WordPress has just published a critical security release. If you’re still on WordPress 3, this is about as critical as it gets, because one of the fixes closes a “remote anonymous compromise” bug.
Tag Archives: Vulnerability
“That’s not a hack…” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our latest 60 Second Security video. One week of news in one amusingly informative minute…
Has the PlayStation Network really been hacked? Should you change your password?
A smallish list of usernames and passwords allegedly stolen from the PlayStation Network (PSN), Windows Live and 2K Gaming Studio has been leaked by a trio of crackers. Real or hoax?
SSCC 174 – Who says law enforcement isn’t tackling cybercrime? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest epsiode of our weekly Chet Chat podcast, for your listening pleasure. From a carder ring that got busted to a spamming system that ran amuck, let yourself be amused and educated at the same time…
Microsoft “tops up” Patch Tuesday, issues delayed fix for zero-day hole in logon security
Microsoft has issued a “top up” security bulletin for a fix that didn’t quite make it into the November 2014 Patch Tuesday. The vulnerability can be used to turn any user into a domain administrator, and it’s been exploited in the wild…
Apple ships X 10.10.1 – does it fix those Wi-Fi problems?
Reader: “So Paul, has Yosemite 10.10.1 fixed the Wi-Fi problems?” Duck: “The answer is…” Find out, as they say, inside.
The worst password in the penitentiary – 60 Sec Security
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video. The latest news made educational and amusing…and it only takes a minute.
SSCC 173 – Lest we forget [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly “Chet Chat” security podast. Chet and Duck take on the week’s news in their inimitable way…enjoy!
Snapchat to warn users about third-party apps, ask them to change their passwords
Instead of how it’s handled The Snappening mass image doxing aftermath so far – i.e., warning users that third-party apps are against its Terms of Use and trawling Google Play and the App Store to snuff them out – Snapchat will now sniff out Snapchatters using third-party apps, warn them that they’ve wandered into a scary app neighborhood, and ask them to change their passwords. 
Patch Tuesday wrap-up, November 2014: Microsoft joins the “security hole in HTTPS” club
Here’s what you need to know about the September 2014 Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and Adobe…