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WordPress Hunk Companion Plugin Flaw Exploited to Silently Install Vulnerable Plugins

Malicious actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress to install other vulnerable plugins that could open the door to a variety of attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-11972 (CVSS score: 9.8), affects all versions of the plugin prior to 1.9.0. The plugin has over 10,000 active installations. "This flaw poses a significant security risk, as it

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Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With Thousands of AWS Credentials

The Nemesis and ShinyHunters attackers scanned millions of IP addresses to find exploitable cloud-based flaws, though their operation ironically was discovered due to a cloud misconfiguration of their own doing.

The Future of eCommerce: How Custom Apps Help You Get Ahead of the Competition

Discover the future of eCommerce with bespoke app development. Learn how tailored solutions enhance user experience, security, and performance while empowering businesses to meet unique needs and gain a competitive edge.

Are We on the Brink of Saying Goodbye to Passwords?

Explore the transition from passwords to a passwordless future: enhanced security, convenience, and cutting-edge innovations in biometrics and…

How Python Software Development Enhances Cyber Defense

Python has emerged as a powerful ally in combating rising cybersecurity threats and tracking cybercrime through tools leveraging…

Critical WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin Flaws Expose 200,000+ Sites to Remote Attacks

Two critical security flaws impacting the Spam protection, Anti-Spam, and FireWall plugin WordPress could allow an unauthenticated attacker to install and enable malicious plugins on susceptible sites and potentially achieve remote code execution. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781, carry a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. They were addressed in versions

Ransomware Attack on Blue Yonder Hits Starbucks, Supermarkets

The incident is typical of the heightened threats organizations face during the holidays, when most companies reduce their security operations staff by around 50%.

Salt Typhoon Hits T-Mobile as Part of Telecom Attack Spree

The company says no sensitive data was stolen, but federal agencies claim otherwise. CISA and FBI sources said attackers accessed all records of specific customers and the private communications of targeted individuals.

WordPress Really Simple Security Authentication Bypass

WordPress Really Simple Security plugin versions prior to 9.1.2 proof of concept authentication bypass exploit.

Critical WordPress Plug-in Flaw Exposes 4M Sites to Takeover

A vulnerability found in the Really Simple Security plug-in allows an attacker to remotely gain access to any account on an affected website, including the administrator, when 2FA is enabled.