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Wordfence Research and News
Category: WordPress Security
WordPress 4.7.5 Security Release – Immediate Update Recommended
A few hours ago WordPress abruptly released 4.7.5 which is a security release.
22 Abandoned WordPress Plugins with Vulnerabilities
As an interesting research project, Pan Vagenas, one of our researchers, took a closer look at abandoned plugins in the WordPress repository.
The April 2017 WordPress Attack Report
Today we are releasing the WordPress Attack Report for April, 2017.
Home Router Botnet Shut Down in Past 72 Hours. Who did it?
On April 11th, 3 weeks ago, we published a story discussing routers at a specific set of ISPs that have been hacked.
20 Minutes to a Secure WordPress Website
Securing WordPress has become easy thanks to the amazing work the WordPress team continuously do to fix vulnerabilities and improve the security of the platform.
51 Tools for Security Analysts
Yesterday at Wordfence we had an “all welcome” technology sharing meeting with the entire company – or at least everyone that was available at the time.
Wordfence Site Cleaning Customer Reviews
In June last year we officially launched the Wordfence site cleaning service.
IP Blacklist Update: The Launch and Evolution of The Wordfence IP Blacklist
One of our passion projects at Wordfence has been to find a way to create and run an IP blacklist.
Thousands of Hacked Home Routers are Attacking WordPress Sites
Update: By popular request, we have created a tool that lets you check if your own home router is vulnerable to the problems discussed in this post.
The March 2017 WordPress Attack Report
Today we are releasing the WordPress Attack Report for March, 2017.
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