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Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cyber WarAlso the title was not misleading and it was absolutely correct. I think the change of title was deliberately designed to shut the conversation down. Can it please be changed back? In the interests of a transparent debate.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cyber WarOkay, one more try before going to bed. It is great that you think the Black Hat hackers are not winning but I think they are. Let me share with you my telephone conversations with Google experts. Google advised me that WP was the oldest and most pristine website in the world with the top technical specialists. So, I am not being critical but the WP team is not recently “keeping the code secure and maintaining good coding practices” – see previous posts regarding the crashing of at least one and possibly more of my websites. This is the problem. I am glad that your “Dad was into ham radios and (you) like the terminology” and I hope you learned from him because if the internet crashes (young technology), this may be the only reliable technology available for communication. If WP cannot improve its security, what can we expect? I don’t think I am being paranoid and I have been working on the Internet since its inception.
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In reply to: Cyber WarAlso, why has my original topic been edited and changed? This is about a Cyber War!
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In reply to: Cyber WarOkay, it is very late in Australia so I am sure you will understand that I am going to sleep soon, which is why I replied ‘Over and out’ (old and reliable radio technology) in my last post. Not reacting badly at all but looking for answers! My cPanel was absolutely compromised by WP security issues. Please read previous posts. All plugins are downloadable via the WP admin panel. Therefore, WP is recommending and approving the plugins. How on earth can anyone access the cPanel if not through a back door in WP? My WP is up-to-date. In the meantime my FTP is blocked, my website is blocked, my emails were blocked (although we have managed to resolve this through forwarding), my eBay account was affected, my PayPal was affected and my online reputation is in jeopardy. Let’s go back to the original question. Are the Black Hat hackers winning and what is WP doing to combat this?
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cyber WarThank you. I will read your instructions but the point is that our cPanels were compromised by loading WP on our sites and Black Hat hacking through the back door. This has never happened before and we have other non-WP sites that have been online for many years. Our eBay sites and PayPal have also been compromised, along with our online reputation! WP needs to address security issues. Over and out. Not calm at all!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cyber WarLooking forward to your response.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cyber WarHere is the response from our hosting provider after our account was suspended without prior notice:
It’s not possible to provide prior notifications for issues like these. The account had attempted to send out out 845 emails (in less than 15 minutes) before our monitors were alerted.
If the account is not suspended, the spamming will continue.
After suspending the account, I have had a chance to investigate the spam. The spams originated from the following folder
‘/home/xxxx/public_html/wp-content/plugins/custom-contact-forms/bower_components’
The malware file in there ini24.php, was uploaded in September 2015Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Cyber WarAt this stage my questions are rhetorical but I am looking for answers. I cannot understand why my WordPress sites including the one that crashed today are being hacked. Another WordPress site has run out of bandwidth so I assume it is also being hacked. A third site with a CubeCart site has also crashed due to hacking and possibly coding issues with recent upgrades (not your problem but also a recent issue). All these sites have been online for years without any issues. Meanwhile my old school websites are running perfectly without any hacking issues. I am wondering if the hackers are winning the war.