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WordPress: The WP-Slimstat plugin has over a million blogs at risk of being hacked

Posted on February 26, 2015

Do you run a WordPress blog that uses the very popular WP-Slimstat plugin?

If so, a newly discovered security hole in certain versions of the plugin could have your blog at risk for data theft and other serious security breaches. In fact, hackers could possibly even exploit the flaw and take control of your entire blog.

If your blog uses this plugin, I recommend that you log into your WordPress Dashboard immediately and check to see which version of WP-Slimstat is currently installed. If it’s 3.9.5 or lower (or if WordPress says there’s an update available), you need to update WP-Slimstat to the latest version NOW. [Read more…]

Adobe Flash updated to plug four critical huge security holes

Posted on January 15, 2015

Adobe has just released a critical update to their Flash Player to plug four new critical security holes. It appears that the holes will never stop opening up in this software.

Any,way, if you visit websites that use Flash (and most of us do), I strongly recommend that you head on over to the Adobe website and install the update ASAP. Here’s how:

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Microsoft issues patch for massive IE security flaw

Posted on May 1, 2014

A couple of days ago I wrote about a massive security flaw that affects every version of Internet Explorer since version 6, and to their credit Microsoft really got on the stick to push out an update to patch the hole in each and every version of IE as soon as possible – which turned out to be this morning.

The surprising thing about this suite of patches is that Windows XP is included among them. Microsoft had initially suggested that a patch for XP would not be issued, but they obviously changed their mind – most likely due to intense public pressure. [Read more…]

Massive security flaw found in every version of Internet Explorer

Posted on April 29, 2014

Microsoft has announced that every version of Internet Explorer since version 6 has a massive security flaw that allows hackers to place viruses directly onto your PC, even if you are running up-to-date anti-virus protection.

And yes, this includes YOUR version of Internet Explorer so there is really no reason to check.

All you have to do to have your PC “catch” a virus is to visit an infected website with your Internet Explorer web browser. That’s all. You don’t have to click on anything, just visit the site, and wham – you’re infected! [Read more…]

Apple releases critical security patch for Mac laptops and desktops

Posted on February 27, 2014

osx-mavericks Last Sunday I told you that Apple had just announced a major security flaw in both their iOS and OS X operating systems.

They almost immediately released a patch to fix the flaw in iOS, but they said it would take a little longer for them to make a patch available for OS X.

Well, all of you Mac laptop and desktop users will be glad to know that Apple has finally gotten around to releasing a security patch for OS X as well. [Read more…]