Automattic Acquires BruteProtect To Help Keep WordPress Users Safe

WordPress now powers so many websites, it’s no surprise that it’s a favorite target for hackers. To keep its users safe, Automattic – the company behind both WordPress.com and the open-source WordPress project — today announced that it has acquired BruteProtect, a...

You’ve been hacked! Here’s what to do

Russian criminals have stolen more than 1.2 billion Internet usernames and passwords, and the odds are decent that some of yours might be among them. There’s no need to panic at this point — Hold Security, the firm that discovered the theft, says the gang...