I was searching for your website, but Google says your site was hacked. Have you ever gotten an email or phone call like that? It can be terrifying and disorienting—where do you even begin? How did you get hacked? What does it even mean to be "hacked"? Are you in danger? How do I get that notice … [Read more...] about Remove “This Site May Be Hacked” From Your WordPress Website’s Search Result
On December 14, Sucuri (a leader in WordPress security) showed that 11,000 domains were blacklisted by Google due to a malware campaign targeted at a vulnerable plugin called "Slider Revolution". The vulnerability was publicly disclosed, and so attacks were (and continue to be) waged on sites with … [Read more...] about ZDNet: “Unmanaged WordPress not usually worth the risk or trouble”
The other day, a friend learned that I worked in WordPress, the technology that powers Evermore. They said they loved WordPress except for that one time their site got hacked. She and her husband started a WordPress blog together shortly after they were married to share their lives with family … [Read more...] about Bears and WordPress Security
