As we have noted in the past, the GoDaddy owned security provider Sucuri keeps writing blog posts about what has happened to their customers’ websites after they have been hacked. They seem uninterested in how those websites were hacked, despite Continue reading Bleeping Computer’s Bill Toulas Falsely Blames WordPress Plugin When Sucuri Fails to Protect Their Customers
Most WordPress professionals managed to escape 2022’s round of tech layoffs, which primarily affected venture capital-funded startups and larger companies that had overhired during the economic upswing that came with pandemic precautions being lifted in many places. Mass layoffs hit Continue reading Industry-Wide Tech Layoffs Impacting WordPress Professionals
The headline of the most recent post on the blog of GoDaddy’s security service, Sucuri, blares “Massive Campaign Uses Hacked WordPress Sites as Platform for Black Hat Ad Network”, which was written by Denis Sinegubko. How massive? Not massive at Continue reading GoDaddy/Sucuri’s FUD About New “Massive Campaign” Claimed to Involve Hacked WordPress Websites
Last year GoDaddy disclosed a massive security breach of their managed WordPress hosting service, which according to them, impacted 1.2 million of their current and previous customers. They also claimed that customers’ passwords were compromised: •The original WordPress Admin password Continue reading Sucuri Doesn’t Seem Concerned Their Customers’ Websites Keep Getting Hacked
Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. In a series of tweets, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg called GoDaddy a ”parasitic company” and ”an existential threat to WordPress’ future.” Sarah Gooding covers the Continue reading Weekly WordPress News: Mullenweg Identifies GoDaddy as “existential threat” to WordPress
In a recent Twitter storm, Matt Mullenweg characterized GoDaddy as “a parasitic company,” that is “an existential threat to WordPress’ future.” In a series of tweets that were subsequently deleted, Mullenweg contended that GoDaddy is lacking support for WordPress and Continue reading GoDaddy Responds to Mullenweg’s Accusations: “We All Have the Same Goal”
On Thursday Matt Mullenweg responded to an inquiry on Twitter from Jeff Matson, a Pagely employee, about whether Automattic’s Newspack platform had all open open source components or some proprietary elements. In his response, he formally identified GoDaddy as “an Continue reading Matt Mullenweg Identifies GoDaddy as a “Parasitic Company” and an “Existential Threat to WordPress’ Future”
A month ago, GoDaddy was in the news after announcing a data breach of information for customers using their managed WordPress hosting service. What was lacking in the coverage of that is that GoDaddy owns a major web security provider, Continue reading GoDaddy (Though Sucuri) Spreads Misinformation About Recently Fixed Vulnerabilities in All in One SEO