Hacked Website Threat Report – 2022
Rianna MacLeod Education is crucial in defending your website against emerging threats. That’s why we are thrilled to share our 2022 Website Threat Research Report. Disseminating this…
High Severity Vulnerability in WordPress Elementor Pro Patched
Ben Martin On March 22nd, 2023 a security patch was issued for the popular website builder plugin Elementor Pro. Website administrators using this plugin should immediately patch…
WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup March 2023
Cesar Anjos Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes…
The Top 10 Most Dangerous Types of Injection Attacks
When it comes to protecting your website from bad actors, there’s one threat you should be aware of: injection attacks. These attacks target weaknesses in…
Critical Vulnerability Discovered in WooCommerce Payments
On March 22nd, 2023 a critical vulnerability was discovered within the WooCommerce Payments plugin – an extremely popular eCommerce payment plugin for WordPress with over…
WooCommerce Credit Card Skimmer Reveals Tampered Plugin
Disclaimer: The malware infection described in this article does not affect the software plugin as a whole and does not indicate any vulnerabilities or security…
What is a Headless CMS?
Running a website isn’t easy, but modern content management systems (CMS) like WordPress have revolutionized the way you can manage your website. Headless CMS solutions…
How to Find & Fix the WordPress Pharma Hack
Finding bogus content and unexpected links for prescription drugs on your WordPress website can be a frustrating experience. But don’t blame your site: it just…
How to Know If You’re Under DDoS Attack
Stephen Johnston Nowadays, the term DDoS raises the heart rate of most webmasters. Though many don’t know exactly what a DDoS attack is, they might be familiar…
What is a Website Defacement?
Defacement is easily one the most obvious signs of a hacked website. In these attacks, bad actors gain unauthorized access to an environment and leave…
Magbo Spam Injection Encoded with hex2bin
We recently had a new client come to us with a rather peculiar issue on their WordPress website: They were receiving unwanted popup advertisements but…