About a month or so ago, we started seeing a huge number of failed attempts of reaching WPBeginner’s login page and wp-admin page. We got extremely cautious about that. From password protecting the wp-admin directory to adding two-step verification process, we tried to do everything… Read More »
We just saw the notice in our dashboard to upgrade WordPress to the newest version 3.3.2. Nacin announced it on the WordPress blog. WordPress 3.3.2 is a security update for all previous versions. Three external libraries included WordPress received security updates including Plupload, SWFUpload, and… Read More »
As I woke up today, I saw a notice on my dashboard asking me to upgrade. Like always, I looked at what it is. Turned out that last night, WordPress team released a security and maintenance update. WordPress 3.3.1 is here, and we urge you… Read More »
Ryan Boren announced that WordPress 3.1.2, a security release for all previous WordPress versions is now available. It is highly recommended that you update your blogs if you have multiple users registered. The issue was discovered by the famous Andrew Nacin, and Benjamin Balter. The… Read More »
Are you wondering how to change the WordPress database prefix for your website? Changing the database prefix can protect your website’s data against SQL injections and other attacks from online hackers. It can be an important step towards improving WordPress security. In this tutorial, we… Read More »
Not too long ago, there was a security bug found in WordPress 3.0.1, so the awesome development team released a patch right away WordPress 3.0.2. Well, yesterday they announced yet another security update with the release of WordPress 3.0.3. This release fix issues in the XML-RPC remote publishing interface which under certain circumstances allowed Author- and Contributor-level users to improperly edit, publish or delete posts.
WordPress 3.0.2 is made available today, and it is a mandatory security update for all previous WordPress versions. This maintenance release fixes a moderate security issue where a malicious Author-level user could gain further access to the site.
Yesterday, WPBeginner was facing some hacker attack. It was users trying to reset the password, but thankfully they could not get the random password because the site is not using the default admin user. But nonetheless it was an annoying thing to deal with. Hackers kept trying to reset our password and we had to deal with it for six times until we added more security layers.
WordPress has released another security release as version 2.8.3. This version fixed problems that were left in 2.8.2 so upgrade now. This is a security release so the upgrade should not be optional.
Not long ago WordPress released its version 2.8.1, but there has been another update. WordPress 2.8.2 was released today as a security patch to fix the possible exploit.
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