Massive Number of GoDaddy WordPress Blogs Hacked

A nasty little exploit has hit a large number of GoDaddy-hosted WordPress blogs this weekend. The best part is that the exploit only executes when the traffic is referred by Google, making it the sort of thing that site maintainers won't easily notice. Clever and devious.

I like their commercials

[BadAnalogyGuy]

Their hosting services are pretty spotty, from what I've heard. On the other hand, they have commercials that really appeal to me.

The redirect leads you to the following URL: http://www2.burnvirusnow34.xorg.pl/ [burnvirusnow34.xorg.pl]

Goddamned Perl strikes again.

Inconceivable!

[eldavojohn]

But but when I registered for a hosting service on GoDaddy, their commercial lead me to believe that even stripping sexy models use GoDaddy so how could something like this happen to such a reputable and honest company?!

Re:Inconceivable!

[Thanshin]

their commercial lead me to believe that even stripping sexy models use GoDaddy

I don't really follow your line of reasoning. You want to use the same things stripping sexy models do?

So before GoDaddy you went for coke and rich old guys?

Re:Inconceivable!

[jemtallon]

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Re:Inconceivable!

[thijsh]

What makes you believe the stripping sexy models weren't already infected to begin with? ...

Re:Inconceivable!

[igaborf]

Wait, those commercials were selling something? I never noticed.

Slashdotted to death.

[gimmebeer]

Who needs viruses and chinese hackers to take down blog sites when you can just use slashdot?

Don't you mean the worst part?

[DigitalReverend]

The best part is that the exploit only executes when the traffic is referred by Google

I suppose if this was a hacking site, it would be considered the best part, but it's actually the worst part because it may go unnoticed. Who's side are you on?

Re:Inconceivable!

[lwsimon]

Did you renew for 10 years by chance because it took so long for their admin panel to load, you didn't want to have to do it again any time soon?

Re:I like their commercials

[Locke2005]

Apparently people think that if a company spends millions on advertising, they must be upstanding.

Explain to them that Enzyte and ExtenZe also spend millions on advertising... upstanding indeed!