The website servers based on open-source blogging WordPress.com hackers have attacked. In a brief but honest note of Automattic, noted that there is a breakthrough (root) low-level to multiple servers, and whatever was there could have been spy.
"We have to review the log and record of breaking through to determine the degree of pemamparan information, and securing again the places that used to invade," said Matt Mullenweg of Automattic.
The attack was made the company behind the popular content management system that issued warnings about password.
"We consider our source code has been revealed and copied. Although much of the code Open Source, there are some code belongs to us and our partners a sensitive nature. Beyond that, it seems that revealed limited information. "
Mullenweg said, the only advice they can give to the users to WordPress.com right now is to use passwords that are not easily predictable and different for web sites that are different. "We've mengabil comprehensive steps to prevent incidents like this happen again," he added. Until now the investigation is still ongoing and its completion takes time.
Sophos security expert Graham Cluley in his security blog noted, this incident could affect blogs hosted on WordPress.com, not using the WordPress.org software. But if you worry about the safety WordPress.org, available update to WordPress 3.1.1 (http://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-1/) that could patch some security holes.
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