WordPress.com Forums » Tag: hackers - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/hackers WordPress.com Forums » Tag: hackers - Recent Posts en Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 jessielansdel on "Disappearing 'Likes'" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disappearing-likes#post-1072934 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:57:26 +0000 jessielansdel 1072934@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Last Sunday I posted to my blog and got a couple of 'Likes'. Later that day the 'Likes' had mysteriously vanished. Now, it may be that the 'Likers' had changed their minds (if that is possible) but its never happened before. I know that at least one of my followers wouldn't do that.
Could a hacker be at work here? Or is a bug on WP to blame. Either way, it did nothing for my fragile self-esteem. 😞

]]> supportbot on "Hacked , cannot log in or change password" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/hacked-cannot-log-in-or-change-password#post-1041846 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:22:16 +0000 supportbot 1041846@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

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]]> sidharthshukla2012 on "Hacked , cannot log in or change password" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/hacked-cannot-log-in-or-change-password#post-1041845 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:22:15 +0000 sidharthshukla2012 1041845@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ HI , thanks in advance to everyone who contributes here. I have had a blog with wordpress for the last 4-5 years now , the address is puchoo.wordpress.com

i tried in logging in today and noticed that the password was not being accepted , the forgot password utility is also not helping because i think the hacker has changed the email id as well.

I have had to create a separate account just to be able to post this.

Can anyone advise me on what i can do to get the blog back , if you visit the link , the top most post , one of those typical 'I made money...' has been posted by the hacker.

]]> ddfreeinkirkland on "Hackers on Word Press??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/hackers-on-word-press#post-969347 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:47:55 +0000 ddfreeinkirkland 969347@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Sorry..the post was deleted..Sunday evening.....the only link information I have left is the notice that was sent to my email account below....

New post on ddfreeinkirkland

the broad sameness…..
by Kirsten Dinesen

The great river-courses which have shaped the lives of men have hardly changed; and those other streams, the life-currents that ebb and flow in human hearts, pulsate to the same great needs, the same great loves and terrors. As our thought follows close in the slow wake of the dawn, we are impressed with the broad sameness of the human lot, which never alters in the main headings of its history--hunger and labour, seed-time and harvest, love and death.

GEORGE ELIOT

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]]> raincoaster on "Hackers on Word Press??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/hackers-on-word-press#post-969316 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:04:35 +0000 raincoaster 969316@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ And a link to the post in question...?

]]> ddfreeinkirkland on "Hackers on Word Press??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/hackers-on-word-press#post-969311 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:49:08 +0000 ddfreeinkirkland 969311@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Oh and one other thing......Once the original post was deleted....the 'Likes' were still showing....but again the title to the post had been changed to 'Spam Test'....and today....the title only shows as " "

]]> ddfreeinkirkland on "Hackers on Word Press??" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/hackers-on-word-press#post-969309 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:45:40 +0000 ddfreeinkirkland 969309@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Sunday...I posted a series of photographs....with a Title...and a quote...I received a comment from a friend along with several 'likes' from my followers. About 2 hours after the initial post....I noticed the Title had changed....when I looked further...the quote and even the comment had been changed....

At first, I thought I was loosing my mind...because...the Title...the quote and even the comment....though they were different from the original text...they all seemed to fit well with the photographs.

After a little while had passed...I again noticed....There was another NEW...Title, quote and different comment (even though it was the same person as posted the original comment) I freaked....and finally deleted the post...and made all of my previous posts PRIVATE.....changed my password and deleted my links to Facebook Twitter and Pinterest.... As of this writing...I have posted 2 new posts....and made public one of my old posts....in an effort to see if this mystery continues....so far all is well.... Has anyone else heard of this happening....and if so, can this type of activity be prevented in the future??? I am very nervous about using Word Press right now...any insight you may share would be GREATLY appreciated..

]]> thesacredpath on "Adding an SSL certificate" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-an-ssl-certificate#post-865137 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:12:58 +0000 thesacredpath 865137@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The contact form is secure, you don't have to worry about that end of things.

]]> lilybull on "Adding an SSL certificate" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-an-ssl-certificate#post-865136 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:11:43 +0000 lilybull 865136@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @thesacredpath - yes that is the sad reality of posting content on the web, however this information/content will be sent to me via a WP contact form. I just want a way of ensuring that when they submit their information via that form it is secure...does that make sense?

]]> thesacredpath on "Adding an SSL certificate" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-an-ssl-certificate#post-865056 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:29:38 +0000 thesacredpath 865056@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Bottom line: If you don't want something stolen, DON'T put it on the web.

]]> thesacredpath on "Adding an SSL certificate" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-an-ssl-certificate#post-865055 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:28:05 +0000 thesacredpath 865055@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Information they give you, that you post on the site, is only a copy/paste away from someone taking it. That is the reality of the web. Content theft is a real problem, and one that doesn't have an easy solution, and SSL does not change that in the least.

]]> lilybull on "Adding an SSL certificate" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-an-ssl-certificate#post-865046 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:10:17 +0000 lilybull 865046@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you for your reply. I feel secure with WP, it's whether or not the public will feel safe submitting information to me via it. If that makes sense :)

My site should be live by the end of the week in which readers will be submitting stories to me, I just want to ensure my site won't get hacked and the information they provide will be safe and secure. This is why I was curious about a SSL certificate, but now I am curious if I can use it on my site, as I am using the the free version of WP. I bought a domain but have not paid for the upgrade. I am thinking that's now another question.

]]> jtanna01 on "Adding an SSL certificate" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-an-ssl-certificate#post-864749 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:11:21 +0000 jtanna01 864749@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

How secure are wordpress sites

I guess the official answer should be obvious. They are as secure as possible. All the security measures taken thus far like not allowing JS or HTML codes on Forums should be indicative of how secure WP is!!!.

As to your other matters like where to buy SSL certificates etc, I guess your registrar should be your first "port of call". However, how are you going to incorporate it on WP blogs is something I don't know because there isn't much you can do on these blogs.

WP started a free service and it is only recently, slowly but surely, they are developing it as a true business model to monetize all the 75 million people currently using the system.

Hope this proves useful but I am sure you will get somebody who will have a different answer to mine..

]]> lilybull on "Adding an SSL certificate" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-an-ssl-certificate#post-864706 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:41:19 +0000 lilybull 864706@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I was wondering if there is an SSL certificate I can purchase for my website. It is currently set to private but when it goes live readers will be submitting information. Therefore if I believe correctly it is law that my site be secure from hackers, etc. who can access their information. How secure are wordpress sites and can anyone recommend where to buy an SSL certificate and how to add it to my site.
Thanks any help would be appreciated :)

]]> thesacredpath on "Several of my blogs have been hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/several-of-my-blogs-have-been-hacked#post-724937 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:04:52 +0000 thesacredpath 724937@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ No problem Pat, and just follow the link in the post by the supportbot to the wordpress.ORG forums.

]]> csandpj on "Several of my blogs have been hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/several-of-my-blogs-have-been-hacked#post-724929 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:56:37 +0000 csandpj 724929@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I apologize, I'll find the right forum.
Thanks,
Pat

]]> thesacredpath on "Several of my blogs have been hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/several-of-my-blogs-have-been-hacked#post-724927 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:54:56 +0000 thesacredpath 724927@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Links to the blogs you are talking about are needed, but I suspect you might be in the wrong forum.

]]> csandpj on "Several of my blogs have been hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/several-of-my-blogs-have-been-hacked#post-724918 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:44:37 +0000 csandpj 724918@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Just about all my blogs have been hacked. Can anyone help me so this doesn’t happen again? I have the code they used to install in the blog if anyone one is interested. Any help is appreciated….

]]> supportbot on "Several of my blogs have been hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/several-of-my-blogs-have-been-hacked#post-724919 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:44:37 +0000 supportbot 724919@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

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]]> auxclass on "plugin posted on my blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/plugin-posted-on-my-blog#post-718776 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:36:19 +0000 auxclass 718776@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The chance of a "hacked" site at WordPress.COM is real low - the only cases I have seen in the last year were when people had their log-in information gotten by someone or they left the info on the desk.

What does your friend mean by "unusual"? Can they take a screen shot and then post a link to it here and people can take a look at what it looks like? Or you could ask the staff to take a look at the site also - but please make sure the description of your concern is very detailed.

]]> timethief on "plugin posted on my blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/plugin-posted-on-my-blog#post-718689 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:12:36 +0000 timethief 718689@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and we cannot install individual plugins into them. Those found on the internet are for WordPress.ORG installs which run on different software.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/
Please read WordPress.com vs WordPress.org:The Differences

There have been recent Admin bar and dashboard changes.
http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/enjoy-a-shiny-new-simplified-admin-bar/
http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/more-traffic-for-your-blog-with-the-follow-button/

]]> awkwardreality on "plugin posted on my blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/plugin-posted-on-my-blog#post-718590 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:08:03 +0000 awkwardreality 718590@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ http://rightsideofthetracks.wordpress.com/

This is her blog.

]]> auxclass on "plugin posted on my blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/plugin-posted-on-my-blog#post-718577 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:15:42 +0000 auxclass 718577@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We need a link beginning with http to the blog in question to give your friend accurate help.

]]> awkwardreality on "plugin posted on my blog" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/plugin-posted-on-my-blog#post-718574 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:12:34 +0000 awkwardreality 718574@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ A friend of mine on wordpress came to me this morning with several concerns about her wordpress.com site. Unfortunately, I can't find the answers that she needs. She found a shortened link in the dashboard of her blog. I was able to use link expander, and found the link to be - "http://plugin.name/hotsting Jumbo. info."(without spaces) My friend also feels that the dashboard of her blog looks unusual? I did a bit of research on the plugin, however, I can't determine whether this is a mysql injection, if someone is trying to operate her blog from another location using cloud service on a Linux. Or possibly this is common on wordpress? Personally, I have had my blog over a year and I've never seen anything like this on my blog. We have all had issues with a hacker as of late, that's why this is so suspicious. Can anyone help? I feel very uncomfortable knowing a link shortening site (trunc) was used before posting this link/plugin.

]]> timethief on "Site Hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/site-hacked-2#post-712629 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:04:14 +0000 timethief 712629@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @Martin,
We Volunteers cannot discuss this issue with you at all. We are instructed not to discuss ToS issues on the forums. This is between you and Staff. I have flagged this thread for Staff attention. I can do no more than that.

]]> martinworster on "Site Hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/site-hacked-2#post-712626 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:59:38 +0000 martinworster 712626@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Wow, I am really sorry, I didn't realise I was violating terms and for that I apologise. I was just a bit stressed as I've been locked out of my site for a week and I didn't know what to do.

I have contacted support again and hope we can resolve this.

when you say it is suspended - this is only short term till we get this fixed right? I have invested years of work in this blog so I hope so.

For any offence I have caused I apologise, I appreciate you are volunteers and you do a great job and I enjoyed using WordPress for many years.
thanks
Martin

]]> auxclass on "Site Hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/site-hacked-2#post-712619 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:51:09 +0000 auxclass 712619@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If your site was "hacked" and someone getting your password is not normally considered "hacked" but just password theft and they changed the site such that it was suspended then you have two problems - however as @TT has indicated above - you need to work with the Staff directly to resolve either problems - nobody in the forum can fix your password nor return a suspended blog - you should also review the links to see if you were really in violation of the TOS and if so then you should move to a WordPress.ORG install.

]]> timethief on "Site Hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/site-hacked-2#post-712608 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:37:19 +0000 timethief 712608@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Your site has not been "hacked". Your blog has been suspended by Staff.

canonburyantiques.wordpress.com is no longer available.
This blog has been archived or suspended for a violation of our Terms of Service.
For questions or concerns, contact WordPress.com Support.

I’m sorry but this is not a matter for posting to a public forum. We Volunteers answering support questions have no role to play in this process. This is between you and Staff. As you have you contacted Staff by using the “click here to contact us” link in the notice, the ToS department definitely received your request. Please be patient as they’ll be getting back to you as soon as they can.

Reference links:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/suspended-blogs/
http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
http://en.wordpress.com/tos/

As a policy, please refrain from discussing ToS issues on the public forums. Thank you for your patience!

]]> martinworster on "Site Hacked" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/site-hacked-2#post-712557 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:21:22 +0000 martinworster 712557@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This is with regards to another blog I own and write http://canonburyantiques.wordpress.com/

I am locked out of the site as my password has been changed. Someone (the hacker) has emailed me telling me they have changed the password by hacking in.

I have contacted wordpress support but they have not got back to me. They told me to change my email password which I did but since then they have not replied.

Is there anyway I can regain access to my blog as I use it for our business?

thanks
Martin

]]> auxclass on "WordPress Hacked - HELP." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wordpress-hacked-help#post-586129 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:46:35 +0000 auxclass 586129@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You really should take the friendly supportbot's advice and make friends over at WordPress.ORG. Your friends site is not hosted on WordPress.COM since you have FTP access to it which we don't have mere.

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/7-things-to-know-before-posting-in-wordpresscom-forums?replies=1

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