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Millions of Websites Affected by Drupal Hack Attack

Drupal creates open-source software at no cost for both individuals and organizations. The software attracts the users who lack advanced technical skills.

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Millions of Websites Affected by Drupal Hack Attack

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  1. MillionsofWebsitesAffectedbyDrupalHackAttack Drupalcreatesopen-sourcesoftwareatnocostforbothindividualsand organizations.Thesoftwareattractstheuserswholackadvancedtechnicalskills.Drupalincludesapowerfulcontentmanagementplatformthathelpsbloggersto provideinformationtothevisitors.Drupalisusedtoeffectivelymanagethewebcontent,text,images,videos,etc. MillionsofwebsiteswhichhadusedDrupaltobuildtheirsitemayhavefallenvictimforattackerswhotooktheadvantageofabuginthesoftware.AccordingtoBBC News,morethan12million websiteshavebeenattackedby hackersfordecliningtohavea crucialpatchbeforetheattack. Probably,theattackersmighthavetakenallthedatapresentonwebsites.Theymighthavealso installedbackdoorswhichwould allowthemtogetbacktothe websitetocollectmoredatainfuture.Attackerscouldhavecopiedthedatafromyourwebsiteandcouldbeusingitmaliciouslywithoutevenleavingthetraceoftheattack. Drupalhadissuedawarninginpriortotheattacksayingthattheuserswhohavenot appliedpatchfortherecentlydiscoveredbugmustassumethattheirwebsitehas beenhacked.Thereportsaysthattheautomatedattacksexploitedthebuginordertotakecontroloverwebsites.Drupal,alsoaddedthatapplyingpatchafterattackersgainingaccesstothesiteshasgotnothingtodowithit,astheywillhavemanagedto installbackdoorstoavailaccesstoyourwebsites. Estimationsaysthataround5.1%ofonebillionwebsitesthatusedDrupalhadto applypatchforthebugatthetimeofautomatedattack.So,upto12millionsitescouldhavebeenaffectedbythisautomatedattack.Mr.Stockley,ananalyststates thatDrupalshouldnolongerleanonuserstoapplypatches.Because,manysite ownerswillhaveneverreceivedtheannouncement.So,Drupalbadlyneedstohave anautomaticupdaterwhichrollsoutthesecurityupdatesbydefault. RemedialmeasuresforDrupalhackattack: SecurityanalystswhohavesufferedDrupalhackattackrecommenduserstotake measurestodiminishhackerdamage.

  2. 1.TheyrecommendthatDrupaluserstohaveforensiccopiesofallthefilesthathacker’scompromise.1.TheyrecommendthatDrupaluserstohaveforensiccopiesofallthefilesthathacker’scompromise. 2. TheanalystsalsoadviseDrupaluserstostorethecopiesoftheirwebcontent onmediasuchasCDorDVDdiscs.Sothattheuserscandecidewhethertokeep,redesignordiscardtheirwebsitesbasedontheextremityoftheattack. Fortune InnovationsDubaihasproficientdesignerswithampleyearsofexperienceinDrupalwebdevelopment.GetintouchwithustodayandexploitourDrupalweb developmentserviceswholly.

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