Drupal Warns Web Admins to Update CMS Sites to Patch a Critical Flaw

If you haven’t recently updated your Drupal-based blog or business website to the latest available versions, it’s the time.

Drupal development team yesterday released important security updates for its widely used open-source content management softwa… Continue reading Drupal Warns Web Admins to Update CMS Sites to Patch a Critical Flaw

Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns

Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state government of Louisiana.

The state government of Louisiana was hit by a large-scale coordin… Continue reading Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns

Multiple Code Execution Flaws Found In PHP Programming Language

Maintainers of the PHP programming language recently released the latest versions of PHP to patch multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in its core and bundled libraries, the most severe of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code … Continue reading Multiple Code Execution Flaws Found In PHP Programming Language

New Class of CPU Flaws Affect Almost Every Intel Processor Since 2011

Academic researchers today disclosed details of the newest class of speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities in Intel processors that impacts all modern chips, including the chips used in Apple devices.

After the discovery of Spectre and Mel… Continue reading New Class of CPU Flaws Affect Almost Every Intel Processor Since 2011

Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware

Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware.

As suspected, a recently-… Continue reading Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware

PuTTY Releases Important Software Update to Patch 8 High-Severity Flaws

The popular SSH client program PuTTY has released the latest version of its software that includes security patches for 8 high-severity security vulnerabilities.

PuTTY is one of the most popular and widely used open-source client-side programs that al… Continue reading PuTTY Releases Important Software Update to Patch 8 High-Severity Flaws

Hackers Destroyed VFEmail Service – Deleted Its Entire Data and Backups

What could be more frightening than a service informing you that all your data is gone—every file and every backup servers are entirely wiped out?

The worst nightmare of its kind. Right?

But that’s precisely what just happened this week with VFEmail…. Continue reading Hackers Destroyed VFEmail Service – Deleted Its Entire Data and Backups

16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple’s Private Systems Gets No Jail Time

An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to break into Apple’s private systems multiple times over several months and download some 90GB of secure files has avoided conviction and will not serve time in prison.

An Australian Children’s Court has give… Continue reading 16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple’s Private Systems Gets No Jail Time

Unofficial Patch Available for Latest Windows Zero-Day Exploit

While Microsoft is still working on fixing a recently disclosed privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows, security firm ACROS Security has stepped in to provide a temporary patch for the flaw. The unofficial fix is available through 0patch.com, a… Continue reading Unofficial Patch Available for Latest Windows Zero-Day Exploit

16-Year-Old Teen Hacked Apple Servers, Stole 90GB of Secure Files

Well, there’s something quite embarrassing for Apple fans.

Though Apple servers are widely believed to be unhackable, a 16-year-old high school student proved that nothing is impossible.

The teenager from Melbourne, Australia, managed to break into A… Continue reading 16-Year-Old Teen Hacked Apple Servers, Stole 90GB of Secure Files