WP Blog Using Backup Plugin UpdraftPlus? Upgrade It Now

If your WordPress website uses the popular UpdraftPlus backup plugin, you'll want to read this... UpdraftPlus is installed on over 3 million WordPress websites and is relied upon for securely backing up WordPress site files and databases, which contain sensitive user data. UpdraftPlus was found by a security researcher at WordPress parent company Automattic to have a 'severe vulnerability' that allowed hackers to download usernames and passwords. Here is the announcement from UpdraftPlus from Feb. 17. They were on top of things, working to release the fixed version about a day after the problem was found and being transparent about... Continue ReadingThe post Using Backup Plugin UpdraftPlus? Upgrade It Now appeared first on WP Minder.