Archive for 'Vulnerabilities'
WordPress 3.1.4 Addresses Security Issues
One good reason to update your WordPress installation to 3.1.4 is the security fixes in this release. WordPress 3.1.4 addresses a security vulnerability that could allow a malicious editor-level user to gain further access to the site. In addition to security fixes, there are a number of other fixes in this latest release from WordPress. [...]
Full StoryHacking Groups LulzSec and Anonymous Join Forces
These two hacking organizations have made posts on Twitter that they’ve joined forces. This could be one of the largest and most dangerous hacking organizations on the internet today. LulzSec (Lulz Security) and the group Anonymous took down the UK police web site as part of “Operation Anti-Security” on Monday. Anonymous made a post on [...]
Full StoryTango Down – Lulz Takes Down CIA
I am not praising anyone here, but to breach the CIA web site is just one more notch in this hacker group’s belt. It amazes me that they have breached so many well known companies. The Lulz group certainly provided enough evidence that they’re capable of anything when it comes to online breaches. You would [...]
Full StoryLulzSec Hacker Group On a Roll!
In the past couple of weeks, the so-called LulzSec (Lulz Security) group has breached a number of popular sites and brands, such as; Sony, PBS, FBI Security Affiliate and British National Health Services. They’re still going strong, and this time they hacked into the U.S. Senate, issuing on its own site a small sample of [...]
Full StoryBeware of Victoria’s Secret Survey Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Victoria’s Secret, claiming that if you take the online survey your next purchase at Victoria’s Secret is absolutely FREE* (up to $1,000). This sounds too good to be true, and it is. This is a scam to get recipients to click on the link embedded in the email. [...]
Full StoryCitibank Hacked – Time to Stuff the Mattress
Is it time to declare anarchy of sorts by taking our hard earned money from the bank and stuffing it in our mattresses? Today, more and more banks are being targeted by cyber crimnals and there is no end in sight. You can bet that Citibank is now back peddling because of their recent attack [...]
Full StoryBeware of Malicious Email – “Easy and Affordable Handymen”
There’s an email (spam), claiming that you can search for “Easy and Affordable Handymen” for any job. If the recipient clicks on any links in the email, the link takes you to a malicious site that could infect your computer with harmful viruses, Trojans and or spyware. The link in the email goes to (http://www.wjadserver.com) [...]
Full StoryWhy Free WordPress Templates Can Be Dangerous
I like free, but I also like my privacy and protection against dubious tricks and hidden nooks. There are many sites that offer Free Premium WordPress Templates, but what you may not know is that some of these sites have hidden code within these templates that are malicious. In some templates, you will find links [...]
Full StoryFacebook The Cyber Criminals Network
The social network giant continues to be targeted by cyber criminals and there’s no evidence on how Facebook will defend against such attacks. One of my biggest concerns is the amount of scams that are displayed via ads on Facebook. When will Facebook start moderating who advertises on their network? Facebook needs to protect its [...]
Full StoryVBulletin Account Registration Spam
If you currently manage or moderate a forum such as the popular VBulletin, you may have noticed a spike in account registrations over the last week or so. These accounts all have something in common; they end with a sequence of numbers. The number sequences end with the following numbers; 140 156 256 1453 1988 [...]
Full StoryAuto Blogs are Unethical and Downright Wrong
Auto blogging is exactly what it says, its software (WordPress plug-in) that auto-generates content on a blog. Auto blogging is just a nice way of saying – Hey I am using your content to try to make money, because I am too darn lazy to do it myself. To me it’s stealing creative content from [...]
Full StoryWordPress 3.0 Adds Better Security
In regard to the current issues with security, WordPress developers put more emphasis on security with the newly released WordPress 3.0. The new welcome screen now has improved security measures to defend against brute force attacks. It now has options for choosing a username and setting your own password. In previous versions of WordPress the [...]
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