Change default blog passwords
If you have access to the logs of a computer that acts as a server, take a look at the logs. You'll be surprised how many requests there are for pages that seemingly don't exist on your server. Most of these requests are targeted towards the administrator pages of the most popular blogging platforms like Wordpress, Drupal, MoveableType, Blogger, and the like.
The request are the results of automated attacks. Hackers set up computers to request administrator pages for popular blogs from any domain they can find. If they then get these pages, they attempt to use the default passwords to see if they can gain administrator access to the blog.
To keep yourself safe, always set a password for your blog -- never keep a default password. And make sure your password is a good password. If it's something easily guessed (like password), you can be sure that it will be tried as part of the automated attack.
The request are the results of automated attacks. Hackers set up computers to request administrator pages for popular blogs from any domain they can find. If they then get these pages, they attempt to use the default passwords to see if they can gain administrator access to the blog.
To keep yourself safe, always set a password for your blog -- never keep a default password. And make sure your password is a good password. If it's something easily guessed (like password), you can be sure that it will be tried as part of the automated attack.
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| Categories: | security blogs passwords wordpress hack |
| Added: | on Mar 13, 2008 at 1:01 pm |
| Added By: | an anonymous user |
