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Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack

EnlargeGetty Images WordPress plugins running on as many as 36,000 websites have been backdoored in a supply-chain attack with unknown origins, security...

Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating

EnlargeGetty Images Ransomware criminals have quickly weaponized an easy-to-exploit vulnerability in the PHP programming language that executes malicious code on web servers,...

China state hackers infected 20,000 Fortinet VPNs, Dutch spy service says

Enlarge Hackers working for the Chinese government gained access to more than 20,000 VPN appliances sold by Fortinet using a critical vulnerability...

Hackers steal “significant volume” of data from hundreds of Snowflake customers

EnlargeGetty Images As many as 165 customers of cloud storage provider Snowflake have been compromised by a group that obtained login credentials...

Nasty bug with very simple exploit hits PHP just in time for the weekend

Enlarge A critical vulnerability in the PHP programming language can be trivially exploited to execute malicious code on Windows devices, security researchers...

Ticketmaster hacked in what’s believed to be a spree hitting Snowflake customers

EnlargeGetty Images Cloud storage provider Snowflake said that accounts belonging to multiple customers have been hacked after threat actors obtained credentials through...

US sanctions operators of “free VPN” that routed crime traffic through user PCs

EnlargeGetty Images The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Chinese nationals for their involvement in a VPN-powered botnet with more than 19...

Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

A previously unknown piece of ransomware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, encrypts victim data using the BitLocker feature built into the Windows operating system. BitLocker is a...

Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world

EnlargeJAVS A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a hidden backdoor that maintained...

23-year-old man accused of running $100 million online narcotics marketplace

Enlargeullstein bild / Getty Images News Federal authorities have arrested a 23-year-old Taiwanese national and charged him with running an online market...

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