Re WordPress brute force attacks – update

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: December 19, 2016 at 4:40:07 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] WordPress brute force attacks – update
>
>
> The simplest way to deal with this issue is to move the default WP login URL to some
> unguessable string. This can be done manually or with easy to install plugins.
> Leaving the login on the default is always a bad idea.
>
> --Lauren--
>
>
> > On 12/19 15:58, David Farber wrote:
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: "Evers Ridgely C." <rce () evers org>
> > Subject: WordPress brute force attacks – update
> > Date: December 19, 2016 at 3:29:44 PM EST
> > To: Farber David <dave () farber net>
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > For IP if you wish.
> >
> > As you may know, WordPress sites have been under heavy attack of late.  One of my companies operates a number of 
> > them, and the sheer number of alerts is staggering – and real.
> >
> > The company from which we buy our wordpress firewall software just posted this; I thought you might find it 
> > interesting.
> >
> > https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/who-is-really-behind-ukrainian-brute-force-attacks/ 
> > <https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/who-is-really-behind-ukrainian-brute-force-attacks/>
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > –Ridge
>
>
>
>
>
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