WordPress hack cropping up on some customer sites.
A noticeable amount of customers who have not yet upgraded their copies of WordPress to the most recent version (3.0.4) have been reporting issues with logging into their dashboard. Upon further...
View ArticleWordPress 3.0.4 auto upgrades on hold until further notice
If you have previously elected to get your WordPress one-click install to auto upgrade when we release a new version, unfortunately, that didn’t happen yet with this version. If you wish your install...
View ArticleUpgrading Vserver host machines to squeeze (RESOLVED)
Over the next week or so, we will be upgrading all of our Vserver hosts to the latest version of Debian (squeeze). This will be an upgrade for the host servers only. The guest VPSs will not be...
View ArticleImprovements to outgoing spam prevention policy
In the ongoing battle against spam it has become necessary that we prevent outgoing mail from spoofing other major email providers including: hotmail.com, live.com, gmail.com, yahoo.com, aol.com,...
View ArticleWordPress 3.4.1 Security Release Now Available
We’re please to announce that the newest version of WordPress (3.4.1) is now available on the DreamHost panel for new installs and upgrades. Please be aware that this is a maintenance and security...
View ArticleProactive Security Maintenance (New Login Keys)
This is just a heads-up for everyone that you will likely see a key change warning the next time that you are logging in with your shell user. This is not a cause for concern as it is the result of a...
View ArticleSecure certificate changes for IMAP and POP on homiemail-master and...
We are happy to report that your SSL connection to IMAP and POP is now using a non self-signed secure certificate. If you’re not using secure connection to check mail, you may ignore this announcement....
View ArticleSecure certificate changes coming for IMAP and POP on homiemail-sub4 and...
We are happy to report that we are getting closer to changing the secure certificates for IMAP and POP on all our email clusters. As you saw, it’s already rolled out on homiemail-master and...
View ArticleUpgrading from PHP 5.2
PHP 5.2 has been defunct for some time (it was officially moved to ‘unsupported’ January 6, 2011) and thus is very outdated. In an effort to help secure your sites and data we’ve made it easier than...
View ArticleWordPress Theme Vulnerability: Themify
This morning, Themify announced that there was a security vulnerability in their theme. This vulnerability was caused, in part, by their own upgrade process which did not delete a vulnerable file. As a...
View ArticleTime for PHP Upgrades!
Starting June 24th, we will be upgrading domains on shared hosting running PHP 5.2* to our recommended version of PHP 5.4. Fear not! If you need a little more time to upgrade, you can delay until...
View ArticleWordPress 3.9.2 – Security Release
WordPress 3.9.2 is now available as a security release for all previous versions of WordPress, and is being applied now to all sites who allow for Background Updates in WordPress, as well as any who...
View ArticleHTTPS Web Site Owners – SSL v.3 Disablement
DreamHost has disabled SSL v.3 across our network. After 18 years of being available as an option for encryption & security in browser communications, the SSL 3.0 protocol has finally met it’s...
View ArticleWordPress 4.1.2 Security Release Plus Plugins
Avast ye! Even with WordPress 4.2 on the horizon, there are some things that just cannot wait. Like security. We take security seriously here at DreamHost and we feel you should too. That’s why...
View ArticleWordPress 4.2.4 Security and Maintenance Release
This morning WordPress version 4.2.4 was released. WordPress 4.2.4 fixes a few issues that arose from the shortcode security fixes in 4.2.3, but also corrects some serious security issues like...
View ArticleWordPress 4.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release
WordPress version 4.3.1 was released today. You probably already got an email from your WordPress site about the update. WordPress 4.3.1 addresses a shortcode vulnerability, a TinyMCE issue, and for...
View ArticleWordPress 4.5.2 Security Release
It may be raining at our offices, but it’s not a day to laze about. It’s time to upgrade WordPress for a security release. This release is not related to ImageMagick, which you may have heard about....
View ArticleWordPress 4.5.3 Security and Maintenance Release
In order to fix some issues with images and javascript, as well as security, WordPress has pushed a new 4.5.3 release. WordPress 4.5.3 Maintenance and Security Release We know, we’re a little later...
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