Starting from today, WebARX will be known as Patchstack. The idea for a rebranding came to our radar at the beginning of 2020. We decided to deepen the focus on solving the biggest issue in modern website security – third-party code security. Companies do rebrand only when it’s really needed. For us it wasn’t an […]
Web application security should be a central focus when developing software, and guide the development process. However, between code development, app management, and visual design, web application security risks are often overlooked, and security is frequently implemented as an afterthought. Web application security must be a major priority if you plan to commercialize your app. […]
Patchstack (formerly WebARX) has had a remote team since day one. Today we want to share our knowledge on how to build a remote team and especially – how we manage remote work security. By remote work security, we don’t only mean that the team is feeling good and secure in the company. By that, […]
Has that ever happened to you that your website got hacked? This is a story about how Toms website got hacked, actually, multiple websites got hacked. According to statistics, over 30,000 websites get hacked every day and even a regular small business website is attacked around 44 times per day. In many cases, website owners […]
Web designer and graphic designer René Andersen shares why his sites are protected by Patchstack and how Patchstack helps him to stay away from website infections or malware problems. René has a one-man business. He is creating awesome designs as a web and graphic designer (PS! we will use his amazing art in this blog […]
“Hacked websites mean lost revenue.” – Silver from Support Meow Silver helps WordPress owners with site management. He shares why his sites are protected by Patchstack and how Patchstack helps him to give his customers better service. Silver runs a WordPress care plan business. He helps businesses with their WordPress sites. Especially those business owners […]
There is a password reset vulnerability caused by a data leak from a debug log file in the WordPress plugin Easy WP SMTP. Several hours ago, “WP eCommerce” released Easy WP SMTP WordPress plugin version 1.4.3 which patches the easily exploitable and dangerous vulnerability found by NinTechNet. See all Easy WP SMTP vulnerabilities. It appears that Easy […]
The Popup Builder – Responsive WordPress Pop up – Subscription & Newsletter plugin (versions 3.71 and below) suffers from a lack of authorization in most AJAX methods. The Popup Builder WordPress plugin has 200 000+ active installations and the latest version available is 3.73. See all Popup Builder vulnerabilities. This in turn results in multiple […]
A new wave of bitcoin ransom scam has been reported which targets website owners by claiming their sites to be hacked and asking 1500 – 3000 USD worth of bitcoins. Scammers push a narrative that the database of the website has been extracted and if the owner of the site does not cooperate, they will […]
Google quarantines around 10,000 suspicious websites every day, with any site considered unsafe being immediately added to the Google blacklist. When a website is added to the blacklist, it means that Google, as well as other search engines and anti-virus companies, are marking that website as not secure to visit. In this article, we will […]