WordPress Security Alert – WP Super cache Credit: Wikipedia Upgrade immediately ITWorld|April 8, 2015 Security firm Sucuri revealed on their blog this week that they had uncovered a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin WP Super Cache. The effects of this vulnerability can be severe as an attacker can potentially insert malicious code […]
Shopping for Spy Gear: Catalog Advertises NSA Toolbox By Jacob Appelbaum, Judith Horchert and Christian Stöcker from www.spiegel.de/international taken from – InSerbia.info DPA Entering through the back door: A State Trooper truck is seen in front of the Fort Meade, Maryland headquarters of the National Security Agency. After years of speculation that electronics can be accessed […]
NEW YORK from CNNMoney 26th Jan 2015 Could IBM be preparing for the biggest corporate layoff in history? It depends who you ask. Tech blogger Robert Cringely wrote last week that IBM would lay off 26% of its staff, or nearly 112,000 employees, in a massive restructuring. The cuts will be announced Wednesday, and they […]
Hackers exploit critical vulnerability in popular WordPress theme component WordPress admins should check if their sites use the Slider Revolution plug-in and update it immediately, researchers said By Lucian Constantin | 04 September 14. Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in a WordPress plug-in that’s used by a large number of themes, researchers from […]
Posted November 20, 2014 by Andrew Nacin. Filed under Releases, Security. WordPress 4.0.1 is now available. This is a critical security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. Sites that support automatic background updates will be updated to WordPress 4.0.1 within the next few hours. If you […]
WordPress Security Alert: New Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered in TimThumb Script Sarah Gooding June 25, 2014 20 photo credit: kama17 – cc Security vulnerabilities have plagued the TimThumb script for years. It is most commonly used in cropping, zooming and resizing images in WordPress themes. After the large scale attacks launched against the script a few […]
A serious vulnerability in the WP eCommerce Plugin was announced within the last 24 hours (321st Oct 2014) . A fix has been released and some hosting companies are already auto-upgrading customers to the newest version. Upgrade to 3.8.14.4 of WP eCommerce immediately if you use this plugin. Please spread the word because with almost […]
With Chrome version 39 which is in the process of being released (see footnote), Google has started issuing warnings if a website is using a certificate that has a signature algorithm that uses the older and less secure SHA1. To find out which signature algorithm your secure website is using, in Chrome click on the green […]
The gadget that can hack any CAR – Terrifying £12 tool can remotely control headlights, locks, steering and even brakes Gadget is fitted to the Controller Area Network (CAN) of a modern car Depending on the make of car, the CAN controls lights, locks and brakes Hackers claim it can be fitted to any […]
