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napoleon_in_rags

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1. False attribution attacks are apparently common these days.

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 04:53 PM

Apr 2013

Age of the false flag.

I never really studied security, wish I had these days. But I got hacked using common blog software too. (BBlog) There's an argument for rolling your own, if you can.

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Frickin' script kiddie hackers whatever [View all] Tab Apr 2013 OP

False attribution attacks are apparently common these days. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2013 #1

How do they get in? DaveJ Apr 2013 #2

I think is what happens Tab Apr 2013 #3

I put up a Wordpress site for my company DaveJ Apr 2013 #4

Well, we didn't have admin/pass Tab Apr 2013 #5

Different methods. Dash87 Apr 2013 #7

yep script kiddies with a copy of 'backtrack5 for dumbasses'. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #6

I don't understand them either - what a colossal waste of time to just hack and destroy. gtar100 Apr 2013 #8

They tried again the next night Tab Apr 2013 #9

hacked selimx Jun 2015 #10

WordPress, the new Adobe Draug Jul 2015 #11