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By: Is Your WordPress Blog at Risk from the Epsilon Email Theft? « Lorelle on WordPress

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:34:43 +0000

[...] few years ago WordPress had a phishing scam running with a malware fake site that used a similar spelling to WordPress.org. Take care to pay [...]

By: Warning: Fake WordPress Malicious Site - Stupid Nothings

Warning: Fake WordPress Malicious Site - Stupid Nothings — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:10:23 +0000

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500,000 WordPress 2.7 Downloads « Lorelle on WordPress — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:58:01 +0000

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By: WordPress 2.6.5 - Security and Bug Fix Released | (Anti) Social Development

WordPress 2.6.5 - Security and Bug Fix Released | (Anti) Social Development — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:13:03 +0000

[...] a fake WordPress site released version 2.6.4 that contained code that opens up the entire WordPress installation. There is no version 2.6.4. If [...]

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:22:09 +0000

@ Regina Battle: There are a lot of ways of contacting WordPress. Use their contact form. The WordPress.com Terms of Service are very clear.

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WordCast 35: Typing with Whisks | Kym Huynh — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:11:33 +0000

[...] Fake WordPress Version is a Trojan! [...]

By: Regina Battle

Regina Battle — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:44:28 +0000

Why can’t a person ask a question of wordpress if they don’t have a wordpress account? I wanted to ask why a blog was removed, & what terms of service were violated. I can find nowhere at wordpress to ask this question. Why?

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:27:58 +0000

@ McHow2: Whew! Glad to help you prevent a disaster!

By: McHow2

McHow2 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:40:52 +0000

Thanks for that Lorelle. One of my customers asked me why his blog wasn’t updated to WP 2.6.4 and i had to look it up…

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:45:38 +0000

@ jwlw: Look at the bottom of the Administration Panels. It will tell you there, if it is a valid version. Who knows what the fake version will tell you.