Hackers exploit WordPress plugin Post SMTP to hijack admin accounts
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Post SMTP plugin installed on more than 400,000 WordPress sites, to take complete control by…
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Apache OpenOffice disputes data breach claims by ransomware gang
The Apache Software Foundation disputes claims that its OpenOffice project suffered an Akira ransomware attack, after the threat actors claimed to have stolen 23 GB…
Malicious Android apps on Google Play downloaded 42 million times
Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, notes a report from…
Microsoft removing Defender Application Guard from Office
Microsoft plans to remove Defender Application Guard from Office by December 2027, starting with the February 2026 release of Office version 2602. The Microsoft Defender Application…
Media giant Nikkei reports data breach impacting 17,000 people
Image: Nikkei/Masayuki Kozono Japanese publishing giant Nikkei announced earlier today that its Slack messaging platform had been compromised, exposing the personal information of over 17,000 employees…
Data breach at major Swedish software supplier impacts 1.5 million
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a cyberattack on IT systems supplier Miljödata that exposed data belonging to 1.5 million people. Miljödata…
The Top 3 Browser Sandbox Threats That Slip Past Modern Security Tools
In today’s enterprise environments, the browser has quietly become the most targeted and most overlooked application in the modern security stack. Employees now spend up…
Police arrests suspects linked to €600 million crypto fraud ring
European law enforcement authorities have arrested nine suspected money launderers who set up a cryptocurrency fraud network that stole over €600 million ($689 million) from…
Russian hackers abuse Hyper-V to hide malware in Linux VMs
The Russian hacker group Curly COMrades has been abusing Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualization technology in Windows to bypass endpoint detection and response solutions by creating a…
Windows 10 update bug triggers incorrect end-of-support alerts
Microsoft says that installing the October 2025 updates may trigger incorrect end-of-support warnings on Windows 10 systems with active security coverage or still under active…
Hackers exploit critical auth bypass flaw in JobMonster WordPress theme
Threat actors are targeting a critical vulnerability in the JobMonster WordPress theme that allows hijacking of administrator accounts under certain conditions. The malicious activity was…
Hacker steals over $120 million from Balancer DeFi crypto protocol
The Balancer Protocol announced that hackers had targeted its v2 pools, with losses reportedly estimated to be more than $128 million. Balancer is a decentralized…