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 to read this post from WordFence.
We’ve received quite a few questions about this in the past 24 hours, either via forums, email or twitter. Roughly 14 hours ago we started seeing reports that WordPress site owners running Jetpack were receiving emails that stated the following:
You recently requested to have the administration email address on your site changed.
If this is correct, please click on the following link to change it: [link]
You can safely ignore and delete this email if you do not want to take this action.
This email has been sent to [email]
Facebook’s getting a clear history button
“This is an example of the kind of control we think you should have.”
Gmail users, here’s how (and why) you should set up prompt-based 2FA
2FA just got better so don’t be like everyone else – actually use it!
Yahoo mega-breach hacker faces nearly 8 years in prison
The hacker exposed half a billion Yahoo accounts on behalf of Russia’s FSB
Yahoo fined $35m for staying quiet about mega breach
Remember the 1 billion records exposed? The smallest thing about the Yahoo mega-breach is the fine.
Medical devices vulnerable to KRACK Wi-Fi attacks
Some KRACKs still haven’t been papered over.
Volkswagen and Audi car infotainment systems hacked remotely
Researchers found a way into both cars through the Wi-Fi interface.
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