Title: distributed wordpress attack
Last modified: September 19, 2019

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# distributed wordpress attack

 *  Resolved [justwander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justwander/)
 * (@justwander)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/distributed-wordpress-attack/)
 * Hello,
 * As I write this I am monitoring Live Traffic watching as I am being attacked.
   There are attempts from all over the world all trying to get in through wp-login
   and xmlrpc.
 * I have blocked xmlrpc since I do not use it and my login count is set to 2 with
   a rather long wait for another chance. What more can people do to keep safe?
 * Also I am reading on the net that this is an ongoing attack on many sites. Please
   be aware and be careful.

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 *  [WFGerroald](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfgerald/)
 * (@wfgerald)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/distributed-wordpress-attack/#post-11950062)
 * Hey [@justwander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justwander/),
 * In addition to the actions you’ve taken, I’d suggest making sure you have a strong
   password and are using Two-Factor. These are two of the most important security
   actions a site admin can do. There’s only so much we can do to prevent attacks,
   it’s more about making sure they aren’t successful.
 * Thanks,
 * Gerroald
 *  Thread Starter [justwander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justwander/)
 * (@justwander)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/distributed-wordpress-attack/#post-11950429)
 * [@wfgerald](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfgerald/),
 * My password length is in the neighborhood of 26 to 30 characters. I it is a sentence
   that means something only to me and I have numbers and symbols taking the place
   of certain words. Can’t get those monkeys typing Shakspeare out of my head.
 * Thanks for all the work you do. I’m going to call your boss and suggest a raise.

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 * Last reply from: [justwander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justwander/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/distributed-wordpress-attack/#post-11950429)
 * Status: resolved