Digg is caught between a rock and a hard place with the HD-DVD scandal to the point that the founder-CEO thinks it could mean the end of this otherwise nifty site.
As most users of this service know, the issue played out in an classic Internet vs Corp war of words (Duggs in this case) over a published HD-DVD DRM process key which might potentially result in a law suit. So much for uncensored social-networking, it’s one of those gray areas where sites like MySpace end up fighting legal battles for shit it’s 14 year-old-dimwit users post.
So indeed “the users” won the duel, but in the process, the very site that facilitated the battle ground faces the axe, now Digg that!
Published on
March 7, 2007 in
Announcements, Attackers, Hackers, Matt Mullenweg, WP, WP 2.1.1, WP 2.1.2, Web technology, Weblog tools, WordPress, WordPress Software, Wordpress scams, cybercrime, hacks and technology.
Matt Mullenweg, has declared the entire 2.1.1 version dangerous as cybercrooks gained user-level access to one of the servers controlling WordPress.org and altered two files that would allow remote PHP code to be executed.
Users who visit websites running on the same server as the compromised WordPress software are not likely to be at risk, but people running the websites (with WordPress software) and running the servers (controlling WordPress), must block access to theme.php and feed.php.
While, some users might have been affected as there are thousands of WordPress downloads everyday, the good news is that the bad news comes with an alternative, WordPress 2.1.2, a new Version that includes minor updates and entirely verified files. Save yourself from attackers now and upgrade to 2.1.2.