Archive For: Security Tips
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October 31, 2025
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Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises. To help educate website owners about potential threats to their environments, we’ve compiled a list of important security updates and vulnerability patches for the WordPress ecosystem this... Read More
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October 30, 2025
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If your website suddenly crawls to a halt, pages time out, or customers report they can’t log in, you might be staring down a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. These incidents don’t require exotic zero-days or deep levels of access. More often, they’re brutally simple: overwhelm the target with traffic or requests until legitimate users can’t get... Read More
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October 17, 2025
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How a simple “Send a copy to yourself” feature led to 149,700 spam emails and what you can do to prevent it The Emergency Call It started like many server emergencies do – with a panicked message about massive server performance issues. A client’s website was grinding to a halt, CPU usage was through the... Read More
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October 11, 2025
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When a website fails, your browser returns an HTTP status code that’s short, technical, and often cryptic. You’ve probably seen 404 Not Found or 500 Internal Server Error. Less common, but just as disruptive, is 501 Not Implemented. This guide explains what a 501 error actually means, how it presents in browsers, what typically causes... Read More
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October 9, 2025
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Learn. Secure. Lead. We’re excited to introduce the beta launch of Sucuri Academy—a cutting-edge learning platform designed to empower website owners, developers, and digital professionals with the skills to defend against cyber threats. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to master advanced security techniques, Sucuri Academy offers structured, expert-led courses to help you protect... Read More
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October 3, 2025
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Recently, one of our customers noticed suspicious JavaScript loading across their WordPress website. Visitors were being served third-party scripts that the site owner never installed. After investigation, we discovered the infection originated from a malicious modification in the active theme’s functions.php file. This injected PHP code silently fetched external JavaScript from attacker-controlled domains and inserted... Read More
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September 30, 2025
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Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises. To help educate website owners about potential threats to their environments, we’ve compiled a list of important security updates and vulnerability patches for the WordPress ecosystem this... Read More
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September 29, 2025
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Attackers scan for TCP 22 and 2222 around the clock. When they find an open port, they launch credential-stuffing lists harvested from previous leaks, brute-force scripts, and even malware that hunts for hard-coded passwords in deployment repositories. Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) continues to show stolen credentials as a leading initial access vector... Read More
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September 23, 2025
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During a recent cleanup of a compromised WordPress website, we discovered two different malicious files designed to silently manipulate administrator accounts. Attackers often inject such backdoors to maintain persistent access to a site, even if their other malware is detected and removed. These files were disguised to look like regular WordPress components, but their functionality... Read More
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September 19, 2025
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In an era when email remains one of the most important forms of communication for business, commerce, and personal use, ensuring that emails reach their intended recipients (and don’t end up in spam, or worse, aiding cybercrime) is more important than ever. One of the often “behind‐the‐scenes” organizations helping to defend email systems is Spamhaus.... Read More
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