Security

While we are nearing the next major release i.e: WordPress 5.9, the WordPress development team has rolled out a WordPress 5.8.3 security update that addresses four vulnerabilities including three high severity security vulnerabilities. WordPress says most of the WordPress websites...

On Friday, Next-Gen Firewalls and Cybersecurity Solutions provider SonicWall confirmed that its firewall and Email Security products have been hit by the Y2K22 bug causing junk box and message log update failure starting January 1, 2022. The company on...

FinalSite suffered a ransomware attack that led to the disruption of thousands of school websites across the globe. FinalSite offers hosting and development services to K-12 school districts and universities. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider claims that it is trusted by...

RedLine Malware is one kind of malware designed to steal users' credentials from their browsers. The malware which was first identified in March 2020, continues to target popular browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Opera in 2021. This explains...

On Tuesday, popular password manager app LastPass said that a threat actor executed credential stuffing against some of its users to obtain access to their cloud-hosted password vaults. Several users reported that they received a mail from the password manager...

Lately, a popular online picture editing and photography services provider, Shutterfly has suffered a Conti ransomware attack. According to a report, threat actors behind the attack stole confidential data of the company and locked thousands of devices. Most people...

Prominent IT consulting firm Wipro has announced the acquisition of Edgile, a Texas-based cybersecurity consulting provider for $230 million. The deal is expected to close before March 31. The acquisition will strengthen Wipro's cybersecurity capabilities including cybersecurity consulting among Global...

According to new research by Eclypsium, about 300,000 MikroTik routers were found vulnerable to malware botnets. For those who don't know, MicroTik is a Lativian company that develops routers and wireless ISP systems and has sold more than 2M devices...

Cloudflare, a CDN, and DDoS mitigation service provider said that they eliminated nearly a DDoS attack that peaked nearly 2 Tbps. The company further said that this DDoS attack was the biggest they have ever witnessed. However, this news comes...

Search Engine Giant Google is looking forward to distributing 10K security keys to high-risk users. This move is an effort from Google to secure the accounts of high-risk users. Google in their blog post said that they will be offering...