WordPress.org Hacked, Plugin Repository Compromised 110
An anonymous reader writes "Back in April hackers gained access to the WordPress.com servers and exposed passwords/API keys for Twitter and Facebook accounts. Now, hackers gained access to Wordpress.org and the plugin repository. Malicious code was found in several commits including popular plugins such as AddThis, WPtouch, or W3 Total Cache. Matt Mullenweg decided to force-reset all passwords on WordPress.org. This is a great reminder for all users not use the same password for two different services."
Re:Year of the Hacker (Score:4, Interesting)
It's looking increasingly like this year is going to be the year of the hacker. It's a new security breach every week (often several per week). It's getting to be quite dizzying.
Gonna be a tough year for IT security "professionals".
Professionals left that world and went onto other things when suits concluded that security products are enough.
So now, it'll be hackers vs security products and trained monkeys. Fun all around.