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@Danp said in Casual and open discussion about how certain addresses are targeted for hacking.:

I'm assuming the site was also under attack prior to moving hosts. Have you confirmed that with the site owner?

Yes, it was not. Which is why it is so weird (to me).

@scottalanmiller said in Casual and open discussion about how certain addresses are targeted for hacking.:

He is. SEO can be a trigger for it.

I really didn't want the discussion to revolve around the site I had an issue with.
That would pigeon hole the conversation to the specifics of that site.
I really wanted to discuss how sites are are chosen for attack. I find all the different reasons to go after one site over another to be very interesting.

@Grey said in Casual and open discussion about how certain addresses are targeted for hacking.:

Is the site fleshed out with SEO terms?

No. It's a brand new Wordpress site at a new server for a domain that has been active for 20 years.

The problem has been resolved with rules.

I really just wanted to discuss how it is that bots (or others) decide to attack a site.......

One of our servers has about 380 wordpress sites on it and the latest site added is under tremendous stress with Wordpress login attempts.

I am curious how it has come to be that the other 379 sites have not experienced any noticeable hacking activity, but this one in particular is getting hammered.

It's a sustained attack against the domain name and not the IP.

This little, and brand new site has burned through 20GB of bandwidth in 22 days. It sure got our attention.

The problem appears to be resolved with some custom regex rules in our firewall, so now it is a matter of time before the load drops.

I'm just curious about what captures the attention of bots? Or was it just luck of the draw?

I found the source.

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@scottalanmiller said in Distro for school work?:

Almost anything will do in that case. But I'd probably start with Ubuntu for kids.

Is that "Ubuntu for Kids" or "Ubuntu" for kids?

Thanks! We'll go with Zoom.

@NDC said in Public Web Meeting Options:

Anyone have suggestions for that?

Zoom says they can handle 1000 or more, but you need to contact them for pricing.

What Video Conference tools are available that can accommodate Public Web Meeting without a large expense?

For example, Nextcloud Talk can handle Public Web Meetings if you buy the High Performance Backend at a price of $4,500

Requirements are:
° Ensure two-way communication for members and the public to hear and address each other.
° Permit participants to record or broadcast the public meeting.
° Allow participants to address the public body during a public comment period.