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[Plugin: Visitor Maps and Who's Online] Visitors To Blogs? (2 posts)

  1. Matoca
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I really love looking at the visitor stats. Until I installed this, I had no idea that anyone was actually looking at my blog! This is a great program.

    However, I am a little puzzled and a bit worried by some of the visitors I am getting from around the world. For instance I have one visitor from Shenyang CN that has visited my site 26 times in the past month! Another from Bejing, 8 times. For that matter I seem to get a lot of visitors from China.

    I also am getting visitors from countries that I would find hard to believe would be interested in my blog. Is there something that I need to be worried about? Can I assume that they are unable to mine my site for any personal information as long as I don't use my last name?
    Thanks

    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/visitor-maps/

  2. Mike Challis
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Yes it is attack bots or hackers probing for exploits to crack into.
    This is very common. If your server and all applications are patched the risk is much lower.

    Here is a few related links:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8503637.stm
    http://www.esecurityplanet.com/views/article.php/3827941/Are-Chinese-Hackers-Attacking-Your-PC.htm
    http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23860037-Troubles-Chinese-Hackers

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