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Seguro Moto — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:15:58 -0000

I love wordpress, and have used it for about 3 years! I have been lucky and never had any intruders in my blog. I always keep the software up to date, sometimes it breaks something, but it's better that you know right away instead of having someone erase all your stuff!

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meteorites for sale — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:04:12 -0000

Yea. It really depends if you are popular or not. I heard people getting their youtube, gmail and hotmail accounts hacked. Practically everything can be hacked and there is no stopping it. Like someone mentioned above. The white house even got hacked at one point and their security is top of the line. If someone wants to get in they will find a way to get in. No matter what you do. If there is a will there is a way.

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Ice Cream Scoops — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:18:14 -0000

Great point about checking out your source code. I haven't yet had a blog hacked but I feel it is inevitable. One nice feature with Wordpress is that it is easily apparent when an upgrade is released and they are relatively frequent. I assume they are staying on top of vulnerabilities. If you do have a blog and worry about being hacked at the very least make sure your wordpress is up to date (unless there is a plugin you can't live without) and keep regular backups.

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death note episodes — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:13:40 -0000

Wordpress is a great content management system. I think it is one of the best CMS's out there.

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matt @ Ergonomic Aeron Chair — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:41:34 -0000

Recently I have come more and more across hacking incidents. I look forward to reading more about your posts as my online presence increases. The scary thing is when you don't know....The looking at source code is a good tip, but I am guessing that even at that, a good hacker can figure out how to stay hidden. Your bear analogy is good...also I think cat and mouse is too.

matt

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Morangos com Açúcar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:04:26 -0000

Hey there! I love wordpress and it is normal that with such a widely used software, people are always trying to hack it! I think that the important thing is too keep all plugins and your wordpress version up to date! That way you will have much less security issues!

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Healthy Magz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:06:46 -0000

This is one of the reasons that I'm starting to use blogger more than wordpress because I don't have to upgrade the blogger blogs every couple of months. Although I have no idea if they are any better at preventing a hack or not.

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Discount Code Boy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:09:17 -0000

I use WP for my discount code site. Currently running the latest version of WP, as suggested. As my site is on shared hosting I can't use Admin SSL but found AskApache (with MD5 hash conf'd) to be a great way of securing my login page. Hope this helps :)

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Barry Welford — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:49:37 -0000

If you're hacked you lose everything. It's a much worse problem than merely losing categories. The important lesson there is to make sure you have thought through a good backup and recovery process.

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Seamless Gutters — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:39:46 -0000

Last time I updated one of my sites to the latest version of wordpress, something went wrong. Then when I reverted back to the old version, all my categories had disappeared. It took forever to update all the posts with categories again. From now on, I am taking my chances with the hackers.

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Rent guaranteed investment pro — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:59:28 -0000

Matt Cutts can tell you himself how his own Wordpress blog was hacked into last year and made to look "very sick" for a day or two by unscupulous hackers. So, it can happen to anyone.

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xbox 360 elite sale — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:16:03 -0000

Yeah, Wordpress is a great platform but the bugs aren't the only problem. It's the constant updating and patches and fixes. I'm not exactly complaining because I love WP, but if you have a bunch of Wordpress sites, than upgrading and fixing will take a good amount of your time.

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Geld Lenen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:51:47 -0000

The installalation on your server and the rights you give to your files and directories are mostly the reason you are hacked.

Greetings from Nederland

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Matt Serwin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:05:36 -0000

My wordpress blogs have not been hacked, but has anyone heard of a blogger blog being hacked? I would hope that they have security built into them.

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Math Calculator — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:53:43 -0000

Thanks for the post Barry. Every time I log on to my blog I check to see if there is a new update available. Looking to see if the hackers input any codes by view in Mozilla is a nice tip and easily accessible. I've never been hacked before, but what is the worst thing that can happen or what do they usually do to it? If you don't download a bunch of crappy plug-ins I believe that will eliminate a lot of ways a hacker can get into your blog. I agree with most of the people saying that the user is usually the reason why you get hacked in the first place. Anyways, if you back up all your info you should be fine. Once again, vigilance is the watchword.

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internet marketing — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:12 -0000

Someone above mentioned that perhaps its the plugins which really have more of the security holes in them than the actual wordpress software.

Since, there appears to be no testing body or accredited body which must certify or at least look at a plugin, is it not far more likely that a would be hacker would use a plugin to do something subtle but virus like, as that is an obvious potential hole?

If there are thousands of programming hands reviewing wordpress standard code, but almost no one reviewing plugins which are in fact php code that could be malicious, why would we not all put more concentration/discussion on this area?

I use 4-5 plugins and prior to this discussion never suspected that perhaps they could be problematic. But now, I will check google to see if anyone else is complaining about any of them.

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Barry Welford — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:52:55 -0000

The really important security fixes are much less frequent than that. For example there is a current upgrade that is suggested if you have a forum as part of your website. It isn't necessary for most blogs so has not received the normal publicity. Nevertheless you should always stay aware and check the Wordpress literature from time to time. Subscribing to a RSS newsfeed is an easy way to do that.

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Xbox 360 Red Ring Of Death — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:38:23 -0000

The problem I find is how do you know when you are finally secure it seems with wordpress there is a new update every 60 days and it is such a pain upgrading and breaking things.

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top paid surveys online — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:24:13 -0000

...nice post, wordpress is amazing but first, the upgrade are crucial and already a strong password with number and capitals.

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Amaan Goyal — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:40:19 -0000

Thanks for pointing out in the right direction.I think that is only one of the many ways that hackers get into WordPress blogs. Vigilance is the watchword.

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Justin SEO Zombie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:56:42 -0000

I'm lucky enough to have never had a blog hacked. I have a web design / programmer friend who hacks people sites for fun. I don't really get it, but he seems to have no problem with it. Ever since I've started teaching him about SEO, he hacks sites to insert links, which is really crappy in my opinion. I know a few people who sites have been hacked to bits, and its a lot of work to get everything back to normal.

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paid surveys online — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:20:41 -0000

I think if your going to use many different websites what are all linked to throughout your blog or site its best to mix the passwords up every once and again. Just incase you sign up with a dodgey website. Eg. You have a website on paid surveys then you sign up with one and add it to your website. Lets say that this website isnt legit and you use the same paypal password as the service you signed upto and they take a wild guess and get in. Just a bad example i think im a bit tired

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Racing Schools — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:17:15 -0000

I think those hackers who hack blogs are mainly teenage kids with loser parents who don't supervise them. I hope they really grow up.

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Kris | IT Support in the UK — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:57:22 -0000

Maybe someone enterprising could setup a security audit service for 3rd party plugins to raise the trust levels of plugins for wordpress? At least bloggers would then have some reassurance as to the quality level of coding within the plugin?

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Web Hosting — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:30:32 -0000

Those are some excellent tips. As a precaution I occasionally look at the source code of my template files to make sure that there is nothing fishy going on. When using a CMS like Wordpress it is also crucial to keep updated.