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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Passcodes are protected by Fifth Amendment, says court

You do not have to give your passcode to the police. The courts say it amounts to self-incrimination. The government isn’t really after the password, after all; it’s after any potential evidence it protects. In other words: fishing expedition.

ST15-003: Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet

12/15/2015 ...

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Guest Post – Common Website Security Mistakes

Today we are featuring a guest column written by Jann Chambers at UK Web Host Review.

If there is one thing that all website owners today need to be concerned about it is website security. This is especially the case if you take online payments for your products and services.

You only need to do a quick search online and you will ...

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WordPress Users – Gutenberg is Coming

Thanks to Toby Cryns for alerting me to this important update to WordPress. Unfortunately, not all updates are well received (2.5 out of 5 stars currently), and since Gutenberg is going to dramatically change the user interface, you may want to look into this before it’s too late. This is happening whether you like it or not, a la Windows 8 (remember ...

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Gutenberg, WordPress 5.0

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Extortion Phish: Your Password is XXXX

One of my IT associates got an email that had one of her actual passwords in it, and threatened to reveal information unless she paid a ransom in Bitcoin. This seems to be getting a lot of traction, so beware. Do not pay the extortion demand. First, this is a scam. They ...

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blockchain, crypto-currency, Phishing, smartphones, Web Design, Weekend Update, WordPress

bluetooth, emotet, Raspberry Pi, smishing

WordPress JetPack Exploit Hijacks Websites for Tech-Support Scam

Bad actors are using compromised WordPress.com accounts and the popular Jetpack plugin to add a malicious plug-in of their own that turns compromised websites into a vehicle for perpetrating a fake tech support scam. Attackers are using stolen user names and passwords from other breaches and trying these credentials on WordPress.com to find accounts. They are even searching whois records for website domain names registered with the same email account as the stolen user name.

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New WordPress Vulnerability

There has been a new WordPress vulnerability discovered that can give an attacker the ability to delete files on the web server and take control of your web site. This was reported on the WordFence blog on June 27th.

This vulnerability applies to anyone logged in to a WordPress website with user credentials of Author, Editor, or Administrator. These roles ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

World’s first and oldest cybercrime (1830) predates electrical telegraphy. Read how two French bond traders hacked France’s military semaphore telegraph.

Forget VPNfilter – here’s BACKLASH, a networking hack from way, way back

With a name like BACKLASH, you might think this hack comes from the era of mechanical devices, with gears and pulleys. You’d be right!

A pair ...

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2FA, eBay, patching

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Bad bots detected on 100% of web login pages, here’s how to protect your business

We have written and spoken frequently about web site hijacking attacks. Here is an article that shows that EVERY website is a target of automated attacks. Every ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Solved: Jetpack Generating Mysterious Admin Email Change Messages

This entry was posted in WordPress Security on May 2, 2018 by Mark Maunder

Although there is nothing to worry about, you may want ...

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Gmail, Volkwagen, Yahoo

How to Clean Up a Hijacked Website

Your website has been hijacked. You found out when a client called and said your website was flagged as malicious on Google, in their browser, or by their anti-malware application. After you get over the initial shock, embarrassment, and anger, you wonder what you need to do next. How do you get your website cleaned up and your ...

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