Been a bit slow around here?

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Been a bit slow around here?

Post by trucker2000 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:18 am

Here's why.
Last Wednesday, we began noticing unusually high incoming traffic across our servers. We determined that this traffic was caused by an automated program that was attempting to break in to our customers’ WordPress sites. This also had the effect of slowing down our Linux servers due to all of the extra traffic.



This attack is not limited to our network, but targets Wordpress users worldwide, across many hosting companies.



We began blocking all attempted connections to the wp-login.php file. This block stopped the malicious connections from breaking in, but unfortunately, it also stopped legitimate users from logging in as well. This was a temporary, but necessary solution as we continued to work on a remedy for this situation.



We have now rolled out a new fix which blocks the malicious connections, but allows users to access their wp-login file. This means that if you have a WordPress site, you should now be able to login and make changes.
This isn't a wordpress site, but the attacks were enough to slow down the servers. It should be fixed now. :)
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Re: Been a bit slow around here?

Post by lswot » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:41 am

You're the best! :clap:
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Post by xjmt2 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:44 pm

lswot wrote:You're the best! :clap:
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Re: Been a bit slow around here?

Post by lswot » Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:12 am

Well, it's still quiet around here.....but, not due to any computer problems. Just nobody around. :mope: :smile:
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Post by Henry J » Sat Apr 20, 2013 1:43 pm

Warp speed ahead!

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Re: Been a bit slow around here?

Post by lswot » Sat Apr 20, 2013 5:30 pm

:lol:
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