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Warning of Ransomware attack

Just received this notice from the software manufacturer that I use to protect my WordPress websites.  Please read and take action!  “Ransomware” is a hack that takes control of your computer and demands a ransom to release it.  Do not fall for this trick!

A massive global ransomware attack on machines running the Windows operating system is underway and spreading quickly. We have published a public service announcement that gives you a high level overview of the attack along with advice on how to protect yourself.

You can find the full post on our blog….

Regards,
Mark Maunder
Wordfence Founder & CEO

 

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WordFence Discovered HUGE Security Hole In WordPress

Please see the email below from WordFence about the code error they found in WordPress and how they got the problem fixed.

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Your Computer Lady is offering you a Maintenance Program which includes installation of WordFence on your WordPress site. WordFence is part of our monitoring software.

In addition, we will turn off the automatic updates and do manual updates with full site backups for your protection. If a WordPress update conflicts with a plug-in version (or a plug-in update conflicts with the WordPress version), the site can be locked up and possibly taken offline. We avoid this with manual updates. And before every update we do a full site backup so that we can restore the site in case of conflict.

I urge you to begin the Maintenance program today. Call me!

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Importance of Updating WordPress Plug-ins

Subject: [WordPress Security] Revolution Slider Plugin Possible Cause in Mossack Fonseca Breach
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 15:08:18 -0400
From: Wordfence <list@wordfence.com>
To: Users

The news this week has been filled with the so called “Panama Papers” which have resulted in the resignation of at least one world leader, the Icelandic Prime Minister, and have caused controversy to surround others including Russian President Putin and British prime minister Cameron.

The data involved was taken from a Panamanian Law Firm called Mossack Fonseca (MF) by a hacker and reveals secret financial structures used by the powerful and wealthy to hide their assets around the world.

We performed an analysis of MF’s network and it seems that the breach may have been caused by an outdated WordPress plugin: Revolution Slider. It turns out that not updating your WordPress plugins may result in the fall of world leaders and the largest data breach to journalists in history.

Full details on our blog…

Regards,

Mark Maunder
Wordfence Founder & CEO

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