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by LoganDark 6 days ago
Linux is absolutely popular for servers. If you put a WordPress installation on the IPv4 address space, or any other kind of PHP you usually find a webshell has appeared after just a few minutes.
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em-bee 6 days ago
true, i get these attempts on my server daily. but here too you got less popular alternatives, so the same principle applies.
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dwedge 5 days ago
This totally isn't true. Sure, if you load it with vulnerable plugins, but otherwise this type of FUD helps nobody.
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em-bee 3 days ago
well, the problem is that a lot of people do load vulnerable plugins and that makes wordpress an attractive target.
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