WordPress 3.5 Released
Dre Armeda Update like it’s hot! Today marks the release of WordPress 3.5 (Named Elvin after jazz drimmer Elvin Jones), a major release this year for the…
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Sucuri SiteCheck Malware Scanner Plugin for WordPress
If you’re a WordPress user, love our free SiteCheck scanner, or already use our free SiteCheck Malware Scanner Plugin for WordPress, we have an update…
Out-of-date Software Affects Websites Big and Small
Daniel Cid Last week we published an article listing some big and popular websites that were leaking information about their users via the Apache server-status page. We…
Sucuri – Decoding Obfuscated PHP
Tony Perez We are happy to release a new tool for you Do It Yourself (DIY) types. Every now and then you might come across a variety…
Is WordPress.com SPAM Campaign Due to Compromise?
*****Updated – 20121019***** Both Matt Mullenweg and Barry Abrahamson, System Wrangler with Automattic, have confirmed that there was not an environmental compromise and everything was…
Dealing with WordPress Malware
A few months back I contributed to a post with Smashing Magazine on the top 4 WordPress Infections, it was released yesterday, and it couldn’t…
WordPress Themes: XSS Vulnerabilities and Secure Coding Practices
As many might imagine, my life revolves around Information Security. If you’re like me, you’re undoubtedly seeing all these new posts talking to insecurities in…
Careful With Fake jQuery Website – jquery-framework. com
A few days ago we posted in our Labs notes about a Fake jQuery website that is distributing malware. The domain was properly chosen to…
WooThemes Security Audit Process & Development Partner WebDevStudios
WooThemes recently released a post talking to an audit that was performed on their various plugins and framework by our team. While true, it is…
Sociable WordPress Plugin Security Warning
If you are using the Sociable WordPress Plugin (plugin with 1,777,161 downloads), be very careful when visiting the plugin’s page settings. We recommend that you…
WordPress 3.4.2 Released – Maintenance and Security Update!
As many know, today the WordPress team released a new patch for WordPress 3.4.2, and have titled it a maintenance and security release. By now…