Global CyberSecurity
Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor Leads to Mass Infection
Post Views: 466 On May 11th, 2023, the very popular WordPress plugin Essential Addons for Elementor released a patch for a critical privilege ...
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Websites Defaced with Belarusian Bottled Water Company Content
Post Views: 472 It’s not often that we get the opportunity to write about website defacements on this blog. Defacements — where a ...
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Troubleshooting ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR: How to Fix this Pesky Error in 6 Steps
Post Views: 493 As a website owner (and frequent website visitor), you might have encountered the notorious ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR at least once. This Secure ...
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Xjquery Wave of WordPress SocGholish Injections
Post Views: 476 In November, 2022, my colleague Ben Martin described how hackers were using zipped files and encrypted WordPress options stored in ...
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What is XML-RPC? Security Risks & How to Disable
Post Views: 477 XML-RPC is a protocol designed for WordPress to standardize communication between different systems, allowing external applications (such as other blogging ...
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What is Steganography? (Or, How Hackers Hide Malware On Websites)
Post Views: 614 As a child, I loved sending secret messages to my friends using invisible ink. A quick squeeze of lemon juice ...
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WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup April 2023
Post Views: 496 Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are ...
