Title: DDoS and WordPress
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# DDoS and WordPress

 *  [pasqualerose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pasqualerose/)
 * (@pasqualerose)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/)
 * My site recently experienced a DDoS attack. Today I received a pingback to this
   link [http://trilema.com/o-hai-let-me-wanna-be.php?id=visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/the-lord-has-come-let-earth/](http://trilema.com/o-hai-let-me-wanna-be.php?id=visualverse.thecreationspeaks.com/the-lord-has-come-let-earth/).
 * 1) How does this person know my site underwent a DDoS attack?
    2) Is what he 
   is saying as to how to prevent DDoS attacks legitimate? 3) Is there away to prevent
   DDoS attacks through WordPress by using a setting in WordPress? 4) Is there a
   recommending plugin to prevent the attacks?
 * Thank you!
 * Pat M.

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870385)
 * Have you talked to your hosting providers about this?
 *  Thread Starter [pasqualerose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pasqualerose/)
 * (@pasqualerose)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870386)
 * Thanks for the quick response. My hosting provider is the ones who first told
   me about the attack. They actually took the site off line for a few hours.
 *  [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/)
 * (@justingreerbbi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870390)
 * You could turn off Pingbacks and Trackbacks in your settings but not to sure 
   if this a solution. Not to sure how the site directed you there either. I am 
   looking into the legitimacy of the claim for preventing attacks.
 *  Thread Starter [pasqualerose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pasqualerose/)
 * (@pasqualerose)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870392)
 * Okay. I’ll turn off Pingbacks and Trackbacks. Let me know what you find out.
 * Thanks!
 * Pat
 *  [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/)
 * (@justingreerbbi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870403)
 * In the article:
 * > PS. If you don’t understand why this article figures in your pingback list,
   > while your link isn’t in here : it’s because your blog has been abused to try
   > and DDOS this blog
 * The solution is not legit (at least for any recent version of WP). The xmlrpc
   class does check to make sure the pingback IP exists and is safe now.
 *     ```
       Line 5776  /includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
       ```
   
 * What version of WP are you using? Ensure you are using the latest WordPress version.
 * The DDoS is not directed to you but rather use your WordPress site as a relay
   to DDoS the blog you references. The article is about his blog being attacked
   and how to help people prevent them from DDoS his site. He must of made someone
   really mad 😉
 *  Thread Starter [pasqualerose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pasqualerose/)
 * (@pasqualerose)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870407)
 * I’m using the latest version of WP (4.1.1)
 * So what you’re saying is this guy is getting attacked and my blog is being used
   and it is just coincidental that my blog underwent a DDoS attack in February?
 * Correct?
 * Thanks,
 * Pat
 *  [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/)
 * (@justingreerbbi)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870416)
 * Yes, in a nut shell, that is what I am getting at. Although the DDoS is not targeted
   toward you specifically, your servers will pick it up as one (and it does act
   just like one as well).
 * If your host caught the traffic, you can get what method was being used and investigate
   it in more depth.
 *  Thread Starter [pasqualerose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pasqualerose/)
 * (@pasqualerose)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ddos-and-wordpress/#post-5870417)
 * Great Thanks for looking into this! I appreciate it.
 * Pat

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 * [pingback](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/pingback/)

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