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Al Gore 0wned ... WordPress to Blame? I guess getting owned through WordPress is becoming a rite of passage for bloggers the world over. And the general attitude of "it's just a blog" is simply not sustainable in the long run.

Was this the work of a mass exploiter or a targeted attack? As we've seen with past incidents, the mass exploiters don't care and sometimes don't even realize the value of the target. When scanning the entire net, the perceived value of the target is generally irrelevant. Maybe you care if it is a .edu or .gov, but typically it is just another box. If a site is vulnerable to a widely known exploit, then somebody, somewhere will own the site and use it -- whether that is to hawk pharmaceuticals or pwn crunchies.

Still, it is good to see that somebody gets why this is a big deal. From the article, Roger Thompson, CTO of Exploit Prevention Labs: I think we're a bit lucky it's not shooting exploits.