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Little Weasels You Want To Choke
Years ago, hacker implied "very smart person" but today it's often "smart person you want to choke."
Over the last few days I've spent many hours cleaning up the mess left behind by some guy that "wanted the challenge" of erasing some useful data, then replacing it with his own.
His method of attack: Stealing/sniffing admin passwords.
What a little weasel.
Open source software like WordPress, Joomla and thousands of others all have one thing in common: They have a screen where you enter an ID and password to control your site.  If weasels get hold of your login info, you too will be wanting to choke strangers many timezones aways.
When a site gets hacked, there are specific steps you take to get things back to normal.
1. Curse
This is the universal starting point, much like karate students use the "hee-ah" just before breaking a board. A good curse clears the mind, steadies the hand, but mustly just comes out because getting hacked almost always never comes at a convenient time.
2. Lock the site
It's a crime scene, so just like in Law and Order, get out the yellow tape and keep others from mucking up your evidence. ... more

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