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Who is Really Behind the Ukrainian Brute Force Attacks?

Last Friday we published a report showing a significant increase in Brute Force Attacks. We showed that most of the attacks are originating in Ukraine and we shared the most active IP addresses with you. I have chatted via Skype and email with a source in Kiev, Victor P, who sent me some additional info. …
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How Attackers Gain Access to WordPress Sites

On this blog we write a lot about different vulnerabilities that could lead to site compromise.

6 Million Password Attacks in 16 Hours and How to Block Them

Last week in the President’s cyber security op-ed in the Wall Street Journal he implored Americans to move beyond simple passwords and to enable two factor authentication or cellphone sign-in.