viral attacks on WordPress sites

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  smcouch · Member · Feb 11, 2017 at 6:02 pm

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  I find the article at https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/02/virally-growing-attacks-on-unpatched-wordpress-sites-affects-2m-pages/ to be very disturbing. I would like some assurance that this is not something I need to be worried about.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 11, 2017 at 7:17 pm

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  You have it as that refers to wordpress.ORG software installs on paid hosting and your site is a site hosted by WordPress.COM.

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  smcouch · Member · Feb 11, 2017 at 7:19 pm

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  Thanks

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  timethief · Member · Feb 11, 2017 at 7:20 pm

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  You’re welcome.