Security News

WordPress Sites Used to Power Layer 7 DDoS Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2016-02-18 20:24

Is your WordPress site being misused for DDoS attacks? (Help Net Security)
2016-02-18 18:37

Many WordPress websites are still being misused to perform layer 7 DDoS attacks against target servers, even though preventing them from participating in these attacks is as simple as disabling...

And as for actual WordPress pingbacks .... you should probably switch 'em off (The Register)
2016-02-18 11:24

Loanbase hacked via WordPress hole, funds stolen (Help Net Security)
2016-02-08 15:12

Popular international Bitcoin crowd-lending platform Loanbase has suffered a security breach, and is currently offline. The breach was discovered on Saturday and made public on Sunday. So far four ...

WordPress Sites Delivering Ransomware (February 4, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-02-05 20:22

WordPress Infections Leading to TeslaCrypt Ransomware (Threatpost)
2016-02-05 12:00

A massive string of WordPress compromises are redirecting victims to the Nuclear Exploit Kit and Teslacrypt ransomware.

Mysterious spike in WordPress hacks silently delivers ransomware to visitors (ArsTechnica)
2016-02-04 20:31

WordPress Update Fixes SSRF, Open Redirect Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2016-02-03 17:11

WordPress' latest version, 4.4.2, fixes a handful of bugs and vulnerabilities in the content management system.

WordPress 4.4.2 Patches Open Redirect, SSRF Flaws (SecurityWeek)
2016-02-03 09:46

WordPress under attack by whack-a-mole ad-scam malware (The Register)
2016-02-03 04:31