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Security News

Below I’ve curated cyber security news from the world-wide-web – the lefthand column is from “The Hacker News” website and on the right is news from “Security Week”. Both are top cyber security news sites. In the very least this shows that threats are daily and they are very real.

Hacker News

WordPress News

  • WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 2
    by Mary Hubbard on March 26, 2026 at 6:37 pm

    The second Release Candidate (“RC2”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended that you […]

  • WP Packages is Working the Way Open Source Should
    by Jonathan Bossenger on March 25, 2026 at 3:27 pm

    When WP Engine acquired WPackagist on March 12, the WordPress developer community faced a familiar question: what happens when critical open source infrastructure ends up under corporate control? The community already had an answer in progress. Four days later, WP Packages (formerly WP Composer) […]

  • WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 1
    by Amy Kamala on March 24, 2026 at 7:32 pm

    The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended to […]

  • WordPress 7.0 Beta 5
    by Ahmed Kabir Chaion on March 12, 2026 at 3:49 pm

    WordPress 7.0 Beta 5 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended to test Beta 5 on a test server and […]

  • WordPress 6.9.4 Release
    by John Blackbourn on March 11, 2026 at 3:34 pm

    WordPress 6.9.4 is now available WordPress 6.9.2 and WordPress 6.9.3 were released yesterday, addressing 10 security issues and a bug that affected template file loading on a limited number of sites. The WordPress Security Team has discovered that not all of the security fixes were fully applied, […]

  • Your Browser Becomes Your WordPress
    by Brandon Payton on March 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm

    For nearly two decades, WordPress has been known for a simple, powerful idea: that anyone should be able to get online and start creating with minimal friction. The famous five-minute install captured that spirit for an earlier era of the web. Today, we’re introducing my.WordPress.net, a new take […]

  • WordPress 6.9.3 and 7.0 beta 4
    by John Blackbourn on March 10, 2026 at 11:41 pm

    WordPress 6.9.2 was released earlier today and addressed 10 security issues. A few users have subsequently reported an issue where the front end of their site was appearing blank after updating to 6.9.2. The issue has been narrowed down to some themes using an unusual approach to loading template […]

  • WordPress 6.9.2 Release
    by John Blackbourn on March 10, 2026 at 3:43 pm

    WordPress 6.9.2 is now available This is a security release that features several fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 6.9.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and […]

  • WordPress 7.0 Beta 3
    by Amy Kamala on March 5, 2026 at 2:47 pm

    WordPress 7.0 Beta 3 is available for download and testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, you should evaluate Beta 3 on a test server and […]

  • WordPress 7.0 Beta 2
    by Amy Kamala on February 26, 2026 at 4:32 pm

    WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, you should evaluate Beta 2 on a test server and site. You can test […]