Smashing Security #105: Facebook, Nietzsche, Tesla, and Nicole

Tesla takes customer service a step too far, is it a romantic gesture or stalking when you email 246 women called Nicole, and Carole finds herself in a Facebook dilemma.
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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.
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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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