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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Hacker Gains (Root) Access To WordPress.com Servers
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Wed Apr 13 22:46:53 2011
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Hacker Gains (Root) Access To WordPress.com Servers
http://j.mp/hePTk1 (TechCrunch)
WordPress.com has revealed that someone has gained root-access
("low-level," as in deep) to several of its servers this morning and
that VIP customers' source code was accessible. WordPress.com VIP
customers are all on "code red" and in the process of changing all the
passwords/API keys they've left in the source code ... WordPress.com
currently serves 18 million publishers, including VIPs like us, TED,
CBS and is responsible for 10% of all websites in the world.
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Oops.
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