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Popular WordPress Plugin Targeted by Hackers: Millions of Sites at Risk

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WordPress website owners beware! Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in a widely used plugin that could allow hackers to completely take over websites.

The targeted plugin, WP-Automatic, is designed to automate content import and publishing from various sources. According to Patchstack, a WordPress security firm, the vulnerability is a type of SQL injection (SQLi) flaw. SQLi attacks exploit weaknesses in how a website interacts with its database, potentially allowing unauthorized access and control.

The severity of the situation

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Newest Mac Operating System has security hole: how to avoid getting hacked

Apple Max laptop security If your Mac is using that latest Operating System (OS) version, Mac OS Sierra, your computer may be hackable due to a security flaw Apple is trying to resolve asap.  Security researchers disclosed the bug Tuesday that allows anyone from anywhere to hack into your computer remotely just by logging in as "root" for the username, and leaving the password field blank - after clicking the unlock button twice anyone can have unauthorized access to your computer and files.  It... Continue reading
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Google Uses HTTPS (SSL) as a Website Ranking Signal

Last year in August, Google announced that it would use "HTTPS" as a ranking signal.  HTTPS denotes that a website's server has SSL installed, a security technology to encrypt the transfer of data, between the web server and user internet browser and vice versa.  When you have SSL installed, your website may be accessed via "https://..." , and the "http://" unsecure version of your website should be redirected automatically to it.  For example, on our UltimateWB website, we have https://www.ultimatewb.com... Continue reading
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Internet Explorer bug, Use Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox to avoid hacking

Internet ExplorerUPDATE: Microsoft releases Internet Explorer security patch, for Windows XP too If you are using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), the U.S. Department of Homeland security is advising you to switch to another web browser until Microsoft releases a fix for a serious security issue.  And if you are still a Microsoft XP user, as you may know, Microsoft has stopped support for this operating system April 8th of this year, so you should either keep using a different internet browser... Continue reading
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