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A recently discovered vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin is being actively exploited in attacks by hackers attempting to install backdoors on websites, inject custom code, and grant themselves admin rights.
Read more in my article on the Hot f… Continue reading Hackers target critical WordPress plugin flaw to install backdoors and create admin accounts
A recently discovered vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin is being actively exploited in attacks by hackers attempting to install backdoors on websites, inject custom code, and grant themselves admin rights. The flaw existed in a version of the… Continue reading Hackers target critical WordPress plugin flaw to install backdoors and create admin accounts
Judge describes men connected to TalkTalk hack as “individuals of extraordinary talent.” Sigh…
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Two friends jailed for TalkTalk hack plot
Two friends have been jailed over their role in the 2015 hack of British telecoms firm TalkTalk. Connor Allsopp, 21, and 23-year-old Matthew Hanley, both of Tamworth, Staffordshire, were jailed yesterday at the Old Bailey in London, after admitting the… Continue reading Two friends jailed for TalkTalk hack plot
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Users of Microsoft Azure and Office 365 are struggling to access their accounts today, due to a multi-factor authentication malfunction.
Continue reading Multi-factor failure locks out Microsoft Office 365 and Azure users
Criminals planted credit-card skimming code on Vision Direct online store.
Continue reading Vision Direct hack reveals customer credit card details
The threat of cyber attacks targeting businesses, specifically those breaches orchestrated by nation states and highly sophisticated hacking gangs, has never had a higher profile.
The post Under attack! Should your company ever “hack back”? appear… Continue reading Under attack! Should your company ever “hack back”?
Are targeted companies missing a trick? Could they not use their tech skills to penetrate their attacker’s own computer systems, and launch a counter-attack which might knock out their adversaries’ infrastructure?
Read more in my article on the Bitdef… Continue reading Under attack! Should your company ever ‘hack back’?
MageCart, the notorious malware that has been haunting online stores by stealing payment card details from online shoppers at checkout, is reinfecting the same websites time and time again.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading 20% of MageCart-compromised merchants get reinfected within days