Webhosting Companies And Security Related Attacks

[Ryan]

Just to clarify: viruses on your home computer that got in to your system via ftp?

Yup.

Isn't that what I've been suggesting for weeks now?

No idea.

[Ipstenu]

This is, officially, my favorite train-wreck story.

Now it's rackspace. http://blog.unmaskparasites.com/2010...-on-rackspace/

[Ryan]

Sheesh. I always thought RackSpace were the gurus of server management. I guess I was blinded by their ridiculously high prices!

The security site they mentioned is pretty interesting. Thankfully all of the pages I tested it on all came back "clean" :)
http://www.unmaskparasites.com/

[Ipstenu]

I often have the feeling that those 'site checkers' would be a GREAT way to introduce attacks on your website. "Check your site here!" And scan if for a so-called 0-day virus. Why bother scripting an app to scope out servers when they do it for you....

[Avant]

Greetings. I'm coming from the mess that Rackspace has created over at their Cloud Sites. Seems they 'forgot' to update their phpmyadmin with the proper security patches. It's been nothing short of a nightmare going through every WP site and deleting the 'amin' user and all the garbage they inserted.

[Ryan]

Bummer to hear!

At least they know what the problem is/was and are able to fix it easily.

[andrea_r]

So, once again it's not WordPress.

[Avant]

Well...looks like I spoke too soon. A tech just posted on the forum saying the phpmyadmin has nothing to do with this outbreak of 'amin' user hacks. Looks like they are trying to shift the blame onto Wordpress.

[WraithKenny]

Any links to the RackSpace stuff? I'm trying to clear up some mess, but all I've found is the amin account... not content injections yet...

[Ipstenu]

Links like this http://blog.sucuri.net/2010/06/mass-...rackspace.html you mean?