truncated wp-admin/index.php on dreamhost

  • I have four separate wordpress sites hosted on dreamhost, all version 2.2.1. I noticed that all of the wp-admin/index.php files had been truncated at line 49, making it impossible to log in. I noticed the creation and modify dates are very recent, and all four are within a half hour of each-other. The files are only writable by me, and I have given no one my password (it is quite secure.)

    Has anyone had this sort of thing happen? Should I be concerned or just replace the files?

    Thanks!
    Matt

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  • Thread Starter mharter

    (@mharter)

    This turned out to be a “hidden links” attack on Dreamhost. A script vandalized all my sites hosted there, altering index.html, index.php, and a few other pages. The script seemed to get confused by the php code in wp-admin so it truncated the index.php file.

    Dreamhost has not responded to my support message, nor have they admitted to a broader hacking incident, so I don’t know for sure whether this was an attack on my sites specifically or on the shared server.

    Thanks!
    Matt

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