Title: WP exploit?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WP exploit?

 *  [Aegaeon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aegaeon/)
 * (@aegaeon)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/)
 * This might be WordPress or it might be GoDaddy, but my WP 3.0.1 site hosted on
   GoDaddy was defaced yesterday by iSKORPiTX, along with thousands of others running
   WP on a linux server (with everything updated). Here is my post on it >> [http://netblog.aegaeon.ca/2010/10/30/iskorpitx-strikes-again/](http://netblog.aegaeon.ca/2010/10/30/iskorpitx-strikes-again/)

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1746905)
 * it’s a server hack, not WordPress.
 * Change your passwords, for wordpress AND your server itself, including SQL. Look
   into hardening WP, but also contact go daddy about securing your server itself.
 *  Thread Starter [Aegaeon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aegaeon/)
 * (@aegaeon)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1746910)
 * Thanks for the info! The GoDaddy reps thought it was WordPress, but I was leaning
   towards a GoDaddy issue (especially since the files were created by root).
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1746916)
 * Hah, yeah, if the files are created by root, then it’s a server hack, and tell
   the reps to escalate.
 * Sadly, GoDaddy can be pretty dense about that stuff.
 *  Thread Starter [Aegaeon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aegaeon/)
 * (@aegaeon)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1746941)
 * I checked a bunch of sites the sites that were listed to be compromised on the
   same GoDaddy servers as myself, and some were running Drupal or Joomla instead
   of WP. So I’m even more certain that GoDaddy did something wrong and WordPress
   is still awesome!
 *  [Go Daddy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdhosting/)
 * (@gdhosting)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1747069)
 * Aegaeon,
 * Just wanted to post a quick update regarding this. It is something we’re aware
   of and was not centralized to WordPress users or Go Daddy. At this time all issues
   regarding this should be resolved and content restored. Be sure to let our support
   team know if you’re still seeing issues with your account so we can assist in
   addressing them. We’ve posted further details on our site through the following
   URL:
 * [http://community.godaddy.com/godaddy/halloween-eve-hacker-quickly-thwarted/](http://community.godaddy.com/godaddy/halloween-eve-hacker-quickly-thwarted/)
 * ^Trevor
 *  [dremeda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dremeda/)
 * (@dremeda)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1747321)
 * If you’re still experiencing issues, take a look at this post:
 * [http://blog.sucuri.net/2010/10/attacks-on-godaddy-sites-insomniaboldinfoorg-com.html](http://blog.sucuri.net/2010/10/attacks-on-godaddy-sites-insomniaboldinfoorg-com.html)
 * There is a script to fix if this is the attack that is affecting you.
 *  Thread Starter [Aegaeon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aegaeon/)
 * (@aegaeon)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1747326)
 * Thanks for the info! So iSKORPiTX could be doing all of these mass defacements
   on hundreds of different servers via the GLibC exploit?
 * Sorry for jumping to conclusions that it was specifically GoDaddy’s fault!

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 * [godaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/godaddy/)
 * [linux](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/linux/)

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-exploit/#post-1747326)
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