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• WordPress gets patch for critical XSS flaw

  Developers of the popular WordPress blogging platform have released a critical security update to fix a vulnerability that can be exploited to take over websites.

• WordPress fixes actively exploited flaw

  A new WordPress version released Thursday fixes two critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to compromise websites.

• Attackers exploit vulnerabilities in two WordPress plugins

  A vulnerability within two widely used WordPress plugins is already being exploited by hackers, putting millions of WordPress sites at risk, according to a computer security firm.

• WordPress quickly patches second critical vulnerability

  WordPress patched a second critical vulnerability in its Web publishing platform on Monday, less than a week after fixing a similar problem.

• FBI says supposed ISIS sympathizers exploiting WordPress plugins

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned on Tuesday that attackers claiming to be sympathetic to the extremist group ISIS are targeting websites that have vulnerable WordPress plugins.

• Critical XSS flaws patched in WordPress and popular plug-in

  New security updates released for the WordPress content management system and one of its popular plug-ins fix cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of websites.

• Net neutrality advocates plan slow-lane protest

  Several high-profile websites -- including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla and Meetup -- will display spinning-wheel icons next Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors the Internet slow lanes they say will appear if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission doesn't pass strong net neutrality regulations.

• Reddit, Mozilla, Imgur and others in slowdown protest over net neutrality rules

  A consortium of some of the Internet's most visited websites, including reddit, Imgur, Wordpress, and Mozilla, will prominently display a spinning red loading icon on Wednesday, September 10, in a protest against planned FCC rules changes that would undermine the principals of net neutrality.

• Snowden leaks prompt tech firms to tout privacy, transparency policies

  Several tech companies have revamped privacy and transparency policies since revelations in leaked National Security Agency (NSA) documents showed that the U.S. was secretly collecting customer data from Internet Service Providers, telecommunications companies and others.

• Private social network Path opens up its API to 13 new partners

  Path, the social network designed to better connect people who are already well-acquainted, is opening up its API to 13 outside developers to give its users more ways to share content.

• Civil rights groups plan July 4 protest against NSA surveillance

  A large coalition of civil rights and privacy groups and potentially thousands of websites will stage protests on the Fourth of July to protest surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency.

• Wide-scale attack against WordPress blogs reported

  Unidentified hackers are said to have have launched a large-scale attack against WordPress blogs and any hosts using weak passwords are urged to update them immediately.

• How to Improve Your WordPress Site and Increase Sales With OptimizePress

  OptimizePress can help small (even one-person) businesses add sites squeeze pages, sales pages and other components to their WordPress sites. This will make it easier to attract customers, capture their information and offer them relevant products or services beyond the initial freebie.

• 5 Steps to Enhance Your WordPress Online Business Site

  Many online businesses use WordPress to build a website that can function as a sales funnel as well as a blog. Templates and themes such as OptimizePress can add a variety of features, such as a squeeze page and a sales page, which will help you connect with customers. Heres how to beef up your WordPress site and get started with OptimizePress.

• WordPress to accept bitcoins due to PayPal, credit card blocks

  WordPress said Thursday it will accept bitcoins, opening up the blogging platform to payments from users in countries not supported by PayPal or credit card companies.