Warning: WordPress Sites Targeted by Mass Brute-force Botnet Attack: Tips and Threats to Discover.

Connectikpeople is aware of an ongoing campaign targeting the content management software WordPress. All hosting providers offering WordPress for web content management are potentially targets.Hackers reportedly seems utilizing over 90,000 servers to compromise
websites administrator panels by exploiting:

1.     hosts with admin as account name,

2.      weak passwords which are being resolved through brute force
attack methods.

We learned that CloudFlare, (a web and security startup), has to block about 60
million requests against its WordPress customers within one hour elapse time. The online requests reprise the WordPress scenario targeting administrative accounts from a botnet supported by more than 90,000 separate IP addresses. ‘’ if hackers successfully control WordPress servers, potential damage and service disruption could exceed common distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack defenses’’.  A CloudFlare spokesman asserts.

Therefore  HostGator, a web hosting company used for WordPress, has recommended users log into their WordPress accounts and change them to more secure passwords.
Connectikpeople encourages users and administrators to ensure their installation includes for example the latest software versions available.
 Some security tips also are available via this link!