This week, we look at the WP 5.4.2 release and a ransomware bitcoin scam targeting site owners with a “You’ve Been Hacked” email. We also look at an FBI warning about online banking app malware, the Verizon data breach report and what is says about WordPress, and how some white hat hackers are becoming millionaires responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities via HackerOne.
Here are timestamps and links in case you’d like to jump around, and a transcript is below.
0:20 WordPress 5.4.2 security release fixes multiple XSS vulnerabilities
1:47 High Severity Vulnerabilities in PageLayer Plugin Affect Over 200,000 WordPress Sites
3:05 Ransomware Bitcoin scam
