Then I Got Hacked
What happened when a forgotten WordPress installation brought a security problem onto my VPS, how I contained it, and what I learned about WordPress, Cloudflare, backups and server security.
Technology, web infrastructure, AI, software, and related commentary.
What happened when a forgotten WordPress installation brought a security problem onto my VPS, how I contained it, and what I learned about WordPress, Cloudflare, backups and server security.
My VPS lives at a former military intelligence site, my backup lives in El Segundo, and now I want a nuclear-powered 1.21-gigawatt VPS in Oak Ridge.
Part 1 of my move from shared hosting to a VPS: why I switched, what I learned, what it costs, and how AI made running my own server practical.