Advertising Plugin for WordPress Threatens Full Site Takeovers
Thousands of vulnerable websites need to apply the patch to avoid RCE.
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AI finds 250 foreign stars that migrated to our galaxy
Astrophysicians have used AI to discover 250 new stars in the Milky Way, which they believe were born outside the galaxy. Caltech researcher Lina Necib named the collection Nyx, after the Greek goddess of the night. She suspects the stars are remnants of a dwarf galaxy that merged with the Milky Way many moons ago. To develop the AI,…
The Incident Response Challenge 2020 — Results and Solutions Announced
In April 2020, Cynet launched the world’s first Incident Response Challenge to test and reward the skills of Incident Response professionals. The Challenge consisted of 25 incidents, in increasing difficulty, all inspired by real-life scenarios that required participants to go beyond the textbook solution and think outside of the box. Over 2,500 IR professionals competed…
‘Leaked data shows how the FBI uncovers Bitcoin laundering’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin BTC every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As de Beauvoir used to say: Success is just a product of your motivation! Bitcoin price We closed the…
Citrix Issues Critical Patches for 11 New Flaws Affecting Multiple Products
Citrix yesterday issued new security patches for as many as 11 security flaws that affect its Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Gateway, and SD-WAN WAN Optimization edition (WANOP) networking products. Successful exploitation of these critical flaws could let unauthenticated attackers perform code injection, information disclosure, and even denial-of-service attacks against the gateway or the authentication…
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 event will take place on August 5
Samsung today sent out ‘invites’ for its next Galaxy Unpacked event, when the company is expected to launch the Galaxy Note 20. Indeed, the company teases such in a short video posted with the announcement: As previously rumored, the event will take place on August 5, with the livestream beginning at 10 am ET. Samsung…
Keeper Threat Group Rakes in $7M from Hundreds of Compromised E-Commerce Sites
Researchers warn that Keeper, using Magecart code, will launch increasingly sophisticated attacks against online merchants worldwide in the coming months.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Uber officially launches its grocery delivery service
I never appreciated food delivery services and workers as much as I did during the outset of the pandemic, but now there is another contender entering the fray: Uber. The rideshare giant today announced it had begun rolling out a grocery delivery service in a few Latin American and Canadian cities, with plans to launch…
BEC Hotshot with Opulent Social Media Presence to Face U.S. Charges
The Nigerian native has been extradited from Dubai after a string of over-the-top Instagram posts.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Website Rankings Drop: Identifying the Reasons Why
Last updated on July 7, 2020 at 11:41 pm It’s a common occurrence for SEOs and webmasters that track their rankings to experience sudden website ranking drops. Since Google’s algorithm is continuously updating, SERP volatility is common and affects hundreds or even thousands of websites in different industries. The problem with undiagnosed ranking drops is…
