WP Briefing: Episode 10: Finding the Good In Disagreement
To Agree, disagree, and everything in-between. In this episode, Josepha talks about forming opinions and decision-making in the WordPress project. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice...People of WordPress: Tijana Andrejic
WordPress is open source software, maintained by a global network of contributors. There are many examples of how WordPress has changed people’s lives for the better. In this monthly series, we share some of the amazing stories. This month to coincide with WordCamp...Episode 120: Jetpack Autoupdate Security Patch Bypasses Local Settings
A security fix for an information leak vulnerability was pushed out to WordPress sites using Jetpack that bypassed local settings preventing autoupdates. A ransomware attack on JBS that shut down meat processing operations in the United States has been attributed to...
WordPress Redirect Hack via Test0.com/Default7.com
Malicious redirect is a type of hack where website visitors are automatically redirected to some third-party website: usually it’s some malicious resource, scam site or a commercial site that buys traffic from cyber criminals (e.g. counterfeit drugs or replica...A New Design is Coming to WordPress News
After many years of a tidy, white-space filled design on WordPress.org/news it’s time to bring new life to the way we present our content. So much has changed since this site was first created: the people who read it, the type and variety of what is published,...
WordPress Brute-Force Attack and How to Prevent It
If you are concerned about your WordPress website getting bombarded with brute-force attack attempts, your concern is well-placed. Brute force attacks are currently one of the most common forms of hacking. According to the Data Breach Investigations Report in 2020 by...
WordPress XML-RPC Exploit: Everything You Need to Know
If you are here searching for ways to disable XML-RPC to secure your website from WordPress XML-RPC exploit, you are in the right place. But before that, you need to know the answers to these questions. What is XML-RPC.php? How can an XML-RPC exploit put your website...Monthly WordPress Security Roundup [May 2021]
Hello everyone, it’s Kanishk again from Astra Security, bringing you the latest WordPress security with another version of our Monthly WordPress Security Roundup for May 2021. Through this article, we will be discussing the vulnerabilities disclosures & bug fixes...