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WordPress Attack Underway: WordPress Users Must Upgrade [ALERT].

Thanks to Pete Cashmore for bring a vulnerability in wordpress to our attention.

If your running an older version of Wordpress the advise is to check to see if you are infected and if not, upgrade as soon as possible.(details of how to check are in Petes post above) For Wordpress there is an excellent plugin that you can use that will guide you through the process of upgrading. I just dind four upgrades in 20 minutes!

From your plugins page, click install new plugins and enter

“wordpress automatic upgrade”

Make sure you back up your files and database along the way.

If you can’t find the plugin in you can install it the old fashioned way at

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-automatic-upgrade/

It’s important to keep all versions of your opensource software current to avoid these sorts of attacks. It’s a small downside to having freely available cutting edge technology.

If you are struggling to update your Joomla!, SugarCRM, or Wordpress installation to the latest version, please submit a ticket.

https://bircko.com/support/submitticket.php

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