wordpress security
WordPress latest release fixes critical cross-site scripting vulnerability
With the release of WordPress 5.1.1, the developers behind the platform have fixed critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability and introduced several fixes and enhancements. The XSS vulnerabilit...
Vulnerability in outdated theme and plugin takes WordPress site visitors to unwanted websites
Researchers at Sucuri have discovered a new WordPress redirect campaign that takes the website visitors to sites that they wouldn’t like to visit. The attackers have infected the websites through tagD...
PHP vulnerability in WordPress leaves countless websites open to cyberattacks
Cybersecurity researchers at Secarma Labs have exposed a PHP vulnerability in WordPress installations that can affect millions of websites powered by the content management system (CMS). Sam Thomas, r...
Bug in new WordPress version removes future auto-update. Users will need to manually update sites
WordPress recently released version 4.9.3, fixing 34 bugs in all 4.9 versions, including fixes for widgets, visual editor, customizer changesets, and PHP 7.2 compatibility. However, WordPress v4.9.3 i...
An Infographic: How Safe is Your Website from Hackers?
What do an outdated image re-sizer, US Bank, and computer hacking have in common? In 2012, this well-known bank fell victim to computer hackers due to an old WordPress plug-in. Hacking is a problem af...
DreamHost Launches DreamPress, A Premium Managed WordPress Hosting in Public Beta
Web hosting provider DreamHost today launched its new Managed WordPress hosting service named DreamPress. Available in public beta right now, DreamPress is ideal for entrepreneurs, Website designers, ...
Understanding Real Threat of the Largest WordPress attack in history and Combating it
An unusually powerful online attack, using more than 90,000 IP addresses , is currently ongoing against WordPress blogs with weak admin credentials. Targeted at vulnerable WordPress users who still us...