Gravatar has made headlines again thanks to an untended use of its API. Gravatar, created by Tom Preston-Werner and acquired by Automattic in 2007, enables users to upload an image for an avatar and use it across any site that … Read More
WPScan, a WordPress vulnerability database that has existed for 10 years has been acquired by Automattic. But if you read the announcement on the Jetpack blog, it appears as though Jetpack acquired WP Scan as if it’s its own separate … Read More
Patchstack has announced that they’ve added a new Free plan that allows one person to add up to 99 sites to their account. In addition to the free plan, their plugin is also now available in the WordPress plugin directory … Read More
Wordfence has published details of several security vulnerabilities they discovered in the OptinMonster plugin back on September 28th, 2021. According to their report, the flaws made it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to export sensitive information and add malicious JavaScript … Read More
WordPress 5.8.1 is now available for download. This release contains 60 bug fixes and patches three security vulnerabilities and because of those patches, it is recommended that you update your site or sites as soon as possible. These security fixes … Read More