Massive Brute-Force Attack Infects WordPress Sites with Monero Miners | #CyberSecurity #CryptoCurrency #CryptoMining #Blogs #Awareness | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
From www.bleepingcomputer.com - December 21, 2017 5:10 PM
Over the course of the current week, WordPress sites around the globe have been the targets of a massive brute-force campaign during which hackers attempted to guess admin account logins in order to install a Monero miner on compromised sites.

The brute-force attack started on Monday morning, 03:00 AM UTC and is still going strong at the time of writing.

Brute-force attack targets over 190,000 WordPress sites/hour
To get an idea of the size of the campaign, WordPress security firm Wordfence says this was the biggest brute-force attack the company was forced to mitigate since its birth in 2012.

 

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