Comments on: John Chow Hacked http://www.askshane.org/news-links/john-chow-hacked.php Sound Strategies for Building an Online Business You Can Retire On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Shane http://www.askshane.org/news-links/john-chow-hacked.php/comment-page-1#comment-840 Shane Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:00:28 +0000 http://www.askshane.org/briefly/john-chow-hacked.php#comment-840 That ISKORPTIX link above quotes a support email from GoDaddy that blames an "ssfm vulnerability" that is "not something [they] can really defend against." That should have raised red flags with me, as should the mention of GoDaddy, but it didn't. There's no way someone hacks thousands of websites within minutes and they don't have a fix for the vulnerability. I'm updating the post now. That ISKORPTIX link above quotes a support email from GoDaddy that blames an “ssfm vulnerability” that is “not something [they] can really defend against.” That should have raised red flags with me, as should the mention of GoDaddy, but it didn’t. There’s no way someone hacks thousands of websites within minutes and they don’t have a fix for the vulnerability.

I’m updating the post now.

]]> By: Tim Archer http://www.askshane.org/news-links/john-chow-hacked.php/comment-page-1#comment-837 Tim Archer Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:26:24 +0000 http://www.askshane.org/briefly/john-chow-hacked.php#comment-837 Yep, John's site has been down all day for me. :( What makes you think it was a server hack and not a wordpress hack? <a href="http://timarcher.com">Tim</a> Yep, John’s site has been down all day for me. :( What makes you think it was a server hack and not a wordpress hack?
Tim

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