Automattic begins layoffs after failed board attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg and executive departures
Automattic, parent company of WordPress.com, WooCommerce and Tumblr, has begun layoffs, and insiders expect more cuts. Over at least the past week the cuts have hit the communications team, social team, WordPress.com and the VIP enterprise business. The turmoil follows the board's failed attempt in September to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg, which led to a complete board turnover and the departures of the CFO, the interim CFO (Jeremy Klaperman) and the Chief Legal Officer. Mullenweg said the terminations were not above normal numbers. Insiders say the layoffs will likely be spread over the coming months to improve Q4 revenue ahead of a debt renegotiation in June. The article is business and corporate news and describes no cyber incident. It mentions only in passing that Mullenweg was "mostly focused on PHP", referring to a PHP security issue affecting the internet, with no details given.
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The article gives no technical details, vulnerabilities or indicators. The only security-related reference is an unspecified PHP security issue that Mullenweg posted about on X.
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Automattic begins layoffs after failed board attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg and executive departures
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Automattic, parent company of WordPress.com, WooCommerce and Tumblr, has begun layoffs, and insiders expect more cuts. Over at least the past week the cuts have hit the communications team, social team, WordPress.com and the VIP enterprise business. The turmoil follows the board's failed attempt in September to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg, which led to a complete board turnover and the departures of the CFO, the interim CFO (Jeremy Klaperman) and the Chief Legal Officer. Mullenweg said the terminations were not above normal numbers. Insiders say the layoffs will likely be spread over the coming months to improve Q4 revenue ahead of a debt renegotiation in June. The article is business and corporate news and describes no cyber incident. It mentions only in passing that Mullenweg was "mostly focused on PHP", referring to a PHP security issue affecting the internet, with no details given.
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The article gives no technical details, vulnerabilities or indicators. The only security-related reference is an unspecified PHP security issue that Mullenweg posted about on X.