And then delete xmlrpc.php or use the .htaccess method described to protect your site.
A large number of very prominent blogs have been hacked in the last couple of days and as the major sites take steps to protect themselves and block the hack I'm pretty certain that script kiddies will start attacking sites much lower in the rankings (as they're less likely to be monitored and protected).
So basically, if you want to prevent your server/site getting hacked... go protect your site now.
If so, go read this:
http://digwp.com/2009/06/xmlrpc-php-security/
And then delete xmlrpc.php or use the .htaccess method described to protect your site.
A large number of very prominent blogs have been hacked in the last couple of days and as the major sites take steps to protect themselves and block the hack I'm pretty certain that script kiddies will start attacking sites much lower in the rankings (as they're less likely to be monitored and protected).
So basically, if you want to prevent your server/site getting hacked... go protect your site now.