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Threat actors are using the "mu-plugins" directory in WordPress sites to conceal malicious code with the goal of maintaining persistent remote access and redirecting site visitors to bogus sites. mu-plugins, short for must-use plugins, refers to plugins in a special directory ("wp-content/mu-plugins") that are automatically executed by WordPress without the need to enable them explicitly via the

A recent analysis published by Infoblox reveals a sophisticated phishing operation, dubbed Morphing Meerkat, actively exploiting DNS vulnerabilities…

Disney’s latest Snow White movie, with a 1.6/10 IMDb rating, isn’t just the biggest flop the company has…

The threat actors behind the ClearFake campaign are using fake reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile verifications as lures to trick users into downloading malware such as Lumma Stealer and Vidar Stealer. ClearFake, first highlighted in July 2023, is the name given to a threat activity cluster that employs fake web browser update baits on compromised WordPress as a malware distribution vector. The

Over 1,000 websites powered by WordPress have been infected with a third-party JavaScript code that injects four separate backdoors. "Creating four backdoors facilitates the attackers having multiple points of re-entry should one be detected and removed," c/side researcher Himanshu Anand said in a Wednesday analysis. The malicious JavaScript code has been found to be served via cdn.csyndication[

William discusses what happens when security is an afterthought rather than baked into processes and highlights the latest of Talos' security research.

New episode “In The Trend of VM” (#11): vulnerabilities that became trending in December and the final report on trending vulnerabilities for 2024. I made this episode exclusively for the Telegram channel @avleonovcom “Vulnerability Management and More”. 😉 📹 Video on YouTube, LinkedIn🗞 Post on Habr (rus)🗒 Digest on the PT website Content: 🔻 00:00 […]

Malvertisers got inspired by the website for a German university to bypass ad security and distribute malware.

Massive Pakistani cybercrime network HeartSender has been shut down in a joint US-Dutch operation. Learn how their phishing…

I have finalized the list of trending vulnerabilities for 2024 according to Positive Technologies. Last year, 74 vulnerabilities were classified as trending (to compare the scale, just over 40,000 were added to NVD in 2024). All trending vulnerabilities are found in Western commercial products and open source projects. This year, the vulnerabilities of domestic Russian […]