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Websites are being hijacked by hackers exploiting plugin vulnerability Hackers password-protect compromised sites to keep out rival attackers At-risk websites advised to update WordPress File Manager plugin immediately. Hackers are exploiting a critica… Continue reading WordPress Websites Attacked via File Manager Plugin Vulnerability
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads across the world, fraudsters are preying on the fears of consumers everywhere. Misinformation is spreading like wildfire, and misbranded or unapproved products claiming to have curative effects or to prevent COVID-19 ha… Continue reading Miracle cures and dodgy advice for Coronavirus
Millions of US students and their families have looked forward to a fun-in-the-sun vacation for months now. However, with the Coronavirus outbreak declared a worldwide pandemic, most have either postponed trips or put them off entirely. The socially re… Continue reading How scammers exploit Spring Break in the time of COVID-19
Microsoft is inviting gamers, security researchers, and technologists to pit their wits against the Xbox network in the search for security vulnerabilities. With a newly-announced bug bounty, Microsoft is inviting bug hunters to responsibly disclose bu… Continue reading $20,000 up for grabs in Xbox Live security hole hunt
Google’s bad ads report for 2018 is out, and according to Director of Sustainable Ads Scott Spencer, 2.3 billion non-compliant ads were taken down for violating policies, almost 1 billion fewer than the 3.2 billion ads detected in 2017. Many repr… Continue reading Google Takes Down 2.3 Billion Ads, Almost 60 Million Phishing Scams
Police in Australia have arrested a man who allegedly made AU $300,000 (US $211,000) running a website which sold the account passwords of popular online subscription services including Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, PSN, and Origin. The 21-year-old man was a… Continue reading Man arrested for selling one million Netflix, Spotify, Hulu passwords
It’s 2018, and you can still end up with your computer compromised by searching for the world’s most popular browser. That fact was brought home once again by Twitter user Gabriel Landau who, immediately upon firing up his brand new Windows… Continue reading Search for Chrome on Bing, and you might get a nasty surprise
Once again, a way of bypassing the iPhone’s passcode lock to expose users’ photos and contacts has been discovered. Jose Rodriguez, who has uncovered vulnerabilities in iOS’s lock screen security on a number of occasions in the past, … Continue reading Even with the latest iOS 12 update, your iPhone’s lockscreen is unsafe
Mac fans have been overconfident for way too long in their device’s security, thinking no malicious software targets Apple products. They were proven wrong when Fruitfly Mac spyware was revealed in 2017. The FBI has finally shed some light on the… Continue reading Fruitfly Mac malware creator used it to spy on minors; FBI discloses technique
Iranian hackers might be the next criminal group to be worried about, after the country has joined the ranks of Russia, North Korea, the US and African countries when it comes to cyberespionage operations. Research carried out by Accenture Security iDe… Continue reading Middle Eastern energy sector at risk, top target of Iranian hackers