Using ‘admin’ as a username is not awesome

WordPress stopped auto filling in the ‘admin’ username on install a while ago in version 3.7, but that doesn’t mean someone can’t fill it in that way themselves. Here’s a screenshot that shows why this is a bad idea:

bruteforce-admin-wp

 

I get these bruteforce notifications multiple times a day. Here’s a few other usernames they like to try:

  • demo
  • adm
  • toor
  • user

toor? What the heck is that?

2 Comments

  1. Richard on February 12, 2019 at 3:03 am

    Hello. Do hackers only need admin username to hack a website?

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