Today, mentioning a blog post byLorelle VanFossen, TechCrunch has warned bloggers using old version of WordPress that they may become a object to hacking attempt. So they should upgrade their old version as soon as possible.
Here is some details from TechCrunch:
There are two clues that your WordPress site has been attacked:
First, there are strange additions to permalinks, such as example.com/category/post-title/%&(%7B$%7Beval(base64_decode($_SERVER%5BHTTP_REFERER%5D))%7D%7D|.+)&%/. The keywords are “eval” and “base64_decode.”
The second clue is that a “back door” was created by a “hidden” Administrator. Check your site users for “Administrator (2)” or a name you do not recognize.
How To Secure My WordPress Blog
First of all, try to upgrade your blog to the latest version. Latest version of WordPress is 2.8.4. Check what’s your version from your dashboard. However, here is some additional steps to make your blog secure – How to protect WordPress blog?
Wish you all the best.
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Every wordpress user should always upgrade their blog into latest version available.
I think, now a days the hacking attempt has been increased than before. They not only attacking on Wordpress but also Facebook , twitter as well. We should be aware of all of these. Thanks
Nice, all blogger should update new version of wp as soon as possible
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