Hooch Tan
04-26-2010, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://blogcastfm.com/announcements/warning-massive-number-of-godaddy-wordpress-blogs-hacked-this-weekend/' target='_blank'>http://blogcastfm.com/announcements...d-this-weekend/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"This hack appears to redirect visitors upon arrival from Google and attempts to install malware on their computers. When I was visiting the site directly, whether logged in or as an Admin, even if I could see the malicious script in my view-source window I did not have any issues and it did not redirect me. This means your site could be hacked and infected and you may be unaware."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1272307860.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>News is spreading that a large number of Wordpress blogs that are hosted on Godaddy have been hacked. The end result is that if a visitor comes to the blog from Google, the website will attempt to install some not-so-nice software on the computer. Take note that this does NOT happen if you go to the website directly, so many website owners will be unaware that such a hack has been made. No details have been released on how this has happened, but if you have a WordPress blog, especially one on GoDaddy, I would strongly suggest you check things out to make sure you are not infecting hapless web users. Unfortunately, security is a part of the Internet these days, and something to remain vigilant on, not just with your own computers, but with what you have that could infect others with!</p>