WordPress hit by biggest-ever DDoS attack2011-03-04 09:53 by DanielaTags: WordPress, DDoS, security
Popular blogging platform WordPress was hit by a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack yesterday, downing thousands of blogs. The attack involved tens of millions of packets per second and lasted for about two hours, according to a statement on parent company Automattic's status page. Some users said the site had been running unusually slowly for as long as three days. The attack hit all three of the company's data centers in Chicago, San Antonio and Dallas. The company responded by switching blogs into read-only mode while it fought the problem. WordPress says it's the biggest attack it's ever seen. The size indicates that it was launched by a major botnet. And WordPress parent company Automattic is warning customers that the attack could start up again at any time. Read more -here-
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