Making News This Week – 23rd June 2023

#WooCommerce #CyberSecurity

Vulnerability In WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Plugin Affects 900,000+ Websites

The WooCommerce Stripe payment gateway plugin was discovered to have a vulnerability that allows an attacker to steal customer personally identifiable information (PII) from stores using the plugin.

Link: https://www.redmention.com/news/vulnerability-in-woocommerce-stripe-fee-gateway-plugin-impacts-900000-web-sites/

#Instagram

Instagram Broadcast Channels Roll Out Globally

According to a broadcast from Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, via the Meta Channel, Instagram Broadcast Channels are becoming available to users worldwide. Until now, the feature was available to select creators and users.

This will allow creators one-way engagement with channel members (Instagram followers or paid subscribers) via text, photos, video, polls, and voice messages.

Link: https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/15/instagram-is-rolling-out-its-channels-feature-for-broadcasting-messages-globally/

#GoogleDomains #Squarespace

Google Domains Agrees To Be Acquired By Squarespace

Squarespace has announced that it is acquiring all assets of Google Domains, including the transfer of approximately 10 million domains. The transaction is expected to close by the third quarter of 2023.

Link: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-domains-agrees-to-be-acquired-by-squarespace/