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Latest Blog Posts

Upgrading Semantic MediaWiki When You Don't Have Access to the Command Line (Shell)
The tools and access that those developing web software have available is not always the same as those available to those running the software on their website. Case in point, we were recently working on an upgrade of a MediaWiki website using the Semantic MediaWiki extension where there wasn't access to the command line (shell) with the hosting account for the website. The upgrade process for Sem... Read More

You Might Need to Upgrade MediaWiki in Steps Even if the Manual Says Otherwise
It used to be that you could upgrade an older version of the MediaWiki software directly to the latest version. According to the manual for that, that officially changed as of version 1.36: Since Version 1.36, MediaWiki only commits to supporting upgrades from two LTS releases ago (see phab:T259771). Upgrades from older versions of MediaWiki will have to be performed in multiple steps. This means... Read More

How a Hacker Was Able to Re-Add a Malicious User to a Hacked WordPress Site
It is pretty common for it to appear that hacked WordPress websites have gotten re-hacked. What we find from being brought in to re-clean them is that often websites haven't been re-hacked, instead the original cleanup was incomplete, leaving parts of the hack in place. Often that is because whomever did the original clean up cut corners during the cleanup, but it is also possible the hacker has h... Read More

SiteLock is Still Leaving Websites in a Broken State After Incomplete Malware Removals
It usually isn't too difficult to properly clean up malware infected websites, but that doesn't mean that security companies won't cut corners. Here was someone recently looking for help after SiteLock had left their website broken after doing malware removal: My website was recently hacked. I worked with the domain host and SiteLock to remove the malware. The site is now back, but not functionin... Read More

Spammers Still Pretending to Have Hacked Websites to Collect Bitcoins From Unwitting Website Owners
Yesterday we got a spam contact form submission claiming our website had been hacked and demanding a ransom. It is part of what looks to be a new large wave of an ongoing spam campaign, which has been going on for at least several years. It is a hoax and websites receiving the message have not been hacked. This was the message we received: PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO ... Read More