{"id":23205,"date":"2020-12-09T10:05:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T02:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=23205"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:52:16","slug":"security-alert-website-defacement-on-joomla","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/security-alert-website-defacement-on-joomla","title":{"rendered":"SECURITY ALERT: Website Defacement on Joomla"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23205\" class=\"elementor elementor-23205\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-821af1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"821af1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a83c5\" data-id=\"48a83c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11afad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11afad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SECURITY ALERT: Website Defacement on Joomla<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2653f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e2653f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/joomlahacked.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3c8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3c8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Security team received a number of alerts about website defacement on Joomla websites.<\/p><p>Therefore, we would like to propose to you some precautions to take in order to prevent website defacement:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b241cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b241cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1)\u00a0 Update your Joomla components from <strong>time to time<\/strong>. Find the latest version <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.joomla.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249f229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"249f229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2) Do not install <strong>older<\/strong> Joomla themes\/components\/addons on newer a Joomla version. Although the Joomla system is allowed to do so we<strong> do not recommend<\/strong> such <strong>installations<\/strong> (e.g you have Joomla<strong> 2.5<\/strong> but install a Joomla component for version <strong>2.3<\/strong>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd10bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd10bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3) <strong>Remove<\/strong> or <strong>Delete<\/strong> any unused Joomla components or add-ons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1861455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1861455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4) <strong>Change<\/strong> the Joomla default administrator username with another <strong>username<\/strong>. Default username: \u201cadmin\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d96a18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d96a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5) <strong>Change<\/strong> your Joomla administrator <strong>password<\/strong> on a periodic basis. Recommended: once every month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7860f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7860f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6) Make sure all the File permissions are correct. File\u2019s Permission:\u00a0 644 while Folder\u2019s permission: 755. As for the \u201cConfiguration.php\u201d file, change permission to 444.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6133a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6133a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>7)<strong> Back up<\/strong> your <strong>Joomla<\/strong> on a periodic basis. Recommended: at least once every month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf57b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baf57b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you experience any issues, feel free to get back to us.<br \/>Thank you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451d5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"451d5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like to get more information about the topic: Security? No worries. There are a few articles which we think will be helpful for you. Please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-change-the-listening-port-for-remote-desktop\">Knowledge Base<\/a> to find them out!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SECURITY ALERT: Website Defacement on Joomla Our Security team received a number of alerts about website defacement on Joomla websites. Therefore, we would like to propose to you some precautions to take in order to prevent website defacement: 1)\u00a0 Update your Joomla components from time to time. 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