddy? I’ll Migrate You To Hostgator For Free
Yet again, I am seeing a rising number of sites that are reporting getting hacked at GoDaddy. It is also no surprise to me that people are getting limited responses from them when they try and find out...
View ArticleAs It Turns Out, WordPress Itself Is Not 100% GPL Compliant After All (And...
Yesterday I stumbled upon a rather interesting tidbit of information. I opened Twitter in the middle of a conversation between between Chip Bennett and Ben Cook, and I saw this tweet: Curiosity...
View ArticleEmail To The FSF About WordPress’s GPL License Violations
So, after it became obvious that the WordPress developers responding to having the GPL violations pointed out to them were unwilling to admit that they needed to abide to the license, I decided that it...
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