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WordPress Hacked, Attackers Get Root Access
An anonymous reader writes "A hacker has gained access to WordPress.com servers and site source code was exposed including passwords/API keys for Twitter and Facebook accounts. From the official blog post: 'Automattic had a low-level (root) break-in to several of our servers, and potentially anything on those servers could have been revealed. We presume our source code was exposed and copied. While much of our code is Open Source, there are sensitive bits of our and our partner's code. Beyond that, however, it appears information disclosed was limited.'"
And once again, the importance of data security and professionalism means you protect whatever, wherever, to the same high standard.
Your suggestion that you don't want to have anything in the cloud is moronic. Most of what you do is on the Internet. The Internet is the cloud. Wordpress is hosted, just like this site. With luck, the venerable staff hosting this stuff has been responsible enough to protect us. If not, we'll be upset.
---- Teach Peace. It's Cheaper Than War.
huh? wordpress is "cloud" ? From the site: "WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog"
I'm going to need a citation on the beautiful part.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.