Restaurant Reservation System Patches Easy-to-Exploit XSS Bug
A WordPress reservation plugin has a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated hackers to access reservation data stored by site owners.
An easy-to-exploit bug impacting the WordPress...
WP Statistics Bug Allows Attackers to Lift Data from WordPress Sites
The plugin, installed on hundreds of thousands of sites, allows anyone to filch database info without having to be logged in.
WP Statistics, a plugin installed on more than 600,000...
Microsoft, Adobe Exploits Top List of Crooks’ Wish List
You can’t possibly patch all CVEs, so focus on the exploits crooks are willing to pay for, as tracked in a study of the underground exploit market.
A year-long study...
CISOs Struggle to Cope with Mounting Job Stress
Pandemic and evolving IT demands are having a major, negative impact on CISOs’ mental health, a survey found.
The CISOs aren’t OK.
A new survey showed the pandemic has ratcheted up...
Verizon: Pandemic Ushers in ⅓ More Cyber-Misery
The DBIR – Verizon’s 2021 data breach report – shows spikes in sophisticated phishing, financially motivated cyberattacks and a criminal focus on web-application servers.
Thanks for just showing up, said...
‘Scheme Flooding’ Allows Websites to Track Users Across Browsers
A flaw that allows browsers to enumerate applications on a machine threatens cross-browser anonymity in Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari and even Tor.
A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability...
‘FragAttacks’: Wi-Fi Bugs Affect Millions of Devices
Wi-Fi devices going back to 1997 are vulnerable to attackers who can steal your data if they’re in range.
A Belgian security researcher specializing in Wi-Fi bugs has unearthed a...
Researchers Flag e-Voting Security Flaws
Paper ballots and source-code transparency are recommended to improve election security.
A group of election security experts said after a deep dive into Australia’s electronic voting systems that they have...
Hackers Leverage Adobe Zero-Day Bug Impacting Acrobat Reader
A patch for Adobe Acrobat, the world’s leading PDF reader, fixes a vulnerability under active attack affecting both Windows and macOS systems that could lead to arbitrary code execution....
Wormable Windows Bug Opens Door to DoS, RCE
Microsoft’s May 2021 Patch Tuesday updates include fixes for four critical security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday release addressed a modest 55 cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including just four critical bugs. It’s...
