Comments on: Woohoo and Uh-oh and a Testimony http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/ Reflections on life from 40-something Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ang. http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320727 Ang. Thu, 29 May 2008 19:29:06 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320727 Nah, your wording had nothing to do with it. Now if you get comments that have to do with porn, wording has everything to do with that. For instance did you know there are porn stars with the same names as 2 of my girls? Yeah, I get hits and porn comments with their names in them. Yuck! Hacking is just an idiot trying to get into a site and get some free advertising from it (like in your case) or maybe they just want to create havoc. In any rate, your wording was fine and didn't have anything to do with it. Although big pickle did make me giggle. LOL Nah, your wording had nothing to do with it. Now if you get comments that have to do with porn, wording has everything to do with that. For instance did you know there are porn stars with the same names as 2 of my girls? Yeah, I get hits and porn comments with their names in them. Yuck! Hacking is just an idiot trying to get into a site and get some free advertising from it (like in your case) or maybe they just want to create havoc. In any rate, your wording was fine and didn’t have anything to do with it. Although big pickle did make me giggle. LOL

]]> By: cass http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320703 cass Thu, 29 May 2008 19:14:55 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320703 yep, that's it. Musta been what I said on my self portrait post this week, since that's the one that was hacked. yep, that’s it. Musta been what I said on my self portrait post this week, since that’s the one that was hacked.

]]> By: cass http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320702 cass Thu, 29 May 2008 19:14:04 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320702 Thanks, Jen. Moving "upgrade" to the high-priority list. Thanks, Jen. Moving “upgrade” to the high-priority list.

]]> By: cass http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320701 cass Thu, 29 May 2008 19:10:42 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320701 I don't think so. The commenter right under you had some information on it, and it has to do with a flaw in WP. I don’t think so. The commenter right under you had some information on it, and it has to do with a flaw in WP.

]]> By: Nellie http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320668 Nellie Thu, 29 May 2008 18:45:34 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320668 you may be hacked because of some of your wording. you may be hacked because of some of your wording.

]]> By: Jen http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320618 Jen Thu, 29 May 2008 18:08:23 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320618 About the hacking: There is a serious security issue with the version of WP you're using. The hackers have found a hole and are using a robot to find all versions under 2.5 then are using a php script to get into your database. That's how they're able to stick the links in your posts. Look through the WordPress.org support forums for more info on this. You really need to upgrade to 2.5 as soon as possible. Recently Technorati announced that they're going to be delisting all blogs that have older versions of WP (like yours). Also, at least one blog that I know of (a PR 9 blog: Ryan Stewart http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1436) was completely taken out of Google because of this exact hacking. After you upgrade, make sure to erase the version number meta from your blog header.php. That's one of the ways the hackers find you. About the hacking:

There is a serious security issue with the version of WP you’re using. The hackers have found a hole and are using a robot to find all versions under 2.5 then are using a php script to get into your database. That’s how they’re able to stick the links in your posts. Look through the WordPress.org support forums for more info on this.

You really need to upgrade to 2.5 as soon as possible. Recently Technorati announced that they’re going to be delisting all blogs that have older versions of WP (like yours).

Also, at least one blog that I know of (a PR 9 blog: Ryan Stewart http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1436) was completely taken out of Google because of this exact hacking.

After you upgrade, make sure to erase the version number meta from your blog header.php. That’s one of the ways the hackers find you.

]]> By: Mrs. Mecomber http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320215 Mrs. Mecomber Thu, 29 May 2008 13:53:11 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320215 Great post. Thanks. Hey, now HOW can a blog be hacked?! Did they steal your username and password? :O Great post. Thanks.

Hey, now HOW can a blog be hacked?! Did they steal your username and password? :O

]]> By: Its Crazy Delicious http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320196 Its Crazy Delicious Thu, 29 May 2008 13:42:09 +0000 http://www.midlifemusings.com/2008/05/29/woohoo-and-uh-oh-and-a-testimony/#comment-320196 I had the same thing happen to my site. I was getting all these crazy links beut you couldn't see them on my site..they were in my html...very weird! I had the same thing happen to my site. I was getting all these crazy links beut you couldn’t see them on my site..they were in my html…very weird!

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