There’s an ongoing brute-force attack against WordPress and Joomla sites. The attack tries to brute-force the admin password. (Reddit)
I had to harden my WordPress some time ago. Here are the guides I followed when hardening my installation:
- My WordPress Site Was Hacked
- Hardening WordPress
- Ultimate Security Checker plugin (guide)
Additional steps I’ve taken today:
- Install the Limit Login Attempts plugin